Eleanor Chin

When we are dissatisfied with our jobs, often our first instinct is to say, “Get out!” The very next thought is, “I can’t!” Then we feel stuck, and the emotional downward spiral begins. There is something we can do that is more effective than simply enduring the pain while stewing in resentment. In the short …

Nansook Park made Chris Peterson vivid again by sharing funny and wise memories about what he taught us about the good life. Barbara Fredrickson, receiving the Chris Peterson Gold Medal Award from IPPA, put it to a use that honors his statement, “Other people matter.” Martin Seligman challenged members of the positive psychology community to …

What drives productivity for you? Is it visions of success or fear of failure? If it’s the latter, you’re probably a perfectionist. I admit it. I have been known to set impossibly high standards for myself. Some of you might be saying: What’s wrong with having high standards? Nothing. But to my mind, a perfectionist …

Who isn’t affected by the financial melt-down these days? As a coach, I hear daily about the psychological, physical, emotional and relational impact of rocky financial times. Adversity is part of life, but if your job is cut, your financial resources diminished, or you’re working twice as hard with less, it’s hard to bounce back. …

The $10,000,000 question that leaders ask most is “How can we motivate people?” Let’s reframe the question to reflect what can be done for others, “How can we create an environment that enables people to motivate themselves?” A client of mine has an interesting work dilemma. This client—we’ll call him Sam—has a great rapport with …