{"id":4961,"date":"2010-09-27T05:16:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T12:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2016-09-12T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T22:08:56","slug":"lean-six-sigma-a-dose-of-positivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-a-dose-of-positivity\/4961\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Six Sigma: A Dose of Positivity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In your change management efforts, as difficult as they are at times, it&#8217;s important to always remain positive. As you know, people are are always watching and, what you say, do, or not do is a signal to them of how to behave, believe, and do.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, remaining positive during tough times and having an attitude of hope and encouragement is a mark of mature leadership.<\/p>\n<p>From time to time, those in the middle of change management efforts, need some help ourselves &#8211; we need help in staying positive, especially when things become difficult.<\/p>\n<p>In those times, I&#8217;ve turned to music to help me. Recently, I&#8217;ve found Jack Johnson&#8217;s song &#8220;Upside Down&#8221; to really buoy me up.  Here are the lyrics, followed by a live performance of &#8220;Upside Down&#8221;.  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