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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.

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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:

• https://www.peggykern.org/

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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Peggy!

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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:

• https://bteam.org/

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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Halla!

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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:

• https://www.wiseinterventions.org/

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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Greg!

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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:

• https://lukeburgis.com/

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!

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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:

• https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/

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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Kim!

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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:

• https://www.johnhagel.com/

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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, John!

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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:

• http://www.intentionalhappiness.com/

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.

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Robert!

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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:

• https://www.compassionomics.com/

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

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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, Stephen!

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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:

• https://www.greatplacetowork.com/

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

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Michael!

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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:

• http://www.brianrlittle.com

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.

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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, Brian!

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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:

• https://fridaypulse.com/

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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...

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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!

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, Nic!

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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:

• https://www.michellemcquaid.com/theleaderslab/leadingtothrive/

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...

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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, Paige!

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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:

• https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/

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...

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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, Lisa!

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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:

• https://carolkauffman.com/

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...

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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, Carol!

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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:

• https://www.geniuswithin.co.uk/

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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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://nonkilling.org/center/

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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:

• https://www.geniuswithin.co.uk/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The World Needs All Kinds of Minds: TED Talk by Temple Grandin * Books by Thomas Armstrong

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In this week’s episode, we explore how teams and leaders can work together to lower the risk of burnout.

Connect with Paula Davis:

• https://stressandresilience.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://brenebrown.com/ * http://kellymcgonigal.com/

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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:

• https://www.gallup.com

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Dying For a Paycheck by Jeffrey Pfeffer

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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:

• https://www.peggykern.org/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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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:

• https://robinstern.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Permission to Feel by Marc Brackett

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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:

• https://www.scottdonaldsonphd.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Good Business by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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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:

• https://www.potentialproject.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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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:

• https://www.lse.ac.uk/PBS/People/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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want by Grace Lordan * Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat * https://howtoacademy.com/

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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:

• https://www.mbs.works/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://boxofcrayons.com/ * Reinventing Social Change by Nell Edgington * Change: How to Make Big Things Happen by Damon Centola & James Fouhey

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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:

• https://www.kdvi.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * http://www.ketsdevries.com/

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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:

• https://puthappinesstowork.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Think Again by Adam Grant

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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:

• https://drstefjohnson.com/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Flourish by Martin Seligman

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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:

• https://peplab.web.unc.edu/

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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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:

• https://uwm.edu/ragins-belle-rose

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! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Stacey Abrams TED Talk - 3 Questions to Ask Yourself

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Dr. Meg Warren is an Assistant Professor of Management at Western Washington University. Meg’s award-winning research uses a positive psychology approach to study how individuals from relatively privileged groups can serve as allies to marginalized outgroups. She’s a co-editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing and the lead editor of two books, Scientific Advances in Positive Psychology and Toward a Positive Psychology of Relationships.

In this week’s episode, we explore what the latest research is finding on how we can be better allies in workplaces and why many workplace diversity and inclusion policies fail to make a positive difference.

Connect with Dr. Meg Warren:

• https://megwarren/home

You’ll Learn: * [ 03:15] - Meg offers some advice for how we can more readily step into conversations about allyship with each other, even when we’re worried about saying the wrong things. * [07:07] - Meg shares how researchers define who is in a relatively privileged group and who is in a marginalized outgroup. * [09:57] - Meg shares how researchers define allyship. * [11:12] - Meg offers insights from her research on why and how exceptional allies show up for marginalized groups in workplaces. * [15:22] - Meg explains why the top-down enactment of diversity policies often have unintended negative consequences in workplaces and how these can be avoided. * [17:58] - Meg shares new research on a simple and quick allyship intervention in workplaces that has been found to boost feelings of inclusion and vitality. * [22:48] - Meg explores how allyship behaviors and psychological safety may be intertwined. * [24:37] - Meg offers some cautions and caveats for helping people to build the skills to be more effective allies. * [25:32] - Meg enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Making the Impossible Possible by Kim Cameron & Marc Levine

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Dr. Michael Maddaus is a retired professor of thoracic surgery at the University of Minnesota, who has trained with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer to teach self-compassion. Michael currently works with individuals and with surgical groups to help them enhance their resilience and ability to thrive.

In this week’s podcast, we discover how investing in small daily wellbeing behaviors can help workers to build a resilience bank account that helps them to avoid burnout.

