Making Positive Psychology Work
280 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIf you believe as we do that by uncovering tested, practical ways to help people move from functioning to flourishing at work, we can better navigate the incredible challenges and opportunities our world faces, then this podcast is for you. Our goal each week is to give you access to the world’ leading positive psychology, positive organizational scholarship and neuroscience researchers and practitioners to explore their latest research findings on how you can improve wellbeing, develop strengths, nurture positive relationships, make work meaningful and cultivate the grit to accomplish what matters most. If you want evidence-based approaches to bringing out the best in yourself and others at work, then consider this podcast your step-by-step guide.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Can You Help Organziations SOAR? with Jacqueline Stavros
January 18, 2018 23:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBJacqueline Stavros is an Associate Professor at the Lawrence Technological University and has been honored with the LTU Inaugural Presidential Research Award. She’s known for her creation of SOAR, a profoundly positive approach to strategic thinking, planning, and leadership, based on the concept of Appreciative Inquiry. Today we’re talking to Jacqui about how the SOAR framework and how this can be used to help organizations and teams take a strengths-based, systems approach to strategic p...
Is Being A Giver Burning You Out? with Reb Rebele
December 21, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBReb Rebele is the Research Director for Wharton People Analytics, and teaches in the Masters in Applied Positive Psychology Programme at the University of Pennsylvania. Reb's research, writing and consulting projects bring behavioral science and research into the world of work, to drive better employee experiences and organizational outcomes. Today we're talking to Reb about why being a 'giver' at work can backfire and cause you to hurt the very people you want to help and burn yourself ou...
Can You Job Craft? with Amy Wrzesniewski
December 14, 2017 23:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBAmy Wrzesniewski is a Professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management. For almost two decades, her research has focused on how people make meaning of their work in challenging work contexts or conditions Her findings have been published in a wide range of top academic journals, and highlighted in several best-selling books and popular press outlets, including Forbes, Time, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, U.S. News and World Report, The Economist, as well as best...
Is Compassion the Key to Success? with Chris Kukk
December 07, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBChristopher Kukk is a Professor of Political Science and Social Science at Western Connecticut State University, the Founding Director for the Centre for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, the author of the Compassionate Achiever, and the co-host of the Compassionate Achiever Podcast. Chris’ research and publications combine neuroscience with the social sciences and focus on education issues, the political economy of natural resources, and the creation and sustainability of civil society...
3 Hacks For A Happier Workplace with Jennifer Moss
November 30, 2017 23:00 - 26 minutes - 59.6 MBJennifer Moss is a researcher, Co-founder of Plasticity Labs, and a member of the Workplace Happiness Group at the United Nations Global Happiness Council. She is considered to be a Workplace Culture Expert and Thought Leader on the topic of happiness and emotional intelligence, and is author of the bestselling book Unlocking Happiness at Work. In this conversation, Jen guides us through the seven traits that enable happy and high performing employees and offers simple happiness hacks any ...
Can You Help A System Flourish? with Gabrielle Kelly
November 23, 2017 22:02 - 32 minutes - 44 MBGabrielle Kelly is the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre's inaugural director. Gabe is a filmmaker, digital media executive, social entrepreneur and strategist, who has worked on human behaviour and systems change in a range of settings, including the groundbreaking Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Programme, where she commissioned and led the residency of professor Martin Seligman in South Australia in an effort to build mental wellbeing and resilience and reduce mental illness at a soci...
Could Savoring Be The Key To Happiness At Work? with Fred Bryant
November 16, 2017 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBFred Bryant is Professor of Social Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, where he teaches on Social Psychology, Personality Statistics, and Research Methods. Fred has won numerous teaching awards. He has produced more than 200 professional publications in Psychology, has presented over 150 papers at professional conferences around the world, and given numerous invited addresses and workshops at many prominent universities. Fred is best known for his work on savoring, on which he has ...
Are Strengths Holding You Back? with Jessica Amortegui
November 09, 2017 23:00 - 23 minutes - 21.2 MBJessica Amortegui is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech. Logitech were the winners of the 2016 Positive Business Project Competition, presented by the Center for Positive Organizations at The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Logitech designs personal peripherals, and they connect customers to their digital experiences. They are recognized for their work in creating community, where it’s employees are invigorated by the work that they do each day. Jes...
