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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Making Positive Psychology Work - Afterparty with Chelle, Paige and Michelle
09/24/2021
Making Positive Psychology Work - Afterparty with Chelle, Paige and Michelle
In this week's episode - join us for a chat and a laugh as we reminisce about the highs (and lows!) of 250 episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work. 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Thank you!
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Do You Have A Wellbeing Strategy? with Dr. Peggy Kern
09/03/2021
Do You Have A Wellbeing Strategy? with Dr. Peggy Kern
Dr. Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science within the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. Originally trained in social personality and developmental psychology, Peggy's research focuses on understanding, measuring, and supporting wellbeing across the lifespan. She works with schools and workplaces to examine strategies for supporting wellbeing and bridging gaps between research and practice and has published three books, over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, and most recently the wonderful and freely available Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education. In this week's podcast - our very last one ever – we explore what we’ve learned from 250 episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work and the best of these insights can be used to support wellbeing strategies in workplaces, schools, and communities." Connect with Peggy Kern: You’ll Learn: [03:55] - Peggy reflects on the evolution of the field of positive psychology and what it means practically for workplaces, for schools, for communities, when it comes to caring for our wellbeing. [09:04] - Michelle shares her reflections on how the application of positive psychology has evolved in workplaces, schools, and communities in recent years. [13:33] - Peggy explains why workplaces, schools, and communities are prioritizing the need for wellbeing strategies. [15:26] - Peggy recommends some of the key factors workplaces, schools, and communities might want to include in their wellbeing strategies. [19:47] - Michelle shares a case study of how large organizations pivot their wellbeing strategy to embrace thriving and struggle and what this has meant practically in terms of the changes they have made. [26:02] - Peggy reflects on the importance of building wellbeing literacy and having a shared – non pathologized – language to talk about how we are feeling. [29:47] - Michelle and Peggy reflect on how we can use the science of positive psychology wisely to help – rather than unintentionally harm – others. [34:17] - Michelle explains how she positions the science of positive psychology to clients in an effort to acknowledge its limitations and do no harm. [36:21] - Michelle shares new research on the benefits of combining wellbeing and mental health approaches in workplaces. [38:42] - Peggy and Michelle reflect on what’s next for the field of positive psychology. [45:27] - Peggy begins 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Peggy!
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Can You Unlock The Leader Within? with Halla Tómasdóttir
08/27/2021
Can You Unlock The Leader Within? with Halla Tómasdóttir
Halla Tómasdóttir is the CEO of the B Team, a group of courageous business and civil society leaders working together to transform business for a better world. Halla started her leadership career in corporate America, working for Mars and Pepsi-Cola. She was on the founding team at Reykjavik University, where she established the executive education department, founded and led a successful women's entrepreneurship and empowerment initiative, and was an assistant professor at the business school. She was the first female CEO of the Iceland Chamber of Commerce and later went on to co-found an investment firm with a vision to incorporate feminine values into finance. The company successfully survived the infamous economic meltdown in Iceland, and in 2016, Halla was an independent candidate for the president of Iceland, where she entered a crowded field of candidates and finished as the runner-up with nearly 30% of the vote. In this week's episode, we explore why we need to throw out the old leadership playbooks and unleash the authentic and principled leaders that can be found within each of us. Connect with Halla Tómasdóttir: You’ll Learn: [03:04] - Halla shares why she is on a quest to empower and inspire authentic, gender-balanced, and principal leadership. [08:39] - Halla explains why so many leaders remain stuck in a crisis of conformity despite the scientific and business evidence that supports authentic, gender-balanced, and principled leadership. [12:38] - Halla offers some practical tips to help us unlock the leader inside ourselves, regardless of our job title. [19:29] - Halla explains why we need to broaden our definition of success in order to create thriving organizations. [26:28] - Halla shares her hopes for what might be possible after the global pandemic if leaders were ten times bolder in how they led and the impact this could have on workplace wellbeing. [32:44] - Halla shares how Reset Dialogues can help our workplaces and communities be braver, bolder, and more integrated as we create a healthier and more successful future. [38:21] - Halla begins the lightning round! Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, pleaseshareit using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Halla!
