Making Positive Psychology Work

Jody Hoffer Gittell is a professor at Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Jody's research explores how people contribute to high-performance outcomes through their coordination with each other, and she's the Executive Director of the Relational Coordination Research Collaborative and Principal Investigator of the Relational Society Project. Jody, in these roles, brings together scholars and practitioners to build relational coordination for positive impact all over the world. In this week's episode, we explore how we can collaborate more effectively and joyfully as we work together, even in the midst of uncertainty and disruption. Connect with Jody Hoffer Gittell: https://www.jodyhoffergittell.info/ You'll Learn: [02:56] - Jody explains the process of relational coordination and how it can help us bring out the best in each other in workplaces. [05:08] - Jody shares the research findings from more than 70 empirical papers on the potential benefits of relational coordination in workplaces. [10:23] - Jody offers some tips for leaders to support better relational coordination in their teams. [14:28] - Jody explains how workplaces can support leaders in moments of crisis to reach for relational – rather than technical – responses. [17:03] - Jody shares her thoughts on how leaders can balance the need for control and autonomy in our relationships during periods of crisis. [19:41] - Jody explains how relational co-ordination approaches can help us navigate change more confidently and effectively. [21:55] - Jody offers tips for creating shared goals in teams and workplaces. [23:48] - Jody shares how teams can create shared accountability around their goals. [26:17] - Jody enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group Humble Leadership by Edgar Schein 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 of 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, Jody!

Today we're talking to Dr. Paige Williams, co-founder of the Leaders Lab, an honorary fellow, and researcher at the Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne. Paige works to create practical evidence-based pathways that use the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking to help leaders leverage their energy, attitudes, and mindsets to benefit from the dynamic, complex, and uncertain environment in which most organizations now operate. She is determined to help leaders move beyond just the need for resilience so that they can become anti-fragile. This is the focus of her new book, Becoming Anti-fragile, Learning to Thrive Through Disruption, Challenge, and Change, which we're going to explore together today. In this week's episode, we explore how we can leverage the physical, emotional, and mental energy, attitude and mindsets of anti-fragility to create positive change. Connect with Dr. Paige Williams: https://drpaigewilliams.com/ You'll Learn: [02:30] - Paige explains what antifragility is and why it is important. [04:27] - Paige shares some real-life examples of antifragility in action. [07:14] - Paige explains the robust principles that we can use as touchstones to becoming antifragility. [09:45] - Paige explains why energy, attitude, and mindsets are the building blocks to being antifragile. [13:17] - Paige explains the nuances of energy – the physical, mental and emotional components. [15:10] - Paige describes antifragile attitudes. [17:43] - Paige describes the antifragile mindset. [21:17] - Paige explains how to scale up antifragile principles and building blocks for teams and organizational systems. [26:00] - Paige enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group Letting Go by Dr. David Hawkins 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 of 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, Paige!

Today we're talking to Robert Emmons, who's a professor of psychology at the University of California. Bob's research focuses on the Psychology of Gratitude and joy as they relate to human flourishing and wellbeing. Bob has authored over 200 original publications in peer-reviewed journals or chapters written or edited eight books, including The Psychology of Gratitude. He is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and public events and has his groundbreaking work on gratitude featured in dozens of popular media outlets all over the world. Bob is also the founding editor and editor in chief of The Journal of Positive Psychology. In this week's episode, we explore how the practice of gratitude can help us care for wellbeing in workplaces and the practical things leaders and teams can do to practice affirmation and recognition of each other. Connect with Robert Emmons: https://emmons.faculty.ucdavis.edu/ You'll Learn: [02:30] - Bob defines gratitude for us. [04:27] - Bob shares some of the common misunderstandings people have about gratitude when it comes to improving wellbeing. [07:14] - Bob explains the bottom-line benefits for prioritizing gratitude in workplaces. [09:45] - Bob shares what recent studies have found in terms of how gratitude works neurologically. [13:17] - Bob explains how the practice of gratitude can help leaders and teams feel psychologically safe. [15:10] - Bob offers some tips for how the best ways to express gratitude in workplaces. [17:43] - Bob offers some advice to ensure our expressions of gratitude are authentic. [21:17] - Bob shares what the research is finding in terms of the most effective forms of expressing gratitude. [26:00] - Bob enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group The Book of Joy 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 of 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, Bob!