Connect with Dr. Michael Maddaus:

• https://michaelmaddaus.com/

You’ll Learn: * [ 03:23] - Michael defines the three domains of burnout. * [05:49] - Michael explains what radical acceptance of emotional exhaustion might look like practically in our jobs. * [07:00] - Michael shares what radical acceptance of cynicism might look like practically in our jobs. * [08:45] - Michael explains what radical acceptance of depersonalization might look like practically in our jobs. * [10:05] - Michael shares some tips for how workplaces can support people experiencing burnout. * [12:33] - Michael explains how a resilience bank account can help protect us from burnout at work. * [14:58] - Michael offers some practical approaches to keep our resilience bank accounts topped up. * [20:14] - Michael shares some practical examples of how teams can support each other’s resilience bank accounts. * [26:19] - Michael enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Molecule of More by Daniel Lieberman, Tom Parks & Michael Long * Women @ Work Podcast

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Peter Senge, who has been at the forefront of organizational learning since publishing his classic text, The Fifth Discipline, in 1990, provided theories and methods to foster aspiration, develop reflective conversation, and understand complexity in service of shaping learning orientated organization cultures. Throughout Peter’s work with leading organizations around the world, he’s been asking, “How do we create the conditions for people to work together at their best, cultivating the innate system’s intelligence that is our birthright, but is all but lost in modern culture.” As an engineer by training, Peter’s work has always emphasized tools and methods, not for their own sake, but as vehicles for building individual and collective capacities. And these approaches have been captured in the many books he’s published.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how to embrace the uncertainty and complexity of navigating change and unlocking learning in our workplaces.

Connect with Peter Senge:

• https://www.solonline.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:57] - Peter explores if we need new measures of success when it comes to determining if workplace change efforts have succeeded or failed. * [06:22] - Peter explains why the complexity of change in workplaces is often misunderstood. * [11:32] - Peter offers tips for how we can create more cultures of learning to help us navigate workplace uncertainty and change in 2021. * [16:12] - Peter explains how we can better navigate the creative and emotional tension that exists between our hopes for the future and our current reality. * [21:50] - Peter shares why workplaces need healthy leadership communities, rather than leaders as heroes, to support change. * [24:17] - Peter explains why the desire for continual growth creates changes challenges in workplaces. * [28:49] - Peter offers guidance for our workplaces can leverage complexity to help them create more successful changes. * [32:30] - Peter enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Healing Collective Trauma by Thomas Hübl

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Today we’re talking to Vikki Reynolds, who’s an activist and therapist who works to bridge the worlds of social justice with community work and therapy. An adjunct professor, she’s written and presented internationally on her work, responding to the opioid catastrophe, refugees and survivors of torture, and supporting violence, mental health, substance abuse, housing, and shelter counselors in gender and sexually diverse communities.

In this week’s episode, we explore how to find our zone of fabulousness and the power of collective accountability in the face of work experiences that can lead to “burnout”.

Connect with Vikki Reynolds

• https://vikkireynolds.ca/

You’ll Learn: * [01:47] - Vikki explains why our approaches to vicarious trauma and burnout in workplaces need re-thinking. * [03:33] - Vikki shares how we can each find our Zone of Fabulousness when it comes to helping others at work. * [04:45] - Vikki explains why the goal of ‘safe enough’ rather than psychological safety may serve us better when it comes to sustaining connection with each other. * [08:26] - Vikki offers some tips to help us resist the politics of politeness and instead embrace the potential value of discord. * [10:45] - Vikki explains the power of collective accountability to enact our ethics. * [23:40] - Vikki enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we're talking to Michael Platt, a Penn Integrates Knowledge professor with appointments in the Department of Neuroscience, the Department of Psychology, and the Department of Marketing in the University of Pennsylvania. Michael works at the intersection of economics, psychology, and neuroscience, and he is a former president of The Society for Neuroeconomics. Michael's work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Guardian, and National Geographic and his new book is called The Leader's Brain.

In this week’s episode, we explore how understanding more about how our brain's work can help us to thrive at work.

Connect with Michael Platt:

• http://plattlabs.rocks/

You’ll Learn: * [01:47] - Michael shares why neuroscience is of relevance to leaders & workplaces * [03:33] - Michael shares why our brains crave a sense of certainty * [04:45] - Michael shows how leaders can create cohesive & effective teams * [08:26] - Michael shares how we can keep the social networks in our brain firing even when working remotely * [10:45] - Michael shares how our brain's processing capacity impacts our reality * [14:34] - Michael shares what leaders can do to communicate effectively given the brain's processing limitations * [20:41] - Michael shares ways that leaders can approach accountability, to help us have more productive outcomes * [22:18] - Michael shares how a leaders style of leadership can trigger a response in the brain * [23:40] - Michael enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Books by Neal Stephenson * Books by David Mitchell

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Today we’re talking to Jessica Amortegui, who’s the Senior Director of Learning & Development at LinkedIn where she designs and delivers programs for leaders and teams. Equipped with a conviction that we are all in beta-mode, Jess believes her work is much more than the opportunity to do what we do best. It’s a training ground to become our most evolved selves.