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Do You Need A Wise Intervention? with Greg Walton
08/20/2021
Do You Need A Wise Intervention? with Greg Walton
Greg Walton, who's an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University. Much of Greg's research investigates psychological processes that contribute to major social problems and how wise interventions that target these processes can address such problems and help people flourish even over long periods of time. Dr. Walton's research has been recognized with awards from numerous organizations, including the American Psychological Society's Rising Star of the Year Award. And has been published in leading journals and covered in major media outlets all over the world. He's the co-editor of the Handbook of Wise Interventions: How Social Psychology Can Help People Change, and we are so honored to have him here with us today. In this episode, we explore how wise interventions - simple shifts to the way we make meaning of what's happening in the world around us - can have a big impact at work. Connect with Greg Walton: You’ll Learn: [03:05] - Greg explains what makes an intervention wise. [06:30] - Greg shares how wise interventions can improve our sense of belonging at work. [11:37] - Greg explains how wise interventions can leverage our need for accuracy. [13:32] - Greg shares our wise interventions can leverage our need for integrity. [18:00] - Greg explains when wise interventions are most likely to succeed. [25:39] - Greg begins 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Greg!
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What Do You Most Desire & Why? with Luke Burgis
08/13/2021
What Do You Most Desire & Why? with Luke Burgis
Luke Burgis, who's the entrepreneur in residence and director of programs at the Ciocca Centre for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America, where he also teaches business and develops new education initiatives. Luke's co-created and led four companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He is the founder and director of Fourth World Ventures, an incubator for people and companies that contribute to the formation of a healthy human ecology. And Luke's new book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life has just been released. In this week's episode we explore how desire impacts our wellbeing and the simple steps we can take to positively shape our desires for the good of ourselves and others. Connect with Luke Burgis: You’ll Learn: [02:39] - Luke explains why understanding what shapes our desire is an important part of caring for our wellbeing. [04:07] - Luke explains what mimetic desire is and how it influences our motivation. [06:49] - Luke helps us understand the social nature of desire and how different role models influence us. [08:56] - Luke offers tips for how we can keep our relationships with our role models healthy. [11:57] - Luke explains the difference between thick and thin desires. [14:10] - Luke discusses how having a hierarchy of values can help us navigate conflicts around thick desires. [16:45] - Luke helps us understand the positive and destructive cycles desire can energize. [19:15] - Luke explains how destructive cycles of desire can lead to toxic relationships and toxic cultures. [21:51] - Luke shares an example of how we can short circuit destructive cycles of desire. [24:53] - Luke offers some tips for how we can create positive cycles of desire in workplaces. [27:14] - Luke begins 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Luke!
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Could You Be A Positively Energizing Leader? with Kim Cameron
08/06/2021
Could You Be A Positively Energizing Leader? with Kim Cameron
Kim Cameron is a professor of management and organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He’s co-founder of the Centre for Positive Organizational Scholarship and professor of higher education in the school of education at the University of Michigan. Kim is recognized as among the top 10 organizational scholars in the world and his work on virtuousness, downsizing, effectiveness, corporate quality culture, and the development of leadership excellence has been most frequently downloaded on Google. He has also published more than 140 academic articles and 15 scholarly books, the most recent of which is Positively Energizing Leadership, which is due for release in August this year. In this week’s episode, Dr. Paige Williams talks to Prof. Kim Cameron about Positively Energizing Leadership. Connect with Kim Cameron: You’ll Learn: [03:47] - Kim explains the inherent tendency in all living systems that underpin positively energizing leadership [06:05] - Kim explains how the heliotropic effect translates into leadership and organizations [09:14] - Kim describes how we might recognize positive energy at work [10:42] - Kim describes how positively energizing leadership differs from other types of leadership [12:55] - Kim explains why we may not be a positive energizer for everyone [16:33] - Kim shares research that shows the impact positively energizing leadership has [21:47] - Kim shares examples of positively energizing leadership in action [27:29] - Kim explains how team members can help their leaders be more positively energizing [31:55] - Kim lets us know of the cautions and caveats we need to be aware of as we work to be a positively energizing leader [35:52] - Kim completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Kim!
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Can You Use Positive Emotion to Move Beyond Fear? with John Hagel
07/30/2021
Can You Use Positive Emotion to Move Beyond Fear? with John Hagel
John Hagel, who’s recently retired as a partner from Deloitte, where he was the founder and chairman of the Silicon Valley-based Deloitte Centre for the Edge, which focuses on identifying emerging business opportunities that are not yet on the CEO’s agenda. With more than 40 years of experience as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur, John has just released a new book, The Journey Beyond Fear, which addresses the psychology of change. And he’s also developing a series of programs to help people navigate through change at many levels. In this week’s episode, we chat with John Hagel, who helps us discover how positive emotions can help us move beyond fear. Connect with John Hagel: You’ll Learn: [02:20] - John shares why psychology is as important as strategy [04:31] - John shares how narratives help us move beyond fear [10:07] - John discusses the power of alignment with your personal and organizational narratives [13:07] - John outlines how the passion for the explorer helps us move beyond fear [17:39] - John discusses the benefits of productive friction in teams [20:48] - John explores learning platforms and how they might work [30:25] - John answers 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, John!
