Enthusiasm requires the understanding that what has happened is really good and the what will happpen is really good. It also requires confidence in what you and others are doing. Unfortunately, the sever shortage of experienced people in a great many different positions and companies brought us the promotion of Peter Principle violators (those who have been promoted above their level of incompetence) and the majority of those people not only do not see that something good has or will happen, they are almost solely focused on making sure that they do not expose themselves as Peter Principle violators. I am absolutely NOT defending them, I am simply pointing out that this is what they do.