In this week’s episode, we explore how LinkedIn’s development programs are helping their leaders to pivot and embrace their vulnerability to improve performance.

Connect with Jess Amortegul:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessamortegui/

You’ll Learn: * [02:38] - Jess explains how workplaces can create safe and effective training grounds for their people to become their most evolved selves. * [04:47] - Jess shares how we all get stuck sometimes in performing, pleasing, proving, and perfecting and the impact this has on how we show up to our work. * [06:51] - Jess outlines how LinkedIn has been helping its leaders to pivot during a year of extreme uncertainty and disruption. * [12:09] - Jess shares how LinkedIn is designing a new leadership program to help their leaders embrace their vulnerability. * [17:15] - Jess explains how LinkedIn is helping their leaders to turn their learnings about the importance of purpose, strengths, and vulnerability into consistent actions. * [27:16] - Jess enters the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Burnout by Amelia & Emily Nagoski

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Today we’re talking to Professor Edgar Shein and Peter Shein. Ed and his son Peter together co-founded the Organizational Culture and Leadership Institute (OCLI.org) and have together published the award-winning Humble Leadership and Culture + Change + Leadership: The Corporate Culture Survival Guide, along with the upcoming second edition of Humble Inquiry that will be released in 2021.

Ed is Professor Emeritus of MIT’s Sloan School of Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Harvard University, has consulted and published extensively, and has been the recipient of two-lifetime achievement awards. Peter’s unique work draws on 30 years of industry experience in marketing and corporate development at technology pioneers including Apple, SGI, Sun Microsystems, and numerous internet start-ups.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how humble leadership and humble inquiry can help to improve our workplace cultures.

Connect with Edgar & Peter Schein:

• http://www.scheinocli.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:07] - Ed shares clarifies what is culture and how we can shape it. * [05:10] - Peter shares what Humble Leadership is and why it matters to workplaces and their culture. * [09:13] - Ed gives us an insight into what Humble Inquiry is and what role it plays in Humble Leadership. * [13:09] - Peter shares some of the barriers to inquiry. * [16:49] - Ed highlights some practical tips for growing an attitude and approach of Humble Inquiry in workplaces. * [22:18] - Peter shares where performance measurement and humble inquiry can collide. * [24:52] - Ed and Peter enter the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute * Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux * Book by Bob Johansen

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Margaret Heffernan, who’s an entrepreneur and the author of six books, including her most recent Uncharted: How To Map The Future. Margaret’s Ted talks have been seen by over 7 million people around the world. She is also the lead faculty for the Forward Institutes Responsible Leadership Program, and she mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the difference between complicated and complex systems, and how we can help people to care for their wellbeing as they navigate unpredictable and challenging work environments.

Connect with Dr. Margaret Heffernan:

• http://mheffernan.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:33] - Margaret explains why studies suggest we can only confidently plan the future in workplaces for approximately 150 days at a time. * [06:29] - Margaret helps us explore the difference between a complicated world and a complex world and what this means for caring for wellbeing in workplaces. * [11:39] - Margaret provides an example of how workplaces can help people successfully navigate complexity. * [18:16] - Margaret outlines the capabilities we need to prioritize in workplaces to help people more confidently navigate complexity. * [22:03] - Margaret explains why thinking of ourselves as artists rather than managers may serve us better in the future in workplaces. * [27:47] - Margaret explores why thinking of ourselves as artists rather than managers may make us more resilient at work. * [31:22] - Margaret takes on the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * TED Talk - Barry Schwartz: Our Loss of Wisdom

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Today we’re talking to Doctor Tim Lomas, a Senior Lecturer in Positive Psychology at the University of East London. Tim completed his Ph.D. with a thesis focusing on the impact of meditation on men’s health. And, since then, Tim has published over 70 papers and 11 books relating to wellbeing, linguistics, mindfulness, Buddhism, gender, art, cross-cul- cultural inquiry. His work has been featured in articles in prominent publications, like Time and The New Yorker.

In this week’s episode, we explore the third wave of positive psychology recently published in the Journal of Positive Psychology and what leaders can be saying and doing to help team members navigate the complexity of our time.

Connect with Tim Lomas:

• https://www.drtimlomas.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:21] - Tim explains the wave metaphor by sharing his views of the first wave when positive psychology was formalized as a field. * [03:09] - Tim explains the second wave. * [06:11] - Tim explains the third wave. * [09:25] - Tim explains what teams can be thinking about in riding the third wave. * [13:54] - Tim shares how his research on language fits into this third wave. * [15:49] - Tim shares how paying attention to words is important for cross-functional and global teams. * [17:59] - Tim takes on the lightning round.