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Are You Happy Enough? with Robert Biswas-Diener
07/23/2021
Are You Happy Enough? with Robert Biswas-Diener
Robert Biswas-Diener, as we remember and savor the incredible research and life of his father, Ed Diener, who recently passed away. Over the last 40 years, Ed published hundreds of articles, amassing more than 250,000 citations. Ed’s earliest work focused on defining and establishing measures for happiness, and his satisfaction with life scale is the most widely used measure of wellbeing today. And has been cited 30,000 times. Ed’s w- later work focused on the relation of personality and of income to happiness, the cultural dimensions of happiness, the consequences of happiness, and happiness policies. Ed won the highest prize in psychology, The Distinguished Contribution to Science Award, was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. And was a founder of Perspectives of Psychological Science, and The Journal of Happiness Studies. In this week's episode, we honor and savor the research of Dr. Ed Deiner and discover what his 40 years of happiness research can teach us. Connect with Robert Biswas Diener: You’ll Learn: [02:34] - Robert explains how Ed Diener came to be known as Dr. Happiness and what made him such a highly respected researcher. [04:21] - Robert outlines Ed’s theoretical approach to happiness. [06:33] - Robert shares some of Ed’s conclusions about happiness based on his 40 years of research. [09:19] - Robert explains what Ed learned about how happiness can be measured and what this means practically for us as researchers and practitioners. [13:52] - Robert shares Ed’s concerns about the happiness pie and how we can help people to think more intelligently about what shapes their wellbeing. [18:24] - Robert explains how our happiness set point range works and why our happiness ebbs and flows over time. [22:40] - Robert explains how happiness policy can be enacted by governments. [24:55] - Robert challenges us to consider if we are happy enough. [26:53] - Robert shares Ed’s favorite happiness practices. [29:25] - Robert shares some of Ed’s favorite questions about happiness. [31:46] - The lightning round with Robert. 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Robert!
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Could Compassion Be Commercially Smart? with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak
07/16/2021
Could Compassion Be Commercially Smart? with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak
Stephen Trzeciak is a physician-scientist and chief of medicine at Cooper University Healthcare, and professor and chair of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Stephen specializes in intensive care medicine, and is a National Institutes of Health-funded clinical researcher, with more than 100 scientific journal publications. Currently, Stephen’s research has focused on a new field called Compassionomics. And he is the co-author of the best-selling book of the same name, which we are going to dive into in our discussion today. In this week’s episode, Dr. Paige Williams speaks with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak about his research into compassion and the difference it can make in organizations. Connect with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak: You’ll Learn: [02:05] - Stephen defines compassionomics [07:20] - Stephen describes what research suggests is the difference Compassionomics makes [10:36] - Stephen explains the impact of compassionomics in reversing the effects of burnout [19:16] - Stephen shares the surprising finding of how long it takes to put Compassionomics into action [22:46] - Stephen outlines the mindset that can help to bring compassionmics to life [29:40] - Stephen explains how we can create cultures of compassion [33:07] - Stephen completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Stephen!
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Can You Create A Great Place To Work? with Michael Bush
07/09/2021
Can You Create A Great Place To Work? with Michael Bush
Michael Bush is the CEO of Great Place to Work. The global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 best companies to work for list, and dozens of other distinguished workplace rankings all over the world. Driven by a love of business and an unwavering commitment to fair and equitable treatment, Michael joined Great Place to Work as CEO in 2015, bringing 30 years of experience leading and growing organizations. He’s also a former member of President Obama’s white house business council, and a founding board member of the private equity seed fund, Fund Good Jobs, which invests in small Inner-City businesses. In this week’s episode, we discover what the latest research suggests creates a great place to work and why prioritizing people’s wellbeing improves productivity and profitability. Connect with Michael Bush: You’ll Learn: [02:32] - Michael outlines the business case for companies to be great places to work. [04:39] - Michael shares the evidence-based factors that help people to feel happier at work. [08:18] - Michael explains how the global pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and a tense political environment impacted the happiness of workers. [13:28] - Michael explains why organizations who prioritized their people’s wellbeing over their financial wellbeing – even during uncertain times – fared better over the past year. [16:35] - Michael offers some tips for how workplaces can build trust with their people. [26:34] - Michael shares examples of how the best places to work are helping workers navigate the transition to a ‘new normal’ or work post-pandemic. [31:15] - Michael 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Michael!
