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.
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Is Self-Doubt Undermining Your Creativity? with Louisa Jewell
January 05, 2017 23:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBLouisa Jewell is a speaker, author, facilitator, and wellbeing teacher who has inspired thousands of people worldwide to be more confident. She founded the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and her work has been featured in numerous publications. In this conversation, you will hear Louisa share her thoughts on developing more confidence, to help you and your organization become more innovative. Louisa believes confidence is finding the courage to act in the moment you want to put ...
Positive Psychology in 2017 with Barbara Fredrickson
December 29, 2016 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBDr. Barbara Fredrickson is a distinguished professor of psychology and neuroscience. She is the director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With 140 peer-reviewed articles published and translated into a dozen languages, her research is funded by the US National Institute of Health. “Positive psychology is not just for when things are going well.” This conversation may be exactly what some of you need in these times of...
Awakening Compassion At Work with Monica Worline
December 22, 2016 23:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBMonica Worline is an organizational psychologist, speaker, author, and the founder and CEO of Alive and Work, an organization that teaches businesses how to tap into courageous thinking, compassionate leadership, and the curiosity to bring their best work to life. In this conversation, you will hear Monica Worline describe the importance of compassion, specifically within organizations. Monica shares components of her personal blueprint for compassion that she explains, in-depth in her up...
Can You Get Comfortably Uncomfortable? with Robert Biswas-Diener
December 15, 2016 23:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBRobert Biswas-Diener, is a leading researcher on culture, wellbeing, positive psychology coaching and author of several wonderful books including the The Upside of Your Dark Side. With recent political changes in the United States and the UK leaving many feeling fearful and apprehensive about the future, Robert shares his insights on how to become comfortable with these uncomfortable feelings. He suggests rather than trying to whitewash them, by accepting them, and seeing them as signals...
Leading With Purpose with Paloma Lopez
December 08, 2016 23:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBPaloma Lopez is the global sustainability director for Kellogg. She helped lead the launch of the Kellogg origins program in sustainable agriculture in Europe. She is now helping roll that program out on a global scale. Paloma shares Kellogg’s long history with “purpose”. She explains how it is increasingly important for employees that the values of the organization align with their own. Paloma has great insight into what Kellog have learned on their journey about having the right pr...
Why Sustainability Is Over-Rated with Vincent Stanley
December 01, 2016 23:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBVincent Stanley is an author and chief story-teller with Patagonia. In this conversation, you will hear Vincent talk about Patagonia’s journey from sustainability to responsibility, the mistakes they've made along the way and how they've won the hearts and minds of employees. Connect with Vincent Stanley Vincent Stanley’s Website You’ll Learn: [02:18] - Vincent shares why he believes organizations shouldn't focus on sustainability. [04:23] - Vincent talks about Patagonia’s journey...
Can You Measure Wellbeing? with Peggy Kern
November 24, 2016 23:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBDr. Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer in the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. Peggy has published over 50 peer reviewed articles and chapters. Her research addresses the question, “Who flourishes and why?” In this conversation, you will hear Peggy talk about the role our behaviors and habits play in our well-being. With Julie Butler, Peggy has developed Permah Profiler, which is designed to measure different elements of well-bei...
Being A Servant Leader with Kevin Schnieders
November 17, 2016 23:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBKevin Schnieders is the Chief Servant Leader and CEO of Educational Data Systems, Inc. (EDSI). EDSI is a workplace development, customized training, and consulting company who provides innovative solutions to close workforce skill gaps around America. Since Kevin became CEO, EDSI has tripled in size. In this conversation, you will hear Kevin talk about models and systems that he has implemented at EDSI. By talking with 450 EDSI employees in 45 days through this servant leadership model...
Can We Simplify Wellbeing? with Aaron Jarden
November 10, 2016 23:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBDr. Aaron Jarden is a senior lecturer in psychology at Auckland University of Technology. He is also the president of the New Zealand Association of Positive Psychology. Aaron has done a lot of research on occupational wellbeing and in this conversation, he talks about how to introduce these practices to workplaces from the upper levels to the front-lines using a “me, we, us” framework. Aaron also shares his thoughts on the links between the research community and practitioners. He als...
3 Ways To Create Positive Change with Sarah Lewis
November 03, 2016 23:18 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBSarah Lewis is the founder and managing director of Appreciating Change in the UK. Sarah consults for organizations around the world on how to effectively create sustainable change. In this conversation, you will hear Sarah talk about her philosophies on change and how she helps organizations through the change process. We discuss the questions that must be asked to unleash change. Often, the questions asked pertain to what is going wrong or what is broken. Instead, Sarah talks about the q...