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://wakingup.com/

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In this week’s podcast, we discover how to soar into your individual or collective purpose at work with four simple but powerful questions to help us navigate uncertainty.

Connect with Jackie Stavros:

• http://www.soar-strategy.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:51] - Jackie shares why purpose is so powerful in moments when work and life feel chaotic. * [05:31] - Jackie explains how an appreciative inquiry approach can help us to discover the best of what is and what is possible to surface our purpose. * [07:45] - Jackie gives us four simple questions to help us SOAR into our purpose. * [11:08] - Jackie shares an example of how the four SOAR questions can be used to surface your what and why. * [15:48] - Jackie explains how teams and workplaces can use the four SOAR questions to help surface a shared sense of purpose. * [18:33] - Jackie offers advice for aligning people’s individual purpose with the purpose of a team or organization. * [21:22] - Jackie shares how teams and workplaces drive radical change in 2021. * [23:56] - Jackie explains why it’s never too soon to reach for purpose in a team or workplace. * [25:51] - Jackie gives us an exercise to help keep our sense of purpose in balance so we don’t burn ourselves out. * [28:11] - Jackie completes the lightning round

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz * A Bit of Optimism Podcast

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In this week’s episode, we explore how building a personal highlight reel can be effective in understanding our strengths, and dan shares with us the results of his research on the impact this has for individuals and teams.

Connect with Dan Cable:

• http://dan-cable.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:39] - Dan shares why we may struggle putting our strengths to use in our daily lives * [04:23] - Dan explains the three-step process to the personal highlight reel * [07:10] - Dan explains why the personal hi-light reel is effective * [09:49] - Dan explains the impact that doing the personal highlight reel might have in your life * [13:57] - Dan shares the bottom-line outcomes for workplaces of focusing on people's strengths * [14:51] - Dan provides some tips to help us with self-reflection * [22:45] - Dan shares how creating a personal highlight reel helps us have an impact in the world * [24:26] - Dan describes some cautions and caveats to be aware of with the personal highlight reel * [26:17] - Dan completes the lightning round

Thanks for listening! * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Give & Take by Adam Grant * Redirect by Tim Wilson

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In this episode, we explore how it's possible to adapt and thrive, even under extreme circumstances at work and in life as Dan explains how two simple questions can move us towards a thrivers mindset that renews us, or a victim, bystander, or controller mindset that drains us.

Connect with Dan Diamond:

Website: dandiamondmd.com

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You’ll Learn: * [02:37] - Dan explains how power and purpose shape a thriver’s mindset and how it can improve our performance and wellbeing at work. * [04:40] - Dan shares how our victim, bystander, controller, and thriver mindsets get shaped and how we can free ourselves of mindsets that don’t serve us well. * [09:13] - Dan offers some practical steps we can take to move towards a thriver mindset more consistently at work. * [16:12] - Dan shares tips for how leaders can help their teams cultivate more thriver mindsets when times are tough. * [22.49] - Dan explains how we can be intelligent thrivers who don’t burn ourselves out in an effort to help others. * [25:12] - Dan Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

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Today we’re talking to Doctors Peter and Susan Glaser, who have spent their lifetimes researching and teaching people how to connect through conscious communication. Life and business partners for 40 years, they have published three books, including the highly acclaimed Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion, and more than 40 research articles, as well as working with Fortune 500 companies all over the world, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Sony to name a few.

In this week’s episode, we explore the simple skills that can improve our ability to listen in ways that help us to understand and persuade each other.

Connect with Peter & Susan Glaser:

• https://www.theglasers.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:37] - Peter and Susan explain why studies suggest that being quiet might be the most powerful way to persuade others. * [05:59] - Susan and Peter explain how different conversations at work require us to listen more to others. * [07:16] - Peter and Susan explain why listening can be so hard for so many of us. * [09:46] - Susan and Peter share some tips to help us really listen to understand rather than just making it sound like we’re listening. * [12:46] - Peter and Susan offer some practical tips for those of us who really struggle to listen even when we’re trying hard to give other people more talk time. * [15:37] - Susan and Peter explain how we can consciously communicate with each other when conversations are challenging. * [22:17] - Peter & Susan enter the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * The Nurture Effect by Anthony Biglan * Brene Brown * Kelly McGonigal

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Michele Zanini is the co-founder of the Management Lab, with the wonderful Gary Hamel where they help forward-thinking organizations become more resilient, innovative, and engaging places to work. Together, they recently wrote the bestselling book, Humanocracy, creating organizations, as amazing people inside of them, and their work is featured in the Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal.

