How often have you heard someone boast that they had worked 70 hours last week? Were you impressed and envious or did you think the speaker was either exaggerating or inefficient? Why do some take pride in proving that their work is more effortful, difficult, or even painful than that of others? In too many cases, this need to feel indispensable comes at the expense of one’s health and happiness.
Coaching as a Science, an Art, and a Discipline
BOOK REVIEW: Positive Psychology Coaching by Robert Biswas-Diener and Ben Dean (John Wiley, 2007).
This book is about a powerful body of theoretical and scientific knowledge that can be applied to coaching. It takes the reader through the basic concepts and philosophical approaches in the field and introduces […]
I was talking recently to the head of Executive Education at a business school here in the UK about Positive Psychology. It was going well, I thought – and then he asked me one of those beautifully simple, yet outrageously complex questions, “So what does this all mean a leader should do differently?” Not how […]
When we face setbacks or challenges resilience is essential - helping us think flexibly and accurately about how to deal with the situation and building our ‘psychological capital’ over time. The Penn Resiliency Program teaches such skills to young people and the research suggests that this helps them solve problems and decreases their chances […]
Topics: All, Business, Decision-Making, Habits, Resilience
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Every so often as an HR Executive I was lucky enough to attend a very special event that included dinner in a nice restaurant and a West End show. Although the food and the entertainment was always good that wasn’t what set the evening apart – it was the people. Most were from either sales, […]
Organizations are obsessed by the quick decision. Meetings have to have actions as an outcome, and that means decisions have to be made there and then. We all get used to hearing a presentation or proposal and having to decide.
Last Sunday was a warm balmy evening here in the UK (yes, really) and my husband […]
Emma is the founder of Positive Organizations applying the principles of Positive Psychology to the world of work through coaching, leadership development and links with academia. She is an HR professional and experienced consultant who has worked at the Executive Level for organizations such as Pepsi, Abbott and ICI. She holds a degree in Software […]
Topics: All, Author Bios
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