Are You Under Using Your Strengths? with Robert McGrath
November 02, 2017 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBRobert McGrath is Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a Senior Scientist at the VIA Institute on Character, program evaluator for Thriving Learning Community, a character development program implemented in fifty middle schools around the United States, and Director of Integrated Care for the Underserved of Northeast New Jersey. In this conversation, you will hear Robert talk about the exciting work he is doing with various assessments at the VIA Institu...
Should Your Language Be More Positive? with Linda Robson
October 26, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBLinda Robson is a scholar practitioner, blending work in executive education with consulting and coaching around the elevation of organizations and the individuals who work within them. Linda received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She studied with David Cooperrider and Ron Frey. She is an advisor at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value. Linda also helped write The Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business. In this conversation, you will hear Linda share h...
Can Story-Telling Improve Your Wellbeing? with Anna Box
October 19, 2017 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBAnna Box is a psychologist, story strategist, and founder of Screen and Soul, where she delivers film and thriving workshops, designed to deliver evidence-based well-being and performance psychology, all while feeling like a day at the movies. In all she does, Anna mashes the art of story with the science of thriving. Connect with Anna Box: Anna Box on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabox/ You’ll Learn: [02:55] - Anna explains how to fuse storytelling and thriving in wor...
Can You Improve Your Creativity? with Scott Barry Kaufman
October 12, 2017 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBScott Barry Kaufman is an author, researcher, speaker, and public science communicator. He is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Scott is a professor of positive psychology at The University of Pennsylvania. His research has been featured in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and the Harvard Business Review, just to name a few of the many publications. Scott is the host of The Psychology Po...
Do You Need A Mood Strategy? with Dr. Suzy Green
October 05, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBDr. Suzy Green is a coaching and clinical psychologist and founder of the Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of positive psychology for life, school, and work. She also holds a number of honorary academic positions at The Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, The Australian Catholic University, The Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne, and The Black Dog Institute. Her work has been published in ...
Can You Create A Tiny Wellbeing Habit? with BJ Fogg
September 29, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBBJ Fogg is an experimental psychologist who directs the behavior design lab at Stanford University. He is renowned for creating breakthrough methods for changing human behavior. These methods are called, “Tiny Habits.” Fortune Magazine has named BJ one of the 10 New Gurus You Should Know. In this conversation, you will hear BJ talk about the tiny habits method. He explains how small behavior changes are easier to implement and sustain when it comes to creating lasting positive changes. ...
Can You Train Your Brain For Wellbeing? with Dr. Richard Davidson
September 22, 2017 00:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBDr. Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and the Director of The Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a renowned neuroscientist and one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of contemplative practices, such as meditation on the brain. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work on the study of emotions in the brain. This conversation with Dr. Richard Davidson was...
Is Your Organization Building Wellbeing Literacy? with Lindsay Oades
September 15, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBLindsay Oades is the director and an associate professor at The Center for Positive Psychology at The University of Melbourne, where he oversees the masters of applied psychology program. Lindsey’s study and application of wellbeing ranges from individuals, mental health systems, educational institutions, workplaces and liveable cities. He has published over 100 journal articles and books chapters on these topics. He is the co-editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing and a member o...
Do You Need More Sisu? with Emilia Lahti
September 08, 2017 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MBEmilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence. She has given talks at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Tedx, as well as at Singularity University at NASA Ames, where she studied futurism and exponential technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Business Insider, and Forbes, among others. In this conversation, Emilia shares her research on sisu,an ancient Finnish construct that describes ...
Emilia Lahti
September 08, 2017 00:00Emilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence. She has given talks at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Tedx, as well as at Singularity University at NASA Ames, where she studied futurism and exponential technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Business Insider, and Forbes, among others. In this conversation, you will hear Emilia explain Sisu, which I describe as my reserve tank of motiv...
What Does The Future Of Wellbeing Hold? with Mathew White
September 01, 2017 00:00 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBMathew White is an award-winning educator who brings a unique combination of a deep academic background in well-being with executive level leadership experience across education, public, and social sectors. Mathew is the Director of Wellbeing and Positive Education at St. Peter’s College. He is an Associate Professor in the graduate school of education at the University of Melbourne. In this conversation, you will hear Mathew talk about the new book he recently edited, "Future Directions ...