In this week’s episode, we explore the simple steps we can each take to make our workplaces more human-centered and less bureaucratic.

Connect with Michele Zanini:

• https://hackmyorg.humanocracy.com/welcome

You’ll Learn: * [04:33] - Michele explains what studies are finding about the value of embedding humanity over bureaucracy when it comes to caring for worker’s wellbeing and improving performance. * [11:16] - Michele offers some practical steps teams can take to move towards a more human-centric approach to working together. * [17:06] - Michele explains how you can create a movement in your workplace to be more human-centered. * [20:45] - Michele explains how leaders can help enable change activists across their workplace. * [25:03] - Michele enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * The Age of Heretics by Art Kleiner * Humanocracy by Gary Hamel & Michelle Zanini

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Today we’re talking to Professor David Clutterbuck, who is one of the early pioneers of developmental coaching and mentoring – and co-founder of the European Mentoring & Coaching Council. Author of more than 70 books, including the first evidence-based titles on coaching culture and team coaching, he is a visiting professor at four business schools. He also leads a global network of specialist mentoring and coaching training consultants, at Coaching and Mentoring International.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how to build a coaching culture.

Connect with Professor David Clutterbuck

• https://davidclutterbuckpartnership.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:29] - David shares the value of having a coaching culture. * [04:42] - David describes how mentoring is often wrongly described as advising. * [06:47] - David explains the place of teams in creating a coaching culture. * [09:22] - David explains what’s at the heart of building a team’s coaching ability. * [11:47] - David shares what immediate step we can take to grow our team’s coaching capability. * [12:25] - David shares how people can role model and grow a team coaching approach. * [14:43] - David shares how we can start taking a self-coaching approach with our teams. * [16:33] - David enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Peggy Kern, who is an associate professor at the Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education. Peggy’s research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why, including understanding and measuring healthy functioning, identifying individual and social factors impacting life trajectories, and systems informed approaches to wellbeing. She has published three books and over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.

In this week’s episode we explore the hot-off-the-research-desk findings of how workers are caring for their wellbeing after a year of continuous uncertainty and disruption, and the three simple skills we all need to thrive at work.

Connect with Peggy Kern

• https://www.peggykern.org/

You’ll Learn: * [04:30] - Peggy shares what the latest data has found about caring for workers' wellbeing when the circumstances around us are dramatically changing. * [09:32] - Peggy explores how workers' ability to thrive and their confidence to navigate struggle impacts their wellbeing and resilience. * [13:20] - Peggy shares why when we measure wellbeing in workplaces and the impact of our efforts to help people to care for our wellbeing we need to see the people behind the numbers. * [17:06] - Peggy offers insights into how our wellbeing changes over time when we’re investing our energy and effort in caring for our wellbeing at work. * [19:14] - Peggy provides examples of three of the most important capabilities workplaces can invest in when it comes to helping workers to care for their wellbeing. * [26:57] - Peggy offers some tips for what workplaces can do practically to care for wellbeing at a systems level. * [29:15] - Peggycompletes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Lost Connections by Johann Hari

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Today we’re talking to Anne Scoular, a former diplomat, Citibank trained international banker, and organizational psychologist, who is recognized as one of the five leading experts in business coaching globally by the Harvard Business Review. Much in demand for her expertise, Anne has served on a number of expert panels and policy committees, and she is the author of The Financial Times Guide to Business Coaching.

In this week’s episode, we explore how coaching can transform leadership and organizations, and Anne helps us understand how we can bring a coaching mindset to the work that we do every day.

Connect with Anne Scoular:

• https://www.meylercampbell.com/ft-guide-2nd-edition

You’ll Learn: * [01:41] - Anne explains how organizational coaching differs from mentoring and other types of coaching. * [03:21] - Anne explores why coaching is so important for leaders right now. * [04:51] - Anne talks us through her framework for different styles of coaching leaders can use. * [09:09] - Anne shares examples of the positive impact she has seen in organizations when leaders coach. * [12:33] - Ann explains how workplaces can build an organizational capacity for coaching. * [16:48] - Anne shares what we can do in our own workplaces to develop coaching capacity and skills * [17:50] - Anne completes the Lightning Round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group

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Today we’re talking to Dominic Price who is the Work Futurist at Atlassian Software, an Australian multinational that develops products for software development, project management, and content management including our teams’ all-time favorite tool, Trello. Dom has responsibilities spanning seven global research and development centers, and he is the in house team doctor who helps Atlassian scale by being ruthlessly efficient and effective with one eye on the future, and he’s personally run hundreds of sessions with Atlassian’s teams globally to help them build healthy and high-performing teams.

