Attitude in personal and professional settingsYour alarm wakes you up at 6:00 AM for work. You roll over and turn it off with a sigh. "I don'twant to get out of bed." You mutter to yourself. As you roll out of bed, it becomes apparent thatthis is already going to be a bad day. As you walk into work, you find yourself avoiding eyecontact with co-workers and answering "Good morning" greetings with grunts and follow-upquestions of "What makes it so good?" In turn, your co-workers look at you with stunnedconfusion and return the same snarky remarks you gave them. Towards the end of the day, yourboss announces that productivity was below the allowed marginal amount. If people's attitudesdon't change, he will have to consider hiring people who have the mindset to produce betterwork.In the scenario above, your negative attitude affected several aspects of the day. Various factorsinfluence the outcomes of your boss's decision to hire people with a more positive attitude and