Can You Put Your Strengths To Work? with Dr. Ryan Niemiec
August 25, 2017 00:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBDr. Ryan Niemiec is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of character strengths that are found in all human beings. He is Education Director of the VIA Institute on Character, a global, nonprofit organization. He is an award-winning psychologist and adjunct professor at Xavier University, an annual instructor at The University of Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on positive psychology topics around the world. His latest book is Character Stre...
Can You Improve Wellbeing Across An Organization? with Elise Morris
August 18, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBElise Morris is a positive psychology practitioner, and Director of People and Culture at Swisse Wellness, who were recently recognized by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as a global example of excellence for their work in whole person wellness. Elise believes wholeheartedly that other people matter, and when we live and lead from this perspective, we can unlock ours and others ability to thrive and flourish. . Would you like to implement a comprehensive wellbeing p...
Is Technology Destroying Your Wellbeing? with Amy Blankson
August 11, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBAmy Blankson is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between positive psychology and technology. Amy is the only person to be named “a point of light” by two Presidents for creating a movement to activate positive culture change. She has worked with government agencies and large companies to help foster a sense of well-being in the digital era. In this conversation, you will hear Amy talk about how technology is positively and negatively impacting our wellbeing at work. ...
Creating Change Through Appreciative Inquiry with Jon Berghoff
August 04, 2017 00:00 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBJon Berghoff is a co-founder and managing partner of The Flourishing Leadership Institute. He has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for businesses and institutions of all sizes. His work on appreciative leadership, emotionally intelligent negotiating, and influence has taken him to Australia, Japan, the UK, and Australia. Jon is the official design and facilitation partner for the 4th Global Forum for Business as an Agent of Well ...
Are You An Effective Giver? With Adam Grant
July 28, 2017 00:00 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBAdam Grant is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most influential management thinkers, is the author of three New York Times best-selling books, and his TED Talks have been viewed more than 8-million times. In this conversation, you will hear Adam explain how our beliefs about our relationships at work shape the success we are able to achieve. Adam walks us through his rese...
Can You Bring Out the Best in Others? with Shane Lopez
July 21, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBShane was one of the world's leading researchers on hope and was also a senior scientist and research director at The Clifton Strengths Institute, where he explored the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well-being. For me, one of the most magical moments of this year’s World Congress on Positive Psychology was the chance to honor, savor, and build upon the research of Dr. Shane Lopez. I first met Shane at a World Congress years ago, and he was generous ...
Can You Improve Motivation? with Richard Ryan
July 14, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBRichard Ryan is a professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology in Education at the Australian Catholic University. He is also a research professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester in New York. Rich is a clinical psychologist and co-developer of self-determination theory, one of the leading theories of human motivation. With over 300 papers and books in the areas of human motivation and personality and psychological well-being, he is among the most cited and influential rese...
Can You Cultivate Self-Compassion? with Kristin Neff
July 07, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBKristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on the topic, she’s the author of the book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and creator of the CD series Self-Compassion Step by Step: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. In conjunction with her colleague, Dr. Chris Germer, s...
Can You Manage Your Energy? with Duncan Young
June 30, 2017 00:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MBDuncan Young is the head of Workplace Health and Well-being at Lend Lease. Duncan is a passionate advocate for the positive impact of workplaces on our health. In this conversation, you will hear Duncan talk about the techniques he has helped implement in his organization to help leaders make well-being improvements. Leaders can make these changes based on the information they gather by wearing a heart-rate monitor, keeping the diary, and learning about improving the energy profile. ...
Are Your Mindsets Stressing You Out? with Alia Crum
June 23, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBDr. Alia Crum is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her award-winning research focuses on how changes in our subjective mindsets can alter our objective reality through behavioral, psychological, and physiological mechanisms. She is an organizational training and consultant on mindset change and stress management. A mindset is a lens in which you view the world. The mindsets we choose play a dramatic role in shaping our physiology and behavior. In this conversati...
Are You Making Bad Choices? with Barry Schwartz
June 19, 2017 00:55 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBBarry Schwartz is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Barry spent 40 years thinking and writing about the interaction between economics and morality. He has written several best-selling books, including The Paradox of Choice and Why We Work. Barry’s Ted Talks have been viewed by more than 14 million people. When it comes to making decisions do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the number of choices y...