In this week’s episode, we explore evidence-based, playful practices to improve the health and performance of teams – even in the midst of challenges.

Connect with Dominic Price:

• https://www.atlassian.com/blog

You’ll Learn: * [02:22] - Dom shares his insights on some of the biggest changes that you think workplaces might face when it comes to trying to bring out the best in their people as they start to look ahead to 2021. * [05:41] - Dom explains how Atlassian are finding ways to bring out the best in their teams and create a better normal, in response to the challenges of COVID-19. * [11:45] - Dom explains how the changes in where people are working as a result of COVID-19 pose new diversity and inclusivity challenges for many workplaces. * [17:33] - Dom offers some tips for helping leaders shift their mindsets and embrace the creation of healthy and high performing teams as the most important of their role in workplaces. * [23:23] - Dom shares his favorite approaches to improve the health and performance of teams. * [28:41] - Dom explains why 75% of teams report being dysfunctional and how we can minimize the challenges that make workers feel this way. * [32:46] - Dom enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * https://pattymccord.com/ * http://andywalshe.com/

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Today we’re talking to Tal Ben-Shahar, a serial entrepreneur, a lecturer, and author, whose books have translated in more than 25 languages. You may know him from having taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership.

In this week’s episode, we learn important lessons from the most popular course at Harvard ten years later and what business leaders and practitioners can do to be more effective at positive psychology interventions.

Connect with Tal Ben Shahar:

• http://www.talbenshahar.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:06] - Tal explains why people were so interested in taking his psychology course at Harvard University ten years ago when it became the most popular course at the school. * [04:20] - Tal explains what gets lost when leaders do not know how to be well. * [07:03] - Tal shares some examples of what his students from ten years ago are doing differently as today’s leaders. * [11:33] - Tal explains the tipping point philosophy for change. * [14:56] - Tal explains his integrative whole-being model called SPIRE. * [17:06] - Tal explains what practitioners can keep in mind as they facilitate positive change in workplaces. * [21:49] - Tal explains what myths we need to be mindful of as we work to create positive change. * [27:29] - Tal enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Books by Tony Schwartz

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Lindsey Godwin, who is a professor of management at the Stiller School of Business at Champlain College in Vermont, and the academic director of the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry. A practitioner and possibility-iser, Lindsey has a passion for helping individuals and organizations leverage their potential through strength-based change and is a sought after international speaker, consultant, and facilitator whose work has been published in a variety of journals and books, and presented at conferences around the world.

In this week’s episode, we discover the three things workplaces are doing to successfully navigate change even in the midst of uncertainty and disruption.

Connect with Dr. Lindsey Godwin:

• https://lindseygodwin.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:19] - Lindsey shares the most intriguing findings from a new study of 1,400 Australian workers on how they are navigating change during this very uncertain and unusual time. * [05:27] - Lindsey explains why despite the fact that it is often reported most workplace changes fail, so many participants in the current study reported that their teams and workplaces were thriving despite COVID and economic disruption. * [10:56] - Lindsey shares why the way we measure the success of change in most workplaces fails to capture the complex and iterative nature of changing human behavior. * [15:43] - Lindsey explains how leaders can help their people navigate change more successfully. * [20:25] - Lindsey explains when a tell-and-control change approach from leaders can be beneficial in workplaces. * [23:40] - Lindsey shares why our ability to have coaching conversations with others might positively impact the outcomes we’re able to achieve and our wellbeing. * [26:29] - Lindsey enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Leading From the Emerging Future by Otto Scharmer * Theory U by Otto Scharmer

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Gail Gazelle, who is a former hospice physician, part-time Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor, and Master Certified Coach for physicians. Over the past decade, Gail has coached hundreds of physician leaders on leadership development, mindfulness, and building resilience. Her passion is to provide physicians the resilience skills not covered in training that make the difference between burnout and surviving the marathon of a medical career. Gail is also a long-time mindfulness practitioner and teacher and has recently released a book called – ‘Everyday Resilience. A Practical Guide to Build Inner Strength and Weather Life’s Challenges ’.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how we can reduce burnout in our workplaces.