Today we're talking to professor Christian Van Nieuwerburgh. Christian is a leading academic and practitioner in the field of coaching in education. He's a professor of coaching and positive psychology at the University of East London and executive director of Growth Coaching International, a Sydney based global coaching provider for the education sector. In this week's podcast, we explore the skills and art that enable us to be effective coaches. Connect with Christian Van Nieuwerburgh: https://www.growthcoaching.com.au/ You'll Learn: [02:55] - Christian explains what makes coaching so effective for development and growing wellbeing. [05:12] - Christian shares the top two skills coaches should develop. [07:25] - Christian shares the 'art' of coaching and how we can lean into this opportunity to make our coaching more effective. [13:30] - Christian highlights what coaches should be considered when supporting people faced with uncertainty and disruption. [37:20] - Christian enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group Humble Enquiry by Edgar Schein 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 of 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, Christian!

Dr. Judith Beck, expert in cognitive behavior therapy, discusses its use in workplaces for wellbeing. Topics include: examples of CBT support, research benefits, changes in therapy, safe workplace applications, tips for personal wellbeing at work.

Meg Wheatley, organizational consultant, discusses challenges and opportunities for leaders in uncertain times. She emphasizes the importance of compassion, trust, and creating 'islands of sanity' in leadership. Exploring self-awareness and emotional triggers for effective leadership is key to fostering a positive work culture.

Sheila Heen, a negotiation expert, discusses why learning to receive feedback is crucial at work and shares tips on how to overcome feedback triggers. She explains the impact of feedback on performance and wellbeing, differentiates between types of feedback, and offers strategies for effective feedback reception. The podcast emphasizes the role of leaders in modeling feedback culture for psychological safety and explores enhancing well-being through meaningful conversations and self-compassion.

Consultant Cliff Kayser discusses the importance of polarity thinking in workplaces, offering examples of balancing polarities like 'me and we' and 'us and them.' He shares case studies from healthcare and law enforcement, emphasizing the need for common sense but not common practice in implementing polarity thinking.

Valorie Burton is the founder and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute and a best-selling author, international speaker, and life strategist. Valorie has a master's in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her company provides coaching, coach training, and resilience training and has served clients in all 50 American states and 15 countries on six continents. Since 1999, she has written 13 books on personal development, including the best sellers Successful Women Think Differently and What's Really Holding You Back? And she's been featured in media outlets around the world. In this week's episode, we explore how to practice racial empathy in workplaces and the simple steps workers can take to be respectful and effective white allies. Connect with Valorie Burton: https://valorieburton.com/ You'll Learn: [03:13] - Valorie explains how the murder of George Floyd caused her to speak out on the need for racial empathy. [07:28] - Valorie shares why in order to become unstuck on the issue of racism in workplaces we need to start telling the truth. [11:29] - Valorie helps us understand why it often difficult for people of color to talk about what's happening and the impact that racism has on them at work. [15:07] - Valorie offers suggestions for how white allies can help better support people of color in their workplace. [21:39] - Valorie provides some tips for how people of color – if they wish – can encourage white allies to take action. [25:16] - Valorie explains people of color often don't need help from white allies but do need them to listen. [29:46] - Valorie enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward Baptist 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 of 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, Valorie!

Dr. Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist – and Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of Positive Psychology for life, school, and work. She is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology, was the recipient of an International Positive Psychology Fellowship Award, has lectured on Applied Positive Psychology as a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Coaching Psychology Unit, at the University of Sydney for ten years, and is an Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. On top of all of that, Suzy has just released her brand new book called – The Positivity Prescription. In this week's podcast, we explore what 'wellbeing coaching' is and how we can make this more accessible in workplaces. Connect with Suzy Green: http://www.thepositivityinstitute.com.au/ You'll Learn: [02:42] - Suzy shares what wellbeing coaching is and how it differs from other types of coaching. [04:39] - Suzy paints a picture of what a wellbeing coaching experience might be like. [06:33] - Suzy explains what makes coaching particularly effective when it comes to improving people's wellbeing. [08:50] - Suzy highlights what might be holding back workplaces from engaging wellbeing coaching. [11:10] - Suzy how we might make coaching more accessible to workplaces. [13:19] - Suzy discusses the questions and cautions we should be considering when it comes to offering group coaching. [16:05] - Suzy shares the three Ms for building positivity. [18:04] - Suzy shares practical ways to enhance our mindfulness, mindset, and mood. [21:12] - Suzy enters the lightning round. Your Resources: MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris & Steven C. Hayes PhD 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 of 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, Suzy!