“The force multiplier throughout history,” write Gallup research veterans Bruce J. Avolio and Fred Luthans, “has often been attributed to the leader’s ability to generate hope.”

Leaders are purveyors of hope. With the unease caused by the Great Recession, it is easy to spiral into a negative state of mind and ignore the promising signs that the worst of the panic is past.

via Link: Hope: Don’t Leave Home Without It : The World :: American Express OPEN Forum.