Podcast 34: Enthusiasm Is an Overlooked Soft Skill That’s Infectious

Enthusiasm is not just a soft skills; it’s an attitude, a choice we make that is often heavily influenced by our workplace culture, but more importantly, success. We’ll discuss how and why enthusiasm is important in every workplace.

Co-hosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham discuss the following:

• The value of enthusiasm and why it’s a soft skill
• The Fake It Till You Make It reality
• Enthusiasm is a form of professionalism
• How optimism fuels enthusiasm
• Tips for how to look enthusiastic, even when you aren’t
• Why enthusiasm is infectious and how the opposite is cancerous
• How team members can help a person who lacks enthusiasm
• Winston Churchill’s view of enthusiasm and its effect on success
• Why managers and leaders have to bring the enthusiasm
• Where journaling and daily reflection can help you retain the enthusiasm
• Making sure failures don;’t pile up
• Portraying things to encourage enthusiasm
• Avoiding manufactured enthusiasm

Next week

We will answer more questions from our listeners on soft skills in their workplace.

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