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Do Our Projects Shape Our Personality? with Brian Little
07/02/2021
Do Our Projects Shape Our Personality? with Brian Little
Professor Brian R. Little has been a major innovator in the field of personality assessment and motivation, beginning when he received his Ph.D. in personality psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and most recently he has been the 2020 winner of the Henry A. Murray Award for distinguished research on the study of lives. He is currently a Senior Fellow in Person-Analytics at the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania, and Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is also a widely renowned educator, having received major awards for his teaching at a number of universities, including Harvard where for four consecutive years he was elected a Favorite Professor by his students. Along with Brian’s bestselling books – “Me, Myself and Us: The Science of Personality” and the “Art of Well-Being”; Brian has a very popular TED talk that has been viewed over 20 million times. In this week's episode, Brian Little shares insights from his innovative research on how our personal projects shape our personality. Connect with Professor Brian Little: You’ll Learn: [03:41] - Brian explains what shapes our personality. [06:48] - Brian discusses how personal projects contribute to our personality. [08:54] - Brian shares examples of how projects shape personality. [12:06] - Brian explains what it is to be ‘authentic’ when it comes to personality. [15:40] - Brian discusses how we express ourselves for individual flourishing can impact others. [17:50] - Brian describes how our personal project could enhance or compromise our wellbeing. [23:43] - Brian introduces us to ‘well-doing’ and the sustainable pursuit of our personal projects. [25:00] - Brian shares a tip on how we can better understand each other in the workplace. [28:15] - Brian 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Brian!
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Five Ways To Make Your Team Happier - with Nic Marks
06/25/2021
Five Ways To Make Your Team Happier - with Nic Marks
In this week's episode, we discover the five evidence-based approaches teams can playfully experiment with as they head back to the office to improve their resilience and wellbeing. Connect with Nic Marks: [free_product_purchase id="112024"] You’ll Learn: [02:47] - Nic explains how we can differentiate happiness and wellbeing in our workplaces [03:58] - Nic outlines the business case for investing in employee wellbeing. [06:45] - Nic outlines the five evidence-based ways we can improve the wellbeing and resilience of teams at work. [08:35] - Nic provides an example of how we can make hybrid working arrangements fairer for teams. [10:52] - Nic shares how leaders can help their teams strike the right balance of learning and challenge without burning people out. [12:29] - Nic explains why encouraging teams to playfully experiment as they work can boost psychological safety, creativity, and innovation. [15:17] - Nic shares how we can optimize meaning and purpose in our teams without creating passion fatigue for workers. [17:25] - Nic shares some suggestions on how teams can set healthy boundaries as they work together. [24:04] - Nic shares insights from the new World Happiness reports on the impact that COVID has had on worker wellbeing. [27:33] - Nic 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Nic!
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Do Your Leaders Have A THRIVE Mindset? with Dr. Paige Williams
06/18/2021
Do Your Leaders Have A THRIVE Mindset? with Dr. Paige Williams
Dr. Paige Williams is co-founder of The Leaders Lab and honorary fellow and researcher at the Centre for Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne. Paige creates practical evidence-based pathways to teach leaders how to leverage their energy attitudes and mindsets to benefit from the dynamic complex and uncertain environment in which most organizations now operate using the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking. And you can see how all of these ideas come together in her book, Becoming AntiFragile: Learning to Thrive through Disruption, Challenge, and Change. In this week's episode, we explore new research that explains how some leaders are supercharging the well-being and performance of themselves and their teams as they try to shape the new normal of work. Connect with Dr. Paige Williams: You’ll Learn: [02:45] - Paige explains why new data suggests that old leadership approaches are no longer working well in most workplaces. [06:08] - Paige shares how leaders are doing right now when it comes to their ability to navigate the uncertainty ahead. [07:23] - Paige explains why team members often have a different perspective on how their leaders are doing. [09:56] - Paige shares the impact leader’s work location – at home, in the office, or a hybrid – is having on the outcomes they can achieve. [11:42] - Paige helps us understand how leaders who are thriving in the midst of uncertainty do show up differently. [12:56] - Paige outlines the beliefs of a THRIVE mindset. [17:19] - Paige shares how leaders are creating cultures of care to support the wellbeing and performance of themselves and their teams. [19:27] - Paige shares why the frequency of care that leaders express makes a significant difference in what teams can achieve. [22:16] - Paige provides some practical tips for how leaders can create a care culture. [24:52] - Paige 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Paige!
