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IMAGING BASICS
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Creating a Happier Workplace
The ability to shift the negative to the outweighed by the following benefits of a
positive is perhaps the most often simple greeting.
neglected and yet most powerful tool to It is common courtesy.
shape one’s environment. This gift is not a
super power. Instead, it can be found in a Saying hello to people is just basic
simple daily human interaction that is manners. Greetings should be as basic as
often overlooked, saying hello, good "please" and "thank you" in one’s daily
morning, or any other greeting of the day. life. When you say ‘good morning’, you
are not only greeting the person but also
There is a universal reluctance to greet wishing them well for the day. This helps
people especially when they are random to improve communications among
coworkers. It is not common to meet a colleagues and the overall work
person who enjoys saying hello to each one environment.
of their coworkers with a smile every It is welcoming
morning without fail. This reluctance to
engage in such a basic human interaction is A basic greeting acknowledges the
one that causes people to squander an presence of your coworkers and makes
opportunity to create a more positive them feel welcomed. Also, it gives you a
atmosphere and happier workplace. chance to interact with each other even if
it’s for a few minutes before you dive
Saying hello might feel a little awkward at straight into work.
first, but this easy action actually has a It is free
greater impact than one might think. The
risk of feeling awkward is one that is far It will not cost anything to give it a try.
