02/26/2024

Deploying the Spillover Effect

How to turn one small change into multiple positive habits

Psychologists call it the spillover effect: the way making one positive choice, no matter how small, inspires you to make other positive choices. The way focusing on improving one thing, no matter how small, will naturally -- in fact, nearly effortlessly -- lead to making improvements in other areas.

One science-based example? Leadership. An internal Google study found that when managers talked with new hires on their first day about their roles and responsibilities, those new employees reached expected productivity levels a month faster than other employees and the managers became better leaders.

Doing one positive thing inspired the managers to do other positive things.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Inc.