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Are These Outdated Brain Myths Limiting Your Potential? with Lisa Feldman Barrett
06/11/2021
Are These Outdated Brain Myths Limiting Your Potential? with Lisa Feldman Barrett
In this week's episode, we bust the outdated myths about how our brains work and discover what the latest science really suggests about how we can work better with others. Connect with Lisa Feldman Barrett: You’ll Learn: [03:29] - Lisa explains what the latest research suggests about how our brains really work and what they are best for? [06:21] - Lisa shares how our brains are structured like a network, to share the information that makes up the experiences and actions of our lives. [08:16] - Lisa shares why our brains are predicting organs and what this might mean practically for us as we go about our work. [15:12] - Lisa explains how our brains are impacted by each other as we work together. [20:16] - Lisa explains the 5Cs of the human brain and how these help us to create a social reality as we work together. [33:14] - Lisa shares how we can use our brains to more intelligently navigate the socially constructed worlds in which we live. [35:51] - Lisa 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Lisa!
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Can You Build Bridges of Connection? with Carol Kauffman
06/04/2021
Can You Build Bridges of Connection? with Carol Kauffman
In this week’s episode, Dr. Paige Williams chats with Associate Professor Carol Kauffman, who shares her insights into how leaders can more effectively build bridges of connection with their people. Connect with Carol Kauffman: You’ll Learn: [02:17] - Carol shares her favorite question to help build leadership capacity and impact [05:48] - Carol explains how we can overcome ego through a shift in perspective [09:14] - Carol suggests how we can shift to a more constructive leadership perspective [10:37] - Carol shares how to build bridges with people who are reluctant for connection [14:28] - Carol explains the risk of resilient leaders missing compassion [17:18] - Carol explains a technique to build bridges in feedback conversations [20:08] - Carol shares a guiding principle to use when ‘coaching up’ [28:35] - Carol 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Carol!
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Is Your Workplace Psychologically Safe? with Dr. Sandra Bloom
05/28/2021
Is Your Workplace Psychologically Safe? with Dr. Sandra Bloom
In this week's episode, we explore how workplace wellbeing programs can benefit from understanding the best practices of trauma theory and attachment theory. Connect with Dr. Sandra Bloom: [free_product_purchase id="108735"] You’ll Learn: [02:49] - Sandra explains what trauma theory can teach us about caring for each other in workplaces. [04:38] - Sandra outlines why attachment theory can teach us about caring for each other in workplaces. [06:30] - Sandra shares how trauma theory and attachment theory can help us to care for wellbeing in workplaces. [10:09] - Sandra explains how workplace wellbeing approaches can balance the science of human flourishing with the science of human suffering. [11:49] - Sandra offers some tips for how we can create sanctuaries of wellbeing in our workplaces. [18:05] - Sandra shares why we need a safety plan in addition to a wellbeing plan. [20:06] - Sandra offers some tips for how we can build more psychologically safe organizational cultures. [24:08] - Sandra explains the importance of balancing rights and responsibilities in order to avoid abuses of power in our workplaces. [33:31] - Sandra 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Sandra!
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Are You Embracing Neurodiversity? with Dr. Nancy Doyle
05/21/2021
Are You Embracing Neurodiversity? with Dr. Nancy Doyle
Dr. Nancy Doyle is a Chartered Psychologist, in organizational and occupational psychology and the founder and owner of Genius Within, a social enterprise dedicated to facilitating neurodiversity inclusion. Her work has included advising NGOs, international and national civil servants, and political groups, as well as working with organizations towards a future where all Neurominorities are able to maximize their potential and work to their strengths. Nancy is also a Research Fellow with Birkbeck, University of London. And In 2019 she was recognized by the British Psychological Society with an award for her contribution to Policy Impact in Occupational Psychology. In this week's episode, Dr. Nancy Doyle talks us through the wonderful benefits of a neurodiverse workforce and how we can best support this. Connect with Nancy Doyle: You’ll Learn: [02:38] - Nancy explains what neurodiversity is. [07:55] - Nancy shares what are considered Neurominorities. [10:06] - Nancy shares where labeling people’s neurodiversity began. [14:01] - Nancy shares some of the future labels neurotypicals might be given as our work changes in the future. [19:02] - Nancy shares where we can get started growing more inclusive workplaces for Neurominorities. [23:00] - Nancy shares what everyone should know about supporting Neurominorities in workplaces. [24:55] - Nancy 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Nancy!
