{"id":3617,"date":"2026-08-04T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2026-07-22T16:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T16:28:12","slug":"six-steps-to-limit-negativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/six-steps-to-limit-negativity\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Steps to Limit Negativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negative emotions can quickly spread across your team, dampening or even destroying morale. Therefore, it&#8217;s vital that principals remain alert for signs of anger, frustration, or similar negative moods among their staff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liann Davey is internationally known as the &#8220;team doctor&#8221; for her successful work with Fortune 500 companies. In this article, she shares <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartbrief.com\/original\/prevent-emotional-contagion-on-your-team?utm_term=0D8D01C3-DCB4-4CFF-B855-A92CDA28919B&amp;lrh=2763b2151d2a144eedea60da23622eb970684a3c77df4b2ce285eac6defa7295&amp;utm_campaign=77F8DA5B-9982-431B-9E20-444163A3CF79&amp;utm_content=882167A0-FE5F-48A4-A353-76E20F7A8385&amp;utm_source=brief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>six steps to counteract negative emotions<\/strong><\/a>. Learning how to interrupt the flow of emotions by introducing more constructive narratives that support action (rather than perpetuating anxiety) is a critical skill for today&#8217;s leaders, and these tips can help you create a more positive and more effective team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Negative emotions can quickly spread across your team, dampening or even destroying morale. Therefore, it&#8217;s vital that principals remain alert for signs of anger, frustration, or similar negative moods among their staff. Liann Davey is internationally known as the &#8220;team doctor&#8221; for her successful work with Fortune 500 companies. In this article, she shares six [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":96,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[18,742,743,602],"class_list":["post-3617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-leadership-styles","tag-liann-davey","tag-limiting-negativity","tag-smartbrief","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/96"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3617"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3618,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3617\/revisions\/3618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/morelan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}