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Making Positive Psychology Work

If 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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Can You Help Your Community Thrive Despite the Struggle? with Dr. Peggy Kern 0
Apr 30, 2021

Peggy is an associate professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at the University of Melbourne. Her research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why and she has published 3 books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. Danielle is a registered psychologist, and the Co-Founder of The Wellbeing Lab, and the Co-Creator of The PERMAH Wellbeing Survey.

In this week's episode, we discover the practical steps communities are taking to care for people’s well-being, even in the face of significant struggles.

Connect with Dr. Peggy Kern:

You’ll Learn:

  • [02:41] Peggy explains how people are managing to thrive even in the face of challenging circumstances.
  • [07:32] Peggy shares the factors interpersonal, intrapersonal and external factors that appear to be supporting people’s wellbeing.
  • [13:07] Peggy outlines how people can boost their levels of thriving across their communities, even in the face of struggle.
  • [16:46] Peggy offers some insights into the greatest causes of struggles and how these can be reduced in communities.

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, Peggy!

Do You Have a Positive Strategy for Gaslighting? with Dr. Robin Stern 0
Apr 23, 2021

Dr. Robin Stern is the co-founder and associate director for the Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence and an associate research scientist at the Child Study Centre at Yale. She is a licensed psychoanalyst with 30 years of experience treating individuals, couples, and families, and also does consulting work with schools both nationally and across the globe, as well as with large corporations, including Facebook and Google on best practice, practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training, outreach, and product design.

In this week’s podcast, we explore what gaslighting is, how it can play out in our workplaces, and positive strategies we can employ when faced with it.

Connect with Dr. Robin Stern:

You’ll Learn:

  • [02:23] - Robin shares with us what gaslighting is.
  • [04:01] - Robin shares what gaslighting can look like at work.
  • [06:04] - Robin shares an example of gaslighting at work.
  • [09:49] - Robin shares the impact gaslighting has on people in the workplace.
  • [11:05] - Robin explains how gaslighting is something that builds up over time and chips away at your confidence.
  • [13:01] - Robin shares how we’re not born gaslighters and that this is something we learn. 
  • [14:05] - Robin shares what motivates a person to gaslight another.
  • [16:59] - Robin shares the signs you’re experiencing gaslighting.
  • [19:72] - Robin shares positive strategies to use when experiencing gaslighting.
  • [21:40] - Robin shares preemptive strategies for tackling gaslighting.
  • [26:55] - Robin enters the lightning round.

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, Robin!

Which Positive Psychology Interventions Work Best? with Scott Donaldson 0
Apr 16, 2021

Scott Donaldson is a post-doctoral scholar in evaluation, statistics, and measurement at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine Moores Cancer Centre. Scott’s research focuses on the design, measurement, and evaluation of individual workplace and community-based well-being interventions and has been published in leading journals.

In this week’s episode, we explore which positive psychology interventions have been found to be the most effective in workplaces, and why.

Connect with Scott Donaldson:

You’ll Learn:

  • [03:15] Scott explains what Dr. Seligman’s PERMA theory of wellbeing suggests about caring for our wellbeing.
  • [06:20] Scott shares some of the recent concerns about the PERMA wellbeing theory researchers have been discussing.
  • [13:10] Scott shares the additional wellbeing factors his research has been uncovering.
  • [15:39] Scott explains the impact studies are finding workplace wellbeing can have on workplace outcomes.
  • [20:37] Scott shares how different modes of delivery positive psychology interventions have a different impact on outcomes.
  • [22:58] Scott explains what his recent meta-analysis has found were the most effective positive psychology interventions for workplaces.
  • [25:17] Scott shares what studies are finding about the impact of wellbeing on performance.

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, Scott!

Can You Be Commercial and Compassionate? with Rasmus Hougaard 0
Apr 9, 2021

Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and managing director of Potential Project. He’s recognized by the Thinkers50 as one of the most important emerging business thinkers and leaders in the world. He writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes and lectures at the world’s leading business and executive education schools like IMD, Rotman, and IESE. Rasmus has led more than 1,500 keynotes and workshops, and he’s recognized as the leading global authority on training the mind to be focused, effective, and clear for great leadership, performance, innovation, and resilience.

In this week’s podcast, we find out about the difference between compassion and empathy and how wise compassionate leadership is the most effective way to lead our teams.   

Connect with Rasmus Hougaard:

You’ll Learn:

  • [02:51] - Rasmus shares what it means to do hard work the human way.
  • [04:59] - Rasmus Explains why we need to go beyond compassion.
  • [09:30] - Rasmus describes the four skills that underpin wise-compassionate leadership.
  • [14:45] - Rasmus explains the benefits for leaders and teams of wise-compassionate leadership.
  • [19:16] - Rasmus shares some examples of wise-compassionate leadership from his research.
  • [22:43] - Rasmus explains the cautions and caveats we need to be aware of as we do this work.
  • [24:12] - Rasmus shares with us what his research data shows about whether men or women are better wise-compassionate leaders.
  • [25:57] - Rasmus enters the lightning round!

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, Rasmus!

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