Can You Unlock The Power of Meaning? with Emily Esfahani Smith
June 09, 2017 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBEmily Esfahani Smith is a graduate of Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she now serves as an instructor. Emily draws on psychology, philosophy, and literature to research and writes about the human experience. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters. Research shows that people who value happiness in the way our culture encourages us to do are left feeling empty and unhappy. What ...
Can You Create An Upward Spiral Of Positive Change? with Paige Williams
June 02, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBPaige Williams is a Positive Change Solutionary who uses the science of wellbeing to create sustainable positive change within individuals and organizations. She is a lecturer with The Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne. In this conversation, you will hear Paige share her research on how an Inside-Out-Outside-In approach to improving wellbeing can help to improve work happiness in organizations. Paige explains how achieving successful and sustainable change rel...
The Cost of Incivility with Christine Porath
May 26, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBChristine Porath is an associate professor at the School of Business at Georgetown University. Christine’s research focuses on leadership, organizational culture, the effects of bad behavior in workplaces, and how organizations can create a more positive environment where people can thrive. She recently released a new book, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace. How often does someone’s rude or insensitive behavior zap your energy and motivation? Unfortunately it seems that in...
Need An Antidote To Mindlessness? with Ellen Langer
May 19, 2017 00:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBEllen Langer is a Harvard psychology professor and the director of the Langer Mindfulness Institute. She has been described as “The Mother of Mindfulness” and has authored 11 books and more than 200 articles. Her work has influenced two decades of research in positive psychology. In this conversation, you will hear Ellen share why mindfulness doesn’t require you to sit in hours of meditation. She explains the benefits she has found over 40 years of research for the practice of mindfuln...
Is Your Willpower Running Low? with Roy Baumeister
May 12, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBRoy Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published well over 500 scientific articles and more than 30 books. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow Award. He is a professor of Psychology at Florida State University. Wish you had more willpower to stick to your resolutions? Roy’s early studies found that generally self-control works like a muscle – it gets tired wh...
Can You Embed Positive Leadership? with Garry Davis
May 05, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBGarry Davis’ corporate career has included more than a decade in executive HR and OD roles in public and private sectors. His work in leadership development and applied positive psychology has been recognized through various awards. In this conversation, you’ll hear Garry share his award-winning approach to introducing positive leadership into organizations and his tips for embedding these behaviors to create lasting changes. Garry also shares the surprising truths he learned about org...
Could Mindfulness Help Develop Your Leadership Potential? with Sue Ashford
April 28, 2017 00:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBSue Ashford is a professor in management and organization at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include leader effectiveness and development, issue selling, self-management and feedback processes in organizations. Are you keen to step up to a leadership role but worried you aren’t quite ready? Sue suggests that everyone has leadership potential, and you learn leadership mostly from experience. But if you’re racing through your experiences mindlessly, you could be missi...
Are You Setting Effective Goals? with Edwin Locke
April 21, 2017 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBEdwin Locke is the Dean’s Professor of Motivation and Leadership Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He has published over 300 chapters and articles in professional journals on topics such as motivation, job satisfaction, incentives and the philosophy of science. He is internationally known for his research on goal-setting. Goals are critical in helping us create change in our lives, and yet most people struggle to stick with the goals they set. In this conversation, you’ll hear Ed e...
Is Positive Psychology Too Focused on the Individual? with Peggy Kern
April 14, 2017 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBPeggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and her research addresses the question, “Who flourishes, and why?” Are we oversimplifying positive psychology? While the field has made much progress over the last 15 years in helping people find ways to improve their wellbeing, however, at best interventions are only beneficial for some people, some of the ...
Does Your Workplace Have A Growth Mindset? with Carol Dweck
April 07, 2017 00:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBProfessor Carol Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the US Academy of Sciences and won nine lifetime achievement awards for her research. Her work is used by organizations around the world to transform their cultures. In this conversation, you will hear Carol talk about fixed and growth mindsets and how her res...