Connect with Dr. Gail Gazelle:

• https://www.gailgazelle.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:01] - Gail shares what’s leading to physician burnout. * [04:05] - Gail paints a picture of burnout culture for physicians and what it can cost them. * [05:31] - Gail shares how the pandemic has changed the world of physicians. * [06:56] - Gail explores why coaching is an effective method of supporting people in high burnout professions. * [09:53] - Gail shares three things leaders and coaches should be focusing on when it comes to supporting people facing burnout. * [12:51] - Gail puts a spotlight on how we can build a culture that reduces burnout. * [15:05] - Gail shares the most essential thing we should be aware of in the face of burnout. * [17:15] - Gail highlights one thing everyone should start doing today to grow their resilience to buffer against burnout. * [18:30] - Gail enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Lucy Hone TED Talk on Resilience

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In this week’s podcast, we explore how to integrate our brains to care for our wellbeing and enhance our performance at work – especially when we’re feeling uncertain or insecure.

Connect with Dan Siegel:

• https://www.drdansiegel.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [03:15] - Dan explains why interpersonal neurobiology offers important insights for all of us when it comes to caring for wellbeing in workplaces. * [06:20] - Dan offers some tips for helping leaders to understand the potential practical impacts of harnessing interpersonal neurobiology as we work. * [08:01] - Dan explains why we need to integrate all the parts of our brains in order to care for our wellbeing and improve our performance at work. * [11:45] - Dan provides some practical, easy-to-apply examples to help integrate the different parts of your brain as you work. * [16:24] - Dan shares some tips on how we can create better neurological integration in our relationships with others as we work. * [19:17] - Dan shares how leaders can help people feel seen, safe, soothed, and secure as we work together. * [24:15] - Dan offers some recommendations on the role of leaders as more people experience and share their traumas in workplaces – for example as a result of COVID. * [29:13] - Dan completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt it | Jennifer L. Eberhardt

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In this week’s episode, we explore how traditional models of organizing in workplaces stifle innovation and creativity. Gary helps us understand what we can do to fuel collaboration, resilience, and leadership in our workplaces.

Connect with Gary Hamel:

• http://www.garyhamel.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:56] - Gary explains how we can recognize ways in which bureaucracy stifles creativity and innovation in our own organizations and contexts. * [05:08] - Gary describes what human-centric principles can look like in organizations. * [10:23] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Ownership. * [14:28] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Meritocracy. * [17:03] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Markets. * [19:41] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Community. * [21:55] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Openness. * [23:48] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Experimentation. * [23:48] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Paradox. * [23:48] - Gary suggests how we can start to help our own workplaces become more human-centered. * [23:48] - Gary provides caveats and cautions as we help to create more humanocratic workplaces. * [26:17] - Gary completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Judith Beck, who is a clinical professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the president of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy.
Judith is a prolific author, clinician, and educator in the field of mental health, and has written several books for professionals and for consumers about cognitive behavior therapy, made hundreds of presentations around the world, and continues to treat clients through Beck Institute’s in-house clinic, and has won numeral awards for her contributions to the field of CBT.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how cognitive behavior therapy can be safely used in workplaces to help leaders and staff care for their wellbeing.

Connect with Judith Beck:

https://beckinstitute.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:13] - Judith explains what cognitive behavior therapy is and provides an example of how it can support our wellbeing. * [06:20] - Judith shares some of the research findings on the benefits of cognitive behavior therapy when it comes to caring for our wellbeing. * [09:08] - Judith explains how cognitive behavior therapy has changed over the last decade to tap into research on motivation, purpose, and resilience. * [13:38] - Judith offers some examples of how cognitive behavior therapy can be safely used in workplaces – particularly in the midst of COVID-19. * [18:04] - Judith provides three tips on how we can use cognitive behavior therapy to care for our own wellbeing at work. * [23:05] - Judith enters for the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Martin Seligman's books.

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Today we’re talking to Margaret Wheatley, Co-founder and President of The Berkana Institute, an organizational consultant since 1973, a global citizen since her youth and a prolific writer.

Meg began caring about the world’s peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in postwar Korea. She received her doctorate in organizational behavior from Harvard University in 1979 just as the field of OD was forming and has been honored for her groundbreaking work by many professional associations, universities, and organizations. She has authored nine books, including the classic leadership and the new science and of my personal favorite, Who Do We Choose To Be?

For the past five years, Meg has been training leaders and activists from 35 countries as Warriors for the Human Spirit, an in-depth training program and path of service supported by a robust global community. Her most recent work is a CD, The Warrior Songline, A Journey into Warriorship Guided by Voice and Sound.

In this week’s episode, we explore the challenges and opportunities for leaders in the world right now when their ability to control uncertainty has never been more challenging. Meg helps us understand how leaders can adjust their approaches to have a more positive impact on their people and their workplaces.

