1. Coworkers and teammates are usually open to one another’s suggestions and ideas.


  2. Organizational policies and procedures are flexible to allow for exceptions and are changed when they impede innovations.

Scoring:
If you answered YES to all ten statements, congratulations! You’re very fortunate. You don’t work in the Land of NO.

The more NOs you indicated, the more negativity in your workplace—and the harder you’ll have to work to find a YES for your projects, ideas, and proposals.

  • If you answered NO to one to three staements, your organization is a pretty positive place to work. You have just a little bit of negativity to deal with.
  • If you answered NO to four to six statements, your workplace is a mixed bag - some negative elements counterbalanced by some positive elements.
  • If you answered NO to seven to ten statements, it's pretty hard to find much to be positive about - negativity dominates your corporate culture. You definitely work in the Land of NO.

From Yes Lives in the Land of No: A Tale of Triumph over Negativity by BJ Gallagher and Steve Ventura. Used with permission of Berrett-Koehler Publishers,  www.bkconnection.com. 

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