Is Power Corrupting You? with Dacher Keltner
March 30, 2017 23:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBDacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley. He is also the faculty director of The Greater Good Science Center. Dacher’s research focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, love, beauty, power, social class, and inequality. Do you run towards or away from having more power? Often perceived as the need to manipulate, coerce or dominate others, it turns out that power is actually the ability to make a difference in the world by influencing others. A...
Ten Keys To Happier Living with Vanessa King
March 23, 2017 23:00 - 27 minutes - 25 MBVanessa King is a board member of Action for Happiness, which is a UK-based not-for-profit that focuses on proactively building skills for psychological well-being and resilience. She’s also the architect of the Ten Keys to Happier Living. She joins me on this episode to talk about In this episode, you will hear Vanessa’s Ten Keys to Happier Living, which form the acronym, GREAT DREAM. Vanessa lists these ten keys and describes how they can bring about happier living. She also talks abo...
Can Resilience Be Cultivated? with George Bonanno
March 16, 2017 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBGeorge Bonanno is professor of clinical psychology, Director of the Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab, and Director of The Resilience Center for Veterans and Families at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. George’s research focuses on resilience in the fact of loss and traumatic events. Most of us have the natural tools to deal with extreme adversities in our lives. We cope well when extreme things happen to us. To deal with the world around us, it takes a repertoire of behaviors. Somet...
Should Coaches Be Focusing Only On Strengths? with Jeffrey Auerbach
March 09, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBJeffrey Auerbach designs and delivers executive coaching and emotionally intelligent leadership programs. He is the founder and President of The College of Executive Coaching, and past Vice President of the International Coach Federation Global Board of Directors. In this conversation, you will hear Jeffrey talk about the well-being coaching he does with people in the workplace. The biggest part of well-being is career well-being. Jeffrey explains the importance of using strengths intel...
Why Grit Isn't Everything with Angela Duckworth
March 02, 2017 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24 MBAngela Duckworth is a professor at The University of Pennsylvania. She is also the founder and scientific director of The Character Lab. She has advised the White House, professional sports teams and Fortune 500 CEO’s. In this conversation, you will hear Angela discuss the research that she is doing on character with children and teachers in middle schools. Character is not one thing, it is many. Various character strengths fall into three dimensions: interpersonal character, intellect...
Is Our Understanding Of Resilience Wrong? With Martin Seligman
February 23, 2017 23:00 - 26 minutes - 37 MBMartin Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of positive psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and pessimism. He is the director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center, the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. In this conversation, you will hear Martin share what he would like attendees to take away from his presentation at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology. He talks about changes he is seeing with governments as they imple...
Why We Continue To Burn Out with Paula Davis Laack
February 09, 2017 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBPaula Davis Laack is a former practicing lawyer, an internationally published writer, media contributor, and a stress and resilience expert. She has designed and taught burnout prevention and resilience workshops for thousands of professionals around the world. She also taught resilience skills to more than 25,000 soldiers. While a lot of people are familiar with the term “burnout”, they don’t know what it is and how it develops. In this conversation, you will hear Paula talk about bur...
Discovering Your Purpose With Carin Rockind
February 03, 2017 15:38 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBCarin Rockind is the creator of Purpose Girl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living. She is also a leading happiness expert who works with companies around the world, teaching real-life strategies to help people live to their fullest potential of success and well-being. In this conversation, you will hear Carin talk about purpose. Carin explains why purpose is a verb. She describes how you can find purpose in your life, even in existing situations. She also talks about purpose in...
Building Psychological Capital with Jo Murray
January 19, 2017 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBJo Murray is a facilitator and change consultant with a Masters in Positive Psychology from Melbourne University. Jo is specifically interested in how leaders in organizations can use the concept of psychological capital to improve the engagement and wellbeing of their employees. While your organization may measure and track your economic, human or even social capital, have you ever considered the psychological capital? Psychological capital is about understanding what individuals uni...
Can Self-Compassion Kick-Start Your Motivation? with Kathleen Cator
January 12, 2017 23:00 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBKathleen Cator is a clinical psychologist and former nurse with over 20 years’ experience as a health professional. Kathleen leads self-compassion and mindfulness based training and therapies in public, education, and health care settings. Self-compassion is about treating yourself during difficult or challenging times as you would a good friend - with kindness, understanding and encouragement. While it’s easy to believe that by being critical of your faults and failings you are more likel...