Leading Positive Change Without Authority with Chris White
October 27, 2016 23:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBChris White is the managing director of the Center for Positive Organizations and the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Chris developed and co-teaches the MBA class on social intrapreneurship. In this conversation, Chris explains social intrapreneurship - leading positive change without authority - and compares this with social movement activists. Chris talks about how organizations can create workplace environments to foster more social intrapreneurship, and where these...
Creating High Quality Connections with Jason Wilburn
October 20, 2016 23:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBJason Wilburn is the Vice President and General Manager for the Industrial Services Division of Conco Services Corporation. Conco was a finalist in the 2016 Positive Business Project competition, presented by The Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Conco has a lot of remote employees that only see each other face-to-face twice a year, yet are expected to have the familiarity to be able to work effectively together. In January, Conco la...
Are You Wired For Optimism? with Neil Garrett
October 13, 2016 23:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBNeil Garrett is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University College London. His research investigates the mechanisms by which individuals learn information about the world and the factors that influence learning processes. Neil Garrett’s website: http://neilgarrett.org/ In this conversation, Neil shares that research suggests that our brains may be wired for optimism. People tend to over-estimate the likelihood of positive events in the future and under-estimate the likelihood of negati...
Are You Too Positive? with James Pawelski
October 06, 2016 23:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBJames Pawelski is the director of education and senior scholar in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as the author of the book The Dynamic Individualism of William James. He serves as the founding director of the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program for more than 10 years, where he teaches courses on positive interventions, the humanities, and human flourishing. James is an international keynote speaker who regularly makes presentations in E...
Boost Your Creativity with Sue Langley
September 12, 2016 14:44 - 21 minutes - 20 MBSue Langley, is a speaker, master trainer, global business consultant and leading advisor, and founder and CEO of the Langley Group of Companies. Sue has taught thousands of business leaders how to create positive work-places. Sue Langley’s website: http://suelangley.com/ In this discussion, you will learn about creativity and innovation and how they benefit us as individuals, but also how organizations can foster creativity and innovation beyond just having “a culture of creativity.”You...
What Is Wellbeing? with Felicia Huppert
September 02, 2016 00:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBFelicia Huppert is the founding director of the Well-Being Institute at Cambridge University and a leading researcher on the science of well-being and promotion of human flourishing. Felicia Huppert’s website: http://www.wellbeing.group.cam.ac.uk/who-we-are/founder/ In this interview, you will hear Felicia share her definition and understanding of “wellbeing”, which is “our ability to feel good and function well.”She also talks about what she considers to be the foundation of everything ...
Being Authentically Positive with Louis Alloro
August 26, 2016 00:00 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBLouis Alloro is the co-founder and director of the Certificate in Positive Psychology program. He consults on culture change initiatives all over the world. Louis Alloro’s website: https://certificateinpositivepsychology.com/capp-faculty/louis-alloro/ In this interview, you will hear Louis describe the Certificate in Positive Psychology program. He talks about the technical content of this six-month program. He also shares how the program helps participants “walk the walk” with the co...
How To Create Appreciative Micro Moments with Maureen McKenna
August 19, 2016 00:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBMaureen McKenna,is a partner at Innovation Works and author of "Pink Steel-Toed Shoes," a story about her experience as the first female manager in manufacturing at Xerox. She talks with us about her speech at the Canadian Conference about Positive Psychology, on creating a healthy organizational climate, and increasing return on energy. Maureen's Blog: https://momentsbymoment.com/ You'll Learn: [1:50] What she hopes people took away from her speech at the Canadian Conference [2:40] ...
Making Positive Psychology Real with Ilona Boniwell
August 12, 2016 00:00 - 19 minutes - 17.6 MBIlona Boniwell is the program leader for the first Master’s Degree in Applied Positive Psychology in Europe at Angila Ruskin University. She is also the CEO of Positran. In this interview, you will hear Ilona share her insights on making Positive Psychology real and tangible, and practical for people to integrate into their lives. She also talks about the role of Positive Psychology in the workplace, including how it can be integrated through play, the current state of these practices in E...
Can You Thrive At Work? with Gretchen Spreitzer
August 05, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MBGretchen Spreitzer is the faculty director for the Center of Positive Organizations at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. In this interview, you will hear Gretchen talk about enabling sustainable performance. There are several factors that make it quite easy to get burned out at work and organizations need to implement certain things to promote sustainable performance and allow individuals to thrive. Gretchen gives practical ways for organizations to do this through...
