If you have ever worked in a corporation you are familiar with the notion of competencies — a prescribed set of desired behaviors a leader* is expected to exhibit in order to achieve results. As Buckingham and Clifton write in Now, Discover Your Strengths, organizations “then spend a great deal of time and money teaching each …
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The Minding Life
by Aren Cohenby Aren CohenLately I have been thinking a lot about relationships and their role in positive psychology. My definition of relationships is broad, encompassing not only romantic relationships, but friendships, familial relationships, and professional relationships. Professor Chris Peterson often tells us that a key tenet of positive psychology is “other people matter.” But where does this live …
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The Gratitude Cruise
I have just arrived back from sharing my work around the connection between Positive Psychology and gratitude with 180 people on the “Ocean of Gratitude Cruise,” which was a fabulous 8-day opportunity to learn, relax, and soak up the kindness and thoughts of others. So many Positive Psychology friends have asked for an update on this event that …
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When I was eight years old, I boldly walked up to my parents and declared that I was ready to paint my room yellow. I’m sure they did their best to stifle a grin as they asked what exactly had come over me. As the child of two lawyers, I was ready to make my …
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On the first day of the first ever Masters in Applied Positive Psychology program, Chris Peterson suggested that a key to positive psychology can be found in these three words: “Other people matter.” Here is a case in point. My comments follow.
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Measuring the Value of a Dollar
To expand on my first entry’s musings about income and happiness, I’d like to introduce how the simple principles developed by Mohammad Yunus, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, warrant the interest of positive psychology. If you’ve ever met Professor Yunus, you can immediately see how his kind spirit and strong convictions have helped Grameen …
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“I’ve Got A Name” – The Power of Positive Salutation
by John Yeagerby John YeagerThe late song master, Jim Croce, portrayed positive psychology principles in many of his ballads, including the hit I’ve Got A Name. This triggered a realization within me that addressing someone by their first name can have a reciprocal, and emotionally and physically empowering influence on self and others. There is something special, almost magical, …
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Employee Engagement and Happiness
by Emma Judgeby Emma JudgeEvery so often as an HR Executive I was lucky enough to attend a very special event that included dinner in a nice restaurant and a West End show. Although the food and the entertainment was always good that wasn’t what set the evening apart – it was the people. Most were from either sales, …
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Positive Psychology & Institutions: Highlights From a Panel Discussion
NOTE: In Senia Maymin’s New Year’s Day article, she writes, “Positive Psychology is the study of positive subjective experiences, positive traits, and positive institutions.” This article is about the later. I will share some highlights from a recent panel discussion and conclude with some additional thoughts. I had the pleasure of returning to the University …
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Positive Psychology and Person-Job Fit
Does this new upstart subfield within psychology called positive psychology have anything to add to the domain of people in the workplace? If positive psychology is all about positive emotions and human flourishing, what can it say about our work life and how to be happiest and flourishing in it?