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How Can Your Team Protect Each Other From Burnout? with Paula Davis
05/14/2021
How Can Your Team Protect Each Other From Burnout? with Paula Davis
In this week’s episode, we explore how teams and leaders can work together to lower the risk of burnout. Connect with Paula Davis: You’ll Learn: [02:46] - Paula explains why addressing burnout has become such a big issue in workplaces in recent years. [05:00] - Paula defines the difference between burnout and stress. [08:51] - Paula shares why we need to cause approach – and not simply a symptoms approach – to addressing burnout in workplaces. [12:20] - Paula explains why teams play such an important role when it comes to addressing burnout. [14:34] - Paula shares some of the simple steps teams can take to lower the risk of burnout. [18:49] - Paula explains how tiny noticeable things in teams can have a big impact on burnout. [23:06] - Paula provides some suggestions on what leaders can do to positively impact their team’s stress level and try to decrease burnout. [33:19] - Paula completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Paula!
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Can You Help Create A Net Thriving Culture at Work? with Jim Harter
05/07/2021
Can You Help Create A Net Thriving Culture at Work? with Jim Harter
Jim Harter, Ph.D. is chief scientist for Gallup’s Workplace and Management and Well-Being Practises. Jim is the primary researcher and author of the first large-scale, multi-organization study to investigate the relationships between work-unit employee engagement and business results. This study currently includes 2.7 million employees across 54 industries in 96 countries. In this week’s episode, Jim Harter shares his insights from the latest Gallup research to help us understand how to create a Net Thriving Culture at work. Connect with Jim Harter: You’ll Learn: [02:29] - Jim explains how thriving is defined in 'Wellbeing at Work' [03:54] - Jim explains the research that underpins this definition of thriving [06:45] - Jim unpacks a measure of thriving that all organizations can use [08:41] - Jim explains the five factors that can help us move from struggling to thriving [10:53] - Jim explains how the Gallup Net Thriving Score fills a gap in well-being measurement [13:39] - Jim shares the new findings from his research about thriving and employee engagement [18:38] - Jim explains how we can create net thriving at the team level [22:07] - Jim suggests how leaders can take a more holistic approach to creating well-being at work [26:46] - Jim Describes the experience of a net thriving culture [28:59] - Jim suggests practical ways we can help create a net thriving culture [31:03] - Jim Shares some cautions and caveats we need to be aware of [34:55] - Jim completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Jim!
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Can You Help Your Community Thrive Despite the Struggle? with Dr. Peggy Kern
04/30/2021
Can You Help Your Community Thrive Despite the Struggle? with Dr. Peggy Kern
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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Peggy!
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Do You Have a Positive Strategy for Gaslighting? with Dr. Robin Stern
04/23/2021
Do You Have a Positive Strategy for Gaslighting? with Dr. Robin Stern
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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Robin!
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Which Positive Psychology Interventions Work Best? with Scott Donaldson
04/16/2021
Which Positive Psychology Interventions Work Best? with Scott Donaldson
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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Scott!
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Can You Be Commercial and Compassionate? with Rasmus Hougaard
04/09/2021
Can You Be Commercial and Compassionate? with Rasmus Hougaard
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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Rasmus!
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Can You Achieve The Goals That Matter Most To You? with Dr. Grace Lordan
03/25/2021
Can You Achieve The Goals That Matter Most To You? with Dr. Grace Lordan
Dr. Grace Lordan is the founding director of the Inclusion Initiative, director of the master’s in behavioral science, and an associate professor in behavioral science at the London School of Economics and political science. Grace’s research is focused on understanding why some individuals succeed in life and others don’t and she’s an expert on the effects of bias, discrimination, and technology and how these changes impact us. She’s also an expert advisor to the UK government sitting on their skills and productivity board and her academic writings have been published in top international journals and her new book Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want has just been released. In this week’s podcast, we explore how to set and reach the future goals that matter most to us, even in the face of limited time, limiting stories, and our tendencies to self-sabotage. Connect with Dr. Grace Lordan: You’ll Learn: [03:00] - Grace explains why our future selves are often underachievers when it comes to the goals that we set. [05:13] - Grace offers some tips to help us think bigger when it comes to our five years goals. [07:31] - Grace explains why learning goals and not just performance goals hold the keys to our success [09:18] - Grace explains how we can reclaim the time – even in our very busy lives – to achieve the goals that matter most to our future selves. [13:35] - Grace shares how carrots and sticks can be used to help us prioritize time for achieving our goals. [16:17] - Grace cautions us on how our biases can cause us to self-sabotage when it comes to achieving our goals. [20:22] - Grace offers some advice for navigating the limitations other people’s stories, beliefs and biases might place on us when it comes to achieving our goals. [24:50] - Grace shares how we can fuel our resilience as we work towards achieving our goals. [31:15] - Grace completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Grace!
