What do you mean by attention?
We all want to be noticed. If you can’t relate, then think about what happens when you get home from work and your kids want your attention. Been there and done that.
To pay attention means being mentally, spiritually, and physically present with whom we’re with, not just there taking up space and time. When relating to those we are the most familiar (our employees), we can easily be there and not really be there at the same time.
See if this fits you? When life gets busy we often relate on a very utilitarian basis. Just the facts, please. We become self-centered rather than centered. This may result in valuing others based on what they do for us rather than for who they
are as human beings.
How does positive attention help your employees?
Having a healthy, positive relationship with your employee is crucial for many reasons—even discipline. When you have a
healthy and positive relationship, your employee will strive to do his best under your leadership. Think about it this way: would you be more motivated by a mean boss you didn’t like or by a helpful supervisor whom you respected? If you’re like most people, you’d do your best work when you’re under a great leader. Employees who provide good leadership and who have their employers’ respect are also more likely to motivate their children to be more productive. One of the best ways to be a good leader is by giving your employee positive attention.
Daily doses of positive attention reduce behavior problems. But that doesn’t mean you have to devote every waking hour to
your child. Instead, quality time is key to strengthening your bond.
How does no positive attention lead to negative attention-seeking?
If they do not receive positive attention from the employee, they may choose to seek out negative attention. These include getting into destruction, playing internal dirty politics, intentional disturbance, etc. This is because negative attention is still attention, and any attention is better than being ignored.
When they direly need your attention they may start spreading negativity internally and make sure it reaches you. This way you may start giving attention to what is the employee doing. This will, in turn, cool down his/her ego and make him feel super. If he gets’
attention this way he may continue with the same process which may destruct your work culture and community.
Perks of Positive Attentiveness
Positive attentiveness keeps our relationships from failing by asking us to value other persons. Our inattention is often interpreted as we don’t value others we treat them as just employees. The problem with this is just employees perform at
the compliance level rather than the great level. Positive attentiveness keeps our relationships from failing by asking us to value other persons. Our inattention is often interpreted as we don’t value others we treat them as just employees. The problem with this is just employees perform at the compliance level rather than the great level.
Some of you might think, “What about the time factor?” Yes, time is an issue for all of us, but the journals we read indicate that positive attentiveness is less about time and more about presence. It’s being fully attuned to another person.
We are all attentive to something. Here’s a question for you. Are your employees of high enough priority that you can set aside your agenda for them? When you can say, “Yes!” then the moments you spend with your employees will truly be of far greater value than the hours you spend on other things.
