Dr. Dennis O'Grady

BAD MOOD…BAD PRODUCTION

Does your production go down…or up…when you are upset? Answer these questions to get a glimpse through the keyhole of your motivational door, using the Talk To Me© positive and effective communication system:

1. What amount of your production (work done, attitude, being on time, feeling motivated) is affected by a bad mood day?

___ 25% ___ 50% ___ 75% ___ 100%

2. Do people talk to you when you’re having a bad day?

___ Yes ___ No ___ Sometimes

3. Do you take it out on others when you’re in a bad mood? How?
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4. When your emotions are intense, how do you soothe yourself or calm yourself down?
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5. What feedback have you repeatedly heard about how you handle a bad mood?
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6. Can you make 10 deposits into a relationship bank account, only to have your account drained because of one bad emotional spending spree? Explain.
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7. What one thing could you do differently to better manage your mood and make yourself more trustworthy?
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PUT YOUR BAD MOOD ON SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU?

One Empathizer put it this way: AS HIGH AS 70% OF MY PRODUCTION IS AFFECTED BY MY MOOD. I don’t want to work when I’m upset. I come off as an ass towards my supervisors – when I’m having a bad day, I lose it. I try to tell customers that “I’m really having an emotional day and I can’t figure it out, so please bear with me!”

ABOUT “TALK DOC” DENNIS E. O’GRADY, PSY.D.

Dr. Dennis O’Grady is the new Talk Doc in town, a corporate consultant, team trainer, and the insightful, original developer and researcher of the Talk to Me© positive and effective communication system. T2Me has been successfully implemented in a “top down” fashion in companies which know that communication is the best investment in the development of people skills, if you want to guarantee positive results. Dennis is president of the Dayton Psychological Association as well as a clinical professor at the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology. His “Talk Textbook” received The 2008 Axiom Business Book Award silver medal. Talk to Me: Communication Moves To Get Along With Anyone, is available at Amazon. Not much time to read? Quick reads on Dennis’s communication approach are available at no charge at www.drogrady.com.