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Can You Navigate Hard Changes? with Michael Bungay Stanier
03/18/2021
Can You Navigate Hard Changes? with Michael Bungay Stanier
Michael Bungay Stanier, who helps people be a force for change. Best known for his book, The Coaching Habit, Michael’s learning and development company, Box Of Crayons, trains hundreds of thousands of managers to be more coach-like, and their clients range from Microsoft right through to Gucci. In this week’s podcast, we explore how to navigate hard changes more effectively by leveling up our individual and organizational curiosity. Connect with Michael Bungay Stanier: You’ll Learn: [02:28] - Michael explains the difference between easy change and hard change. [06:51] - Michael explores how our definitions for successful change may need to be updated. [10:46] - Michael offers some tips to help us tell less and ask more in order to create the changes we want. [14:22] - Michael shares some simple questions we can ask to help us stay curious and open as we create change. [17:05] - Michael provides some simple prompts to help us tame our advice-giving monsters. [20:47] - Michael explains why creating a habit of asking questions will probably take us longer than 21 days. [23:27] - Michael shares why celebrating is an important part of helping us to persist with new behaviors. [26:12] - Michael outlines what workplaces can do to encourage and support organizational curiosity. [28:13] - Michael shares his one best question to ask in workplaces. [30:30] - Michael completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Michael!
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Is Your Organization Authentizotic? with Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
03/11/2021
Is Your Organization Authentizotic? with Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries
Manfred Kets de Vries is a distinguished clinical professor of leadership development and organizational change at INSEAD, whose work explores the interface between management science, psychoanalysis, development psychology, evolutionary psychology, neuroscience, psychotherapy, executive coaching, and consulting. Manfred is one of the pioneers in the field of global leadership. He has published more than 400 academic papers and is the author, co-author, or editor of 52 books, including his most recent publication, The CEO Whisperer: Meditations on Leadership, Life, and Change. In this week’s episode, we explore what makes an organization authentizotic, and we uncover strategies leaders can use to help people feel engaged and wholly alive in the workplace. Connect with Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries: You’ll Learn: [02:29] - Manfred shares what an 'authentizotic' organization is. [03:08] - Manfred shares the factors leaders can focus on to help create authentizotic organizations. [06:30] - Manfred shares how leader group coaching can help an organization become more authentizotic. [08:14] - Manfred shares examples of team coaching activities. [14:41] - Manfred shares a real-life example of the power of the self-portrait activity [16:12] - Manfred shares how to begin becoming a more authentizotic leader. [17:01] - Manfred shares some cautions and caveats of doing this work. [18:34] - Manfred completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Manfred!
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How Happy Are Your People At Work? with Eric Karpinski
03/04/2021
How Happy Are Your People At Work? with Eric Karpinski
Eric Karpinski has been on the cutting edge of bringing positive psychology tools to workplaces for over 10 years with clients that include Intel, Facebook, IBM, T-Mobile, and many others where he has helped managers and executives lead with positive emotions to drive team productivity, engagement, and performance. He is a key member of Shawn Achor’s GoodThink team and Eric’s new book, Put Happiness to Work, has just been released and we highly recommend it. In this week’s episode, we explore tiny evidence-based actions and habits you can take to improve levels of happiness and engagement for yourself and others as you work. Connect with Eric Karpinski: You’ll Learn: [ 02:54] - Eric explains why employee engagement is generally done wrong in most workplaces. [05:12] - Eric outlines the differences between happiness and wellbeing in workplaces. [11:51] - Eric outlines the two different groups of employees who are likely to benefit most from happiness and wellbeing strategies in workplaces. [14:51] - Eric shares how putting stress to work can help improve employee happiness. [19:39] - Eric explains how embracing the negative can also help to make workers feel happier. [23:18] - Eric provides some examples of team habits that can be used to improve happiness and engagement for workers. [28:19] - Eric offers some tips on overcoming the challenges leaders and workplaces often face in implementing these happiness habits consistently. [30:41] - Eric completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Eric!
