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How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
May 24, 2010 – 9:22 am | 9 Comments
How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity

There has been a lot of press about health, fitness, and obesity lately. It seems like everywhere we turn, there are new stats telling us why we need to pay serious attention. As …

When at Work, Can You Leave Your Heart at Home?
By Louisa Jewell and Marie-Josée Salvas Shaar  
March 24, 2010 – 10:00 am | 9 Comments
When at Work, Can You Leave Your Heart at Home?

While employers would like to think that people leave their problems at home, the reality is that most people find it challenging to turn off stressors from their personal life when they get to work. Rather than ignore the home-life/work-performance connection, we argue that employers who encourage and support healthy home lives in their employees see a better return on their salary investment.

Wellness as a Business Process: PHWPC Day 2
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
March 16, 2010 – 3:18 pm | 6 Comments
Wellness as a Business Process: PHWPC Day 2

FROM YESTERDAY: The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference held in Washington, DC last weekend gave everyone concrete and reliable evidence to make the topic a priority. The conference showed that creating a psychologically healthy workplace …

Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference 2010: Building the Business Case for Employee Well-Being
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
March 15, 2010 – 11:05 am | 3 Comments
Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference 2010: Building the Business Case for Employee Well-Being

As a wellness consultant, one of the questions I get most often is “Wow! I love what you do! This is so important, and so needed in today’s world!  What kind of …

Surprised (pleasantly) by College’s Service Culture
By Christine Duvivier  
March 9, 2010 – 10:00 am | No Comment
Surprised (pleasantly) by College’s Service Culture

When my daughter, Lauren, chose her college, she picked-up on an aspect that didn’t jump out at me. I guess I was the only one surprised at how that played-out four years later and it made me curious: how does a college foster a service culture that stands out to a high school student?

Becoming an Excellent Manager: Where to Start and 12 Clues
By Kathryn Britton  
February 10, 2010 – 12:45 pm | 14 Comments
Becoming an Excellent Manager:  Where to Start and 12 Clues

Let’s assume you were just promoted into a management job. You know that you got the promotion because you were an excellent performer on your previous assignment, but it used your technical skills. You are worried that you do not have all the skills you need to be an excellent manager. How do you go about learning them? Where’s the best place to start?

Take Me to Pandora, or The Positive Psychology of Avatar
By Louis Alloro  
January 29, 2010 – 10:40 am | 14 Comments
Take Me to Pandora, or The Positive Psychology of Avatar

I want to travel to Pandora, the fictional planet depicted in Avatar.  I saw James Cameron’s newest film that has rocked box offices since its release in December on I-MAX 3-D and have since …

The Coach as Servant Leader – Success on the Athletic Field
By John Yeager  
January 11, 2010 – 12:37 pm | No Comment
The Coach as Servant Leader – Success on the Athletic Field

Although sports mean different things to different people, most theorists and enthusiasts would agree that physical activity and sport participation can be intrinsically valuable. We learn the joy of movement and the challenge of …

Making Time For Family
By Denise Quinlan  
January 7, 2010 – 3:08 pm | 5 Comments
Making Time For Family

It’s summer here in New Zealand and we’re still in holiday mode so I asked my ten year old what she thought I should write about. “Family”, she said, and offered some advice on what …

Walking the Talk: Individual or Collective?
By Louis Alloro  
October 29, 2009 – 1:41 pm | 22 Comments
Walking the Talk: Individual or Collective?

One of the main principles of social psychology and positive psychology is that we are social creatures.  On the other hand, I see a big discrepancy when I hear of research by Dutch organizational researcher …

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