Positive Organizational Scholarship

Is the PERMA model broad enough to address all of well-being? This was a question I heard addressed at the IPPA World Congress more than once. Here are some answers I heard from Steward Donaldson and Victoria Cabrera from the Clarmont University positive psychology department. They believe there are 4 additional elements needed to extend …

August 31 is the launch date for the new book, The Business of Race: How to Create and Sustain an Antiracist Workplace and Why It’s Actually Good for Business. At first blush, the title says it all: who the book is for, why it matters, and what we can aspire to achieve. But as a …

Does Zoom fatigue happen partly because we are getting fewer opportunities to be energized by each other? What can we do to regain some of the ability to energize each other through remote connections?

When I became self-employed, I found myself being the meanest boss I had ever had. Here’s how I switched to self-compassion and what happened as a result.

To sum up: When people do not perceive their jobs to deliver fun on regular basis, they are probably going to jump ship soon. Now, it´s clear that a job can´t be fun all the time. It´s called work, after all. But my data suggests that top managers and human resources professionals should not take …