What is Attitude?

Attitudes are important

Attitude is a term we use everyday, often with a negative connotation.

We may have looked at own and others' performance at work or perhaps in sport or other areas and said 'it's their attitude that lets them down'.  Alternatively, we may have been complimented, or complimented others on how their positive attitude makes all the difference.

If attitudes are so important why are they so hard to pin down for both self improvement and team development?

The problem with attitudes

The problem with attitudes is that we all have them!

They are personal and unique to us.  They reflect how we feel.  Our feelings are or course complex and our likes and dislikes are uniquely our own.

Attitudes are statements that evaluate things from our own inner world and perspective.

Your attitude?

Use this section to build your knowledge of attitudes and how they link to job satisfaction and behaviours.  Review your own attitudes and those of team members and consider whether a change in attitude could help you or your team be more effective and improve your performance.

Join and review the detailed presentation.  Consider whether your attitudes and the way others perceive them support your working relationships and career development.