Even if defeated, it can be recovered

Even if it is frustrated, it can be saved. People can't make the most abundant and creative work unless they have a high level of enthusiasm for the work they do. There is a principle in the work process that is to make people actively participate and feel happy about their work. The most important thing is to pay attention to the process in this meaningful work. This process can be big or small, and the meaning can be as high as the cure for diabetes, or it can be rehabilitated as providing practical services to customers.
There is a drag-and-drop factor in the principle of this process. In all the events that detract from the sense of participation, happiness and productivity, the retreat or the work has been astrayd in the first place. Our research shows that 76% of people who feel good days, that is, they are happy and active, will have a lot of progress in their work. Only 13% of people who feel good have gone backwards. Conversely, only 25% of those who feel bad show progress, and 67% of them are regressing. What's worse, the negative impact of regression on job engagement is two to three times the positive impact of progress on work.
Obviously, for managers, what makes him do every day can promote employee progress as a compulsory course, and also minimize the obstacles in the work process. But regression will always happen. Today's companies are often tricky and complicated in their ability to survive, so there is a problem here. Is there anything that can keep managers engaged, productive, and creative when things go wrong? Here are three tips for you.
First, don't take regression as a failure, but as an opportunity to challenge and learn. Learning from failure, this is an old saying, but too many managers seem to forget it, and always used to scold when things are wrong. Take a look at Alvin, one of the 238 participants we surveyed, and hear what he said.
“So far, every solution I found has encountered cost problems for the project. I am very anxious that I have not found a satisfactory result. In this case, the solution is not found. I have no ability!"
Obviously, Alvin faced a problem, but before he realized any progress, he was already defeated by difficulties and we could feel his helplessness and inferiority. Contrast, see what Tim said, he works in different companies, but has a different attitude toward regression:
“I showed my project manager my conclusion and told him that we had a small mistake in the process. The project manager told me it didn’t matter, at least we knew what we did.”
The end result is that Tim and his team have achieved amazing success, but Alvin and his team never found the answer.
Second, don't get caught up in the search for answers too early. Keep an open mind to learn and constantly change your strategy. In the face of a complex and novel work, a satisfactory answer does not come out in the first place. If people want to learn something in the process, they need to understand and define the problem in many ways.
Finally, focus on the success of smaller, easy-to-implement. If people achieve a general victory, the impact of regression will become smaller. Focusing on a bold dream goal may happen by chance, but most may lead to unnecessary failure. Of the 26 teams we studied, Tim's team was the most successful, and their members were the most engaged and happiest, even though their projects were strictly difficult. Their progress report shows that for each regression, they will accelerate the process of 5 yards; and the team leader and technical director know how to set a more appropriate goal. On the contrary, Alvin's team is one of the least involved and least happy teams, and the report shows that they have to generate almost two points of frustration for each process. Imagine how different experiences and feelings work in these two teams.

Although these three actions cannot completely offset the negative impact of regression on employee participation, they do reduce the impact over the long term. More importantly, these actions can help turn today's regression into tomorrow's progress.
Have you ever frustrated at work and eventually broke through obstacles or even succeeded? How did it happen?