Dr. Mark Williamson, who is the Co-founder and Director of Action for Happiness. Since creating and launching Action for Happiness in 2011, Mark has engaged with a vast range of organizations, projects, and people on the topics of happiness, well-being, and resilience, including leading academics, major multinational corporations, public sector organizations, policymakers, schools, charities, and community organizations. He’s led the development of all of the Action for Happiness resources and activities and has spoken regularly on related topics at events and conferences across the UK and around the world.

In today’s episode, we’ll explore how Action for Happiness are helping to improve people’s wellbeing in workplaces and communities around the world.

Connect with Mark:

Website: actionforhappiness.org/

You’ll Learn:

• [02:04] - Mark explains how Action for Happiness became a global movement to improve people’s wellbeing.
• [04:09] - Mark shares how Action for Happiness has mobilized wellbeing champions around the world.
• [07:07] - Mark shares how Action For Happiness help bridges the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to improving people’s wellbeing.
• [10:27] - Mark explains how coaching circles can provide social support for people creating behavioral changes.
• [13:51] - Mark explains how to have meaningful conversations in workplaces about wellbeing behaviors.
• [15:58] - Mark shares an example of a company building wellbeing practices across their workplace.
• [17:57] - Mark explains why organizations will continue to invest in wellbeing programs over the next 12 months.
• [21:15] - Mark completes the lightning round.

Your Resources:

• Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift
• 10 Keys to Happier Living by Vanessa King
• A Fearless Heart by thupten jinpa

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

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You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Mark!

Paul Zak is the founding director of the Centre for Neuroeconomic Studies and professor of economics, psychology, and management at Claremont Graduate University. Paul is part of the team of scientists that first made the connection between oxytocin and trust, and this TED Talk on the topic has received over a million views. His latest book, Trust Factor, The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies uses neuroscience to measure and manage organizational cultures to inspire teamwork and accelerate business outcomes.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the effects of oxytocin on trust and how heightening the OXYTOCIN factors can help to build stronger and more effective teams in workplaces.

Connect with Paul:

Website: pauljzak.com
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You’ll Learn:

• [01:57] - Paul explains how neuromanagement works.
• [04:33] - Paul outlines the OXYTOCIN factors that workplaces can build to improve trust in organizations.
• [08:30] - Paul explains how to confidently share neuroscience findings as researchers continue to learn more about the brain.
• [14:34] - Paul shares the bottom-line benefits of trust in workplaces.
• [17:30] - Paul outlines the research on how oxytocin impacts people’s ability to trust.
• [21:28] - Paul shares why new studies have found oxytocin can stimulate envy.
• [23:17] - Paul completes the lightning round.

Your Resources:

• Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift
• Gwynne Shotwell's TED Talk
• Eat People by Andy Kessler
• Trust Factor by Paul J Zaj & Dan John Miller

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Paul!

Dr. Elaine O’Brien is an educator, trainer, author, presenter, speaker, and pioneer in the Health, Exercise, and Fitness Industry, as well as a leader in the burgeoning science of Applied Positive Psychology. She is CEO of Lifestyle Medicine Coaching & Training, a consultancy, & FitDance: Move2Love providing training, presentations, and program content development around positive health, whole fitness, optimal performance, exercise and aging well through the lifespan. Elaine delivers positive exercise programming, and training protocols to help boost motivation, exercise adherence, enjoyment, and whole health and wellbeing across domains and through the lifespan. 

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the psychology of human movement and the small steps you can take in workplaces to keep people’s bodies, hearts and minds functioning at their best.

Connect with Elaine:

Website: Elaine O'Brien (LinkedIn)

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You’ll Learn:

• [02:07] - Elaine explains the psychology of human movement and how understanding this can help to improve people’s wellbeing.
• [06:07] - Elaine shares why workplaces are becoming more intentional in finding ways to help people move more during their days to improve our ability to learn, connect and flourish.
• [08:22] - Elaine explains how workplaces can use energy breaks to improve people’s mood and sense of connection with each other.
• [12:16] - Elaine shares how energy breaks can be a great opportunity for people to practice their growth mindset, develop their strengths and engage their self-compassion.
• [14:32] - Elaine shares the latest thinking on how much movement we should be aiming for to maintain our wellbeing.
• [16:07] - Elaine offers some tips for workplaces wanting to engage their people in their more authentic, joyful and positive movement programs.
• [21:42] - Elaine completes the lightning round.

Your Resources:

• Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Elaine!

Rick Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at the Greater Good Science Centre at UC Berkeley, and New York Times bestselling author. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hard Wiring Happiness, and his newest book, Resilient, has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR.

In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about how to develop the traits of resilience to help people manage their levels of anxiety and stress in the workplace.

Connect with Rick:

Website: www.rickhanson.net/

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You’ll Learn:

• [02:12] - Rick explains why modern life is neurologically heightening our levels of anxiety.
• [04:38] - Rick explains how we can be more resilient in the face of constant change, uncertainty and complexity in workplaces.
• [07:37] - Rick shares the three simple steps people can take to build resilience practices.
• [10:48] -  Rick gives several quick techniques for improving resilience that take less than 5 minutes per day.
• [11:47] - Rick shares the 12 neurological muscles for resilience that people can build.
• [13:06] - Rick explains how the intensity of positive emotions impact our levels of resilience.
• [17:44] - Rick points out the difference between building positive emotions that are state-to-state and those that are sustainable traits that boost our resilence.
• [26:44] - Rick completes the lightning round.

Your Resources:

• Resilient by Rick Hanson
• Resilience training resource
• Fred Rogers acceptance speech

Thanks for listening!

Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.

Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free!

You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing.

Until next time, take care!  Thank you Rick!