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Title: How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D.


1
How Full Is Your Bucket?Positive Strategies for
Work and Lifeby Tom Rath and Donald O. Clifton,
Ph.D.
  • A book report by Allison Gale

2
A bucket, a dipper and the power of positive
interactions.
3
Bucket? Dipper?
  • The metaphor of a bucket and a dipper explains
    how our interactions with others either fill
    their buckets because of positive words or
    message or we drain their buckets through
    negative words or messages.

4
What is the book about?
  • Most of psychology studies what is wrong with
    people. This book is about studying what is
    right with people and the power of positive
    emotions.

5
The Power of Negativity
  • A study of North Korean prisoners during the
    Korean War showed that a majority of prisoners
    died from a disease of extreme hopelessness. The
    absence of motivation caused their deaths.

6
North Korean Strategy
  • 1. Deny emotional support from interpersonal
    relationships
  • Example reward prisoners for tattling on others
    to break down camaraderie and cause distention
    among the ranks
  • 2. Withhold all positive emotional support while
    submerging them in negative emotions
  • Example Soldiers were always give mail from home
    that included overdue bills, the death of a
    family member or a break up.

7
If negative emotions can kill you what can
positive emotions do?
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How to Fill Your Bucket
  • Each time we have a positive interaction with
    someone else their bucket is filled and so is
    ours. Each negative interaction dips from their
    bucket and ours.
  • We have often thought that people who put others
    down do so to build themselves up. With this
    theory putting others down dips from both buckets
    and brings both people down.

9
Ways to Fill Your Bucket and the Buckets of Those
Around You
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Recognition and Praise in the Workplace
  • 1. Must be authentic, sincere and tailored to
    individuals
  • Example A busy parent may enjoy the afternoon
    off with tickets to a kids movie, a new employee
    may enjoy being able to attend a professional
    conference
  • 2. One size fits all isn't as effective- it is
    seen as generic and thoughtless

11
I Can Use This!
  • 1. MM Awards- A small note/certificate that lets
    someone know how they have been Marvelous and
    Magnificent stapled to a small bag of candy. This
    is a little generic but the note makes it
    tailored to the individual. These can be
    spontaneous and used with students or teachers.
    If there is someone who is on a diet or can't
    have sugar the note alone can help to fill their
    bucket.
  • .

12
Another Way...
  • 2.When I see a great lesson plan that uses the
    library resources I can send out an email (with
    permission of the teacher) with the lesson plan
    and kudos. This is a great pat on the back for
    the lesson plan writer and helps other teachers
    also.

13
Do employees like their jobs?
  • 1. Liking your boss decreases your chances of
    heart disease and stroke.
  • 2. Most employees have stayed in at least one job
    because they had a friend in the workplace.
  • 3. When employees are happy workplace production
    is up and customer satisfaction is up.

14
I Can Use This Too!
  • 2. This year I will have an assistant for the
    first time. Our positive relationship will
    benefit both of us health wise and prevent
    either one of us from leaving the position.
  • 3. Most importantly if we have a positive working
    relationship our work productivity and our
    library patron satisfaction will be up.

15
Focus on the Positive
  • Focus on the strengths, talents and jobs that
    are the best fit. This doesn't mean ignore the
    weakness and areas of improvement, just don't
    dwell them.

16
To Little? Too Much?
  • 1. A ratio of 5 positive interactions to 1
    negative interaction is best. Relationships that
    are a 11 are headed for disaster.
  • 2. Interactions 131 are also bad. This
    Pollyanna effect is seen as fake and insincere

17
People As Individuals
  • Not all people are created equal. Nature vs
    Nurture comes into play when considering
    someone's bucket. We have all met someone who is
    a ball of sunshine by nature, others of us have
    to work on it a little. Be flexible.
  • Know who your homebase is and go there to
    recharge. Focus on your mental wellness, not
    your mental illnesses.

18
How Do You Want Your Bucket Filled
  • http//strengths.gallup.com/115186/Full-Bucket-Res
    ources.aspx
  • This link takes you to an interview that can be
    used to find out how you can authentically fill
    individuals buckets. I think it would be
    interesting to do/share at an opening faculty
    meeting.

19
Get Started on Filling Your Bucket!
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Stop the Negativity!
  • 1. Like your mom said,if you have nothing nice to
    say don't say anything.
  • 2. Remove your self from situations that dip into
    your bucket. For your school this might be the
    teacher's lounge or a particular teacher's
    classroom.

21
Domino Effect
  • Elevate yourself and others by focusing on what
    is right not on what is wrong. Work with
    strengths, not weaknesses.
  • Once a person begins feeling confident and
    positive in one area it will spill over into
    others.

22
Best Friends
  • Socializing is important for your bucket. Spend
    time with friends, especially best friends. You
    will fill each others buckets which you can then
    take back to work and home and fill even more
    buckets.

23
Give!Give!Give!
  • Give what you can when you can.
  • Compliment, thank you note, copies of pictures,
    donate to charities, give a friend a call, lend
    an ear, lend a hand.
  • A simple act of kindness may touch someone at a
    critical time in their life. Not only will you
    fill their bucket, you will fill your own.

24
The Golden Rule
  • Do unto others as you would do unto yourself.

25
How about.......
  • Do to yourself as you would do unto others?
  • By sometimes putting yourself first and filling
    your own bucket you can help to fill others.

26
How do you fill buckets?
  • http//www.wallwisher.com/wall/fullbucket
  • Go to this link and tell us how you fill your own
    bucket and the buckets of other. You may some
    find some ideas on filling your own bucket.

27
Want to Share This Idea with Others?
  • Read the kid's version with students or at a
    faculty meeting.
  • Start a drop in the bucket program at your
    school.

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Visit the Official Site to Learn More
  • http//strengths.gallup.com/114079/Full-Bucket.asp
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