Negativity Knockout
Transform negativity in the workplace with a simple yet effective minicourse on redirecting complaints into empowerment.
Is negativity in the workplace casting a shadow you can’t seem to shake?
Perhaps you’re wondering why managing workplace negativity feels so damn hard. Maybe you’ve noticed how one person’s complaint becomes another’s rallying cry, creating a spiral of dysfunction that feels impossible to stop.
If so, you’re not alone in this challenge, particularly if you’re seeing team members venting, avoiding direct conversations, or getting caught in a victim mentality.
These behaviors don’t just impact morale—they can cost your organization dearly in lost productivity, decreased innovation, and ultimately, the loss of your best talent. According to Harvard Business Review, 98 percent of workers have experienced rudeness or negativity in the office.¹
If you are longing for a positive workplace and team culture, you’ll need effective training that not only knocks out the negativity around the office but empowers your people with a different mindset.
We know how to manage negativity in the workplace. And it’s not just “be more positive.”
If you are dealing with negativity at work, our online minicourse Negativity Knockout is the answer.
This short program that leads you toward positivity in the workplace isn’t your typical corporate training. Blending time-tested approaches from gestalt psychology, Robert Kegan’s breakthrough work on change, and the Drama Triangle model, our four-step process doesn’t just address negativity—it transforms it, cultivating empowered contributors who help build a culture of courage and care.
In addition to guided videos and short, impactful lessons, Negativity Knockout also provides you with low-stakes opportunities to practice meeting negativity differently, so that when real challenges arise, you can approach them with more grace and less stress.
The Impact of Workplace Negativity
HBR’s poll of 800 managers and employees in 17 industries revealed that the impact of workplace negativity is staggering:
—48 percent intentionally decreased their work effort
—38 percent intentionally decreased the quality of their work
—78 percent felt their commitment to the organization decline
—25 percent took out their frustration on a customer
—12 percent left their jobs
“I believe the more honest you are with people, the better relationships you can build in the future.”
Why choose Negativity Knockout?
Through step-by-step instruction, you will feel confident in dealing with negativity at work by transforming challenging conversations into opportunities for growth. Regardless of your role, these skills will help you and your team members build a stronger, more resilient team culture where trust and productivity thrive.
Our process uses four unique mechanisms that make managing workplace negativity natural and effective:
Find the Care
We teach you to uncover the positive intention behind every complaint, transforming negativity into opportunity for meaningful dialogue.
Awaken the Creator
We empower you to help your colleagues shift from victim mindset to creator mindset so they may take ownership of their situation.
Capture a Commitment
We guide you to support your colleagues in transforming their complaints into specific, actionable commitments that drive positive change.
Exit Gracefully
We provide you with tools for deepening trust while setting healthy boundaries when conversations linger in that negative place.
What’s included
Enjoy easy enrollment onto our learning platform and a certificate upon completion.
50 mins
of self-paced learning
365 days
of access to course materials
Job aids
and other bonus items
Discover the impact of a more positive work environment with our unique training.
Individual Benefits
As your team members learn to turn complaints into empowerment, you as a leader experience feeling uniquely cared for as more of your people step up to the plate and go to bat for you.
Team Benefits
As team members show up empowered, their sense of awe for one another sets them on the path to increased trust, deeper psychological safety, and dynamic engagement.
Business Benefits
Transforming negativity into committed action empowers greater degrees of ownership, which leads to exceeding of expectations and dynamic progress that propels a business forward.
Who is this minicourse for?
☑ Individuals
Gain the tools to manage your own well-being while deeply supporting your colleagues.
☑ Teams
Foster a supportive team culture where trust and productivity catalyze results.
☑ Leaders and managers
Learn to empower your people with tools that take their performance to new levels.
Negativity Knockout
Check out more information on the Negativity Knockout minicourse, including learning outcomes, benefits, and program logistics.
Ready to knock out negativity?
Don’t let negativity in the workplace drag you down. Enroll in Negativity Knockout and start contributing to a more positive, productive, and trusting team culture.
1 Christine Porath and Christine Pearson, “The Price of Incivility,” Harvard Business Review, January–February 2013, https://hbr.org/2013/01/the-price-of-incivility.
2 “What is the Actual Cost of Workplace Negativity?,” Paychex WORX, updated September 16, 2016, https://www.paychex.com/articles/human-resources/what-is-the-actual-cost-of-workplace-negativity.