E207 | Why Positive Psychology is for Everyone with Dr Vikki Barnes

How do you get people to bring their authentic selves to work? By building a culture of psychological safety in the workplace, says clinical psychologist, Dr Vikki Barnes. 

With 10 years working in the NHS delivering psychology services to patients with mental health issues under her belt, and designing and leading the national wellbeing programme across the Virgin Group, Vikki subsequently set up her own business called Positive Wellbeing. 

With Positive Wellbeing, she tries to bring the science of clinical psychology of positive psychology to those organisations she works with and tries to help them get the best from their people. 

In this episode, Vikki discusses the Google programme Project Aristotle, how you can build psychological safety in the workplace, how to get people into flow, and how you can get people to be authentic and bring their best selves to work. 

So, to learn how you can implement positive psychology in your workplace, download and listen to The Melting Pot today. 

Book recommendations

Brene Brown - Daring Greatly

Wild Guides

On today’s podcast:

• The positive psychology movement
• The business benefit of positive psychology
• Getting into a state of flow
• Learning happy hormones

Links:

• Twitter – @DrVikkiBarnes
• LinkedIn – Dr Vikki Barnes
• Website – Dr Vikki Barnes