The People Who Are Good At Setting A Positive Agenda Approach

Some people have the ability to being good at sending the agenda. They may do this when acting as individuals, leaders or in other roles. Some may do it in a positive way, some may do it in a negative way. 

Some political leaders, for example, may set the agenda in a positive way. They may focus on what people have in common, offer practical hope and help people to achieve success.

Some may aim to set the agenda in a negative way. They may focus on how people are different, look for scapegoats and spread hate that causes collateral damage.

Some business leaders set the agenda in a positive way. They keep communicating the organisation’s purpose, principles and the picture of success.

Such leaders highlight the specific things that people are doing to follow the principles on the way to achieving the goals. They also describe the steps that can be taken to focus on continuous improvement.

Some business leaders set the agenda in a negative way. They immediately criticise people and dive into the details. Such leaders may get some short term results but they seldom help people to achieve sustainable success. 

Some people in relationships create a positive atmosphere when having conversations. They may encourage people, focus on common goals and help people to shape a positive future.

Some people in relationships may start conversations by creating a negative atmosphere. They may complain, blame people and fail to take responsibility for finding solutions to challenges.

Some people set a positive agenda in situations and also encourage people to add their ideas. They then aim to work with people to be creative and achieve positive results.

Let’s return to your own life and work. Looking ahead, can you think of a situation where you may want to follow elements of the setting a positive agenda approach? This could be a personal or professional situation.

What may be the specific situation? What may be positive agenda that you want to set? How can you communicate this agenda? How can you, if appropriate, invite people to contribute to the agenda? How can you then do your best to achieve positive results?

If you wish, try tackling the exercise on this theme. This invites you to complete the following sentences.