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Can You Help People Stand Out As They Fit In? with Stefanie K Johnson
02/25/2021
Can You Help People Stand Out As They Fit In? with Stefanie K Johnson
Stefanie Johnson is an associate professor of management at the University of Colorado, whose research focuses on the intersection of leadership and diversity. Stef works with companies to implement evidence-based practices to reduce unconscious bias and increase inclusion. She is a member of the MG 100 Coaches, was selected for the 2020 Thinkers50 Radar List, and is the author of the National Bestseller, Inclusify, harnessing the power of uniqueness and belonging to build innovative teams. In this week’s episode, we explore how supporting people to stand out whilst creating a sense of belonging can help us to thrive at work. Connect with Stefanie K Johnson: You’ll Learn: [ 02:33] - Stef shares how we can more confidently engage in the diversity and inclusion conversation with each other, even when it’s awkward. [05:41] - Stef explains why we each long to stand out and fit in and the challenges and opportunities this creates for inclusion. [07:37] - Steph shares how leaders can help to create more diverse and inclusive teams where different ideas and approaches are respected and valued. [12:03] - Stef shares how organizations can reduce gender bias & support women in the workplace [15:24] - Stef shares what her research shows helps to minimize unconscious bias [29:04] - Stef Shares what listeners can try practically to bring this to life in their own workplaces [32:31] - Stef explains the cautions & caveats we may need to be mindful of, as we do this work. [35:06] - Stef completes 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Stef!
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What Good Are Positive Emotions? with Barbara Fredrickson
02/18/2021
What Good Are Positive Emotions? with Barbara Fredrickson
Dr. Barbara Fredrickson is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s among the most highly cited and influential scholars in psychology and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and her general audience books, Positivity and Love 2.0 have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Dr. Fredrickson’s scholarly contributions have been recognized with numerous honors and her work has influenced scholars and practitioners worldwide within education, business, healthcare, the military, and beyond, and she’s regularly invited to give keynotes nationally and internationally. In this week’s podcast, we explore how positive emotions can help to broaden our minds and build our emotional, social and physical well-being. Connect with Dr. Barbara Fredrickson: You’ll Learn: [ 02:58] - Barb explains why her research suggests we need to intentionally prioritize positivity in order to care for our wellbeing. [04:36] - Barb shares why positivity needs to be heartfelt. [08:17] - Barb explains why it’s important to be mindful about when to reach for positivity and when to sit with our more uncomfortable emotions. [10:51] - Barb shares her latest thoughts on positivity ratios and what we should be aiming for when it comes to the amount of positive emotion we experience. [13:27] - Barb outlines what studies are discovering about the impact positive emotions have on caring for our physical health. [14:38] - Michelle 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Barb!
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Can We Make Mentoring Extraordinary? with Belle Rose Ragins
02/11/2021
Can We Make Mentoring Extraordinary? with Belle Rose Ragins
Dr. Belle Rose Ragins is a Sheldon B. Lubar professor of management at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. She’s an expert in the field of mentoring, diversity, and positive relationships at work. Dr. Ragins has co-authored and edited a number of books. She’s an elected fellow of five professional associations, a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholar, and past editor of The Academy of Management Review. She’s also received numerous Lifetime Achievement Awards. Her research has over 20,000 citations, and she was recently recognized in Stanford University’s Top Two Percent of Scientists in the World. In this week’s podcast, we explore high-quality mentoring relationships and the positive impact they can have on diversity and inclusion initiatives. Connect with Dr. Belle Rose Ragins: You’ll Learn: [ 02:55] - Belle describes high-quality mentoring relationships and shares why they’re important. [04:09] - Belle paints a picture of who is mentoring in workplaces and what we want this to look like. [07:18] - Belle discusses by mentoring is particularly important for marginalized and disadvantaged groups in workplaces. [13:29] - Belle shares how mentoring can support diversity and inclusion initiatives for the whole of workplace change. [16:09] - Belle highlights what steps we can take to go from ordinary mentoring relationships to extraordinary mentoring relationships. [21:45] - Belle shares the immediate next steps we can take to open ourselves up to being mentors. [23:16] - Belle explains what leaders need to know to ensure their mentoring programs are achieving the outcomes they hope for. [26:42] - Belle 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 . 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 to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care! Thank you, Belle!
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