Connect with Meg Wheatley:

• http://www.margaretwheatley.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:55] - Meg describes what the challenges and opportunities are for leaders in the world right now. * [05:12] - Meg explains why traditional models and thinking about leadership are no longer relevant. * [07:25] - Meg describes how leaders need to be warriors of the human spirit * [13:30] - Meg explores why leaders who show care, compassion and appreciation bring out the best in themselves and others * [19:06] - Meg describes the ‘enlightened leadership’ that is needed in the world right now * [21:59] - Meg outlines three elements to ‘enlightened leadership’ * [27:25] - Meg describes the importance of context for ‘enlightened leadership’ * [28:41] - Meg explains how leaders can consciously choose to be warriors of the human spirit * [30:58] - Meg relieves us of the burden of being ‘change-makers’ for other leaders * [33:55] - Meg introduces us to Islands of Sanity * [37:20] - Meg enters for the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chodron

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Sheila Heen is an expert on managing difficult negotiations, a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, and a founder of Triad Consulting. Sheila often partners with executive teams, helping them work through conflict, repair working relationships, and make sound decisions together and her clients include Apple, HSBC, Unilever, and Pixar among others. She is the co-author of the New York Times business bestseller Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most and more recently Thanks For The Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Even When It’s Off-Base, Unfair, Poorly Delivered and Frankly, You’re Not in the Mood).

In this week’s podcast, we explore why receiving feedback can be so challenging at work, and how we can unhook from our feedback triggers to make the most of the gift we are being given.

Connect with Sheila Heen:

• https://stoneandheen.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:45] - Sheila explains why learning to receive feedback is a skill that we should all be building. * [05:29] - Sheila outlines the research findings on how being able to receive feedback impacts people’s performance and wellbeing at work. * [07:37] - Sheila shares the three different triggers that can make hearing feedback difficult to hear. * [11:26] - Sheila explains the three different types of feedback people are given at work and why it helps to be clear about the purpose of the feedback we’re giving and receiving. * [16:07] - Sheila offers tips for us to be present and really hear and make the most of the feedback we’re given. * [20:04] - Sheila explores how growth mindsets can help us lean into giving and receiving feedback better. * [24:09] - Sheila explains why the ability of leaders to receive feedback well helps to improve psychological safety in teams. * [26:33] - Sheila enters for the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group

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Cliff Kayser is a consultant who brings 25 years of experience with senior-level OD internal positions with the Washington Post and the National Cooperative Bank, as well as his external consultancies and coaching practice with experienced and successful partners, polarity partnerships and the Institute for the Polarities of Democracy. Cliff is on faculty at American university’s master’s in OD, and a coaching fellow for George Mason University Center for the Advancement of well-being, which is where he and I met.

In this week’s episode, we explore how to balance “either/or” thinking with the need for “and” so we honor competing polarities when it comes to the way we work together.

Connect with Cliff Kayser:

• https://www.experienceit.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:40] - Cliff explains what polarity thinking is and why it matters in workplaces. * [02:26] - Cliff offers some examples of the common polarities workplaces have been grappling with over the last 12 months. * [03:38] - Cliff explains how teams and workplaces can navigate the polarities of “me and we” and “us and them”. * [06:07] - Cliff provides an example of how a healthcare company has navigated the polarities of centralized and decentralized resources. * [10:05] - Cliff shares a case study on polarities of how Charleston Police Department navigate the tension of law enforcement and community engagement. * [15:47] - Cliff explains why polarity thinking is common sense but not common practice. * [18:32] - Cliff shares where OR thinking can be useful. * [22:48] - Louis asks cliff if he’s ready for the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * https://cac.org/

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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

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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

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Al Comeaux is a former executive at Travelocity, GE, American airlines. As a senior leader, Al has championed change across a range of workplaces and undertaken a 20-year journey researching why so many change efforts fail and what's needed for success.

Al is the founder of Primed For Change, a disruptive project to prepare leaders to take organizations successfully through change, and this week he has released a new book called Change Management.

In this episode, we explore how senior leaders think about change in workplaces and how they can balance being SMART with taking an approach that wins people’s HEARTS.

Connect with Al Comeaux:

• https://alcomeaux.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:58] - Al explains what most often takes leaders by surprise when it comes to trying to successfully create change in workplaces. * [06:23] - Al helps us explore if leaders should be more focused on understanding the problems or the opportunities for change in their organization. * [07:44] - Al offers tips for helping leaders to consistently explain the opportunity for change across their workplace, whilst allowing teams to make the change personally meaningful. * [09:43] - Al offers guidance on when leaders should try a top-down versus open source approach to leading change. * [14:52] - Al provides examples of how leaders can be SMART and have HEART when it comes to leading change. * [18:24] - Al offers examples leaders model the change consistