Archive for January 2012
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Want to learn more about how recent psychology discoveries can help you achieve greater success and performance in your organization or as a leader? Don’t have time to read all the books?
This master class workshop will help you understand the most important findings from positive psychology and happiness research so you can help your organisation reap the benefits.
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Tags: acting appreciatively, ai, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, events, Masterclass, sarah lewis
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This master class workshop will help you understand the most important findings from positive psychology and happiness research so you can help your clients reap the benefits.
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Tags: ai, ai at work, AI masterclass, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, employee engagement, events, facilitation, large group change, Masterclass, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, practical positive psychology, psychology, resistance to change, sarah lewis, strengthening teams, strengths-based
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What is positive psychology?
Coined as a phrase by Martin Seligman as President of the American Psychological Association in 1998, positive psychology is the psychology of exceptionally good living. It embraces areas of study such as happiness; human flourishing; exceptional wellbeing; energy and vitality, meaningfulness and achievement. The switch in focus from psychology’s traditional concern with when things go wrong for people (mental or physical ill-health, poor educational performance etc.) to when things go right for people has resulted in a burst of new streams of research and new knowledge about the psychology of high performance in people.
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Tags: acting appreciatively, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, change, employee engagement, leadership, management, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, practical positive psychology, psychology, sarah lewis, strengthening teams, strengths-based, team development
Posted in Change, Positive Psychology, Research, Team Development |
At the European Begiestring Organizations meeting in Manchester in November this year, a few of us had a conversation about how to engage with a request to help managers develop ‘active listening skills’ in a new, interesting and engaging way.
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Tags: acting appreciatively, active listening, ai, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative inquiry, appreciative listening, business psychology, communication, leadership, listening, management, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, psychology, sarah lewis
Posted in Appreciative Inquiry |
Difficult times loom ahead. Few of us feel at our brightest and most optimistic in the dark, cold days of January, February and March. How can we help maintain good cheer, hope and optimism amongst our staff, suppliers and customers? Here are some suggestions, maybe even a list of New Year resolutions!
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Tags: acting appreciatively, ai at work, appreciating change, appreciative enquiry, appreciative inquiry, business psychology, employee engagement, leadership, management, od, organisational development, positive psychology, positive psychology at work, practical positive psychology, psychology, strengthening teams, team development
Posted in Leadership, Organisational Development, Positive Psychology, Team Development |