How To Boost Your Vitality with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya
July 29, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBEmiliya Zhivotovskaya is the founder of The Flourishing Center of Benefit Corporation. She is the creator of the Certification in Applied Positive Psychology. Emiliya talks about the connection of mind and body, specifically in regards to vitality. Our bodies affect our thoughts and vice versa. So how do we bring that vitality into our lives? It’s not through major interventions, but rather through daily life hacks. Emiliya shares a few that you can implement into your life. You will...
Creating A Giving Culture with Wayne Baker
July 22, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBWayne Baker is a professor of management at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Wayne is also the first director of the Center for Positive Organizations.Wayne talks about the idea of a giving culture at work. People are inherently generous and often, the biggest barrier is getting people to ask for what they need. Wayne talks about the ROI that a giving culture brings to organizations. He also talks about who is likely to reciprocate and what their motivations might be. ...
Does Job Crafting Work? with Jessica Amortegui
July 15, 2016 00:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MBJessica Amortegui is a leading expert in positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship in organizations. Jessica is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech, where she has developed a two-day workshop on positive psychology practices for her team members. Jessica shares how she organized this workshop, including her strategy to gain management support and team buy-in. Jessica also talks with us about job crafting and the idea of “the perfect job vs. the bes...
Mindfully Building Your Strengths with Ryan Niemiec
July 08, 2016 00:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBRyan Niemiec is a leading expert in mindfulness based strengths practices. Ryan recently spoke at the Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology and in this conversation, he shares his thoughts and findings on mindfulness. In this interview, you will hear Ryan’s insight into mindfulness. He shares how mindfulness based strength practice can have positive changes in people’s lives. Individuals can use positive psychology to help with problems as much as they do to flourish and mindfulness b...
Making Passion Harmonious with Bob Vallerand
July 01, 2016 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBBob Vallerand is a leading scholar in motivational processes and optimal functioning. Bob spoke on his theory on passion at Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology and he shares his insights with us in this conversation. The passions we have as individuals bring satisfaction to our lives. They also help form our identities. So today, I talk with Bob Vallerand about his research on passion. In this interview, you will hear that there are two types of passion, obsessive and harmonious...
Turning Organizations Positive with Robert Quinn
June 24, 2016 00:00 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBRobert Quinn is a world leading expert on positive organizations, and how to introduce and implement positive practices into workplaces. He shares examples of handling situations through conventional strategy and positive practices. While many organizations experience success with introducing and implementing positive practices, this is a transition that can be difficult to accomplish. We have a natural fear and to flourish, we need to overcome the conventional mind map. However, the most ...
Creating Positive Change with David Cooperrider
June 15, 2016 04:32 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBDavid Cooperrider is renowned for his research in appreciative inquiry, a strength-based approach to creating change. David shares how appreciative inquiry is being used to build a better world. David explains how organizations can align strengths in ways that make the system’s weaknesses irrelevant. He also shares how individuals and organizations can use this life-centric approach to go through the steps of this positive change model. This interview was produced in partnership with the...
Creating Grit In Workplaces with Caroline Adams Miller
June 15, 2016 04:29 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBCaroline Adams Miller is one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on goal-setting, accomplishment, grit, happiness, and success. It seems everywhere you turn lately somebody is talking about grit. Is it really the key to success? Can you have too much? How do you cultivate it? So today, I turned to Caroline who is one of the world’s leading practitioners in grit to see what all the fuss is about. In this interview you’ll hear why she believes grit has to be authentic and ho...
Developing Positive Leadership Practices with Kim Cameron
June 15, 2016 04:25 - 22 minutes - 21 MBKim Cameron is one of the top 10 scholars in organizational sciences. Kim recently spoke at the Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology and he talks with us about positive and relational energy. Positive energy and relational energy has a tremendous positive impact on individuals and organizations. So today, I talk with Kim Cameron, a leading scholar on these topics and positive psychology. In this interview, you will hear how the positive impact of positive energy and relational ener...
Michelle McQuaid Welcome
June 15, 2016 04:17 - 5 minutes - 5.4 MBThank you for joining me for the very first episode of Making Positive Psychology Work. Every week, I’ll be interviewing the world’s leading researchers and practitioners who applying the evidence-based practices of positive psychology and neuroscience in workplaces to bring out the best in people. You see I believe that by uncovering tested, practical ways to help people move from functioning to flourishing at work, together we’ll be able to better navigate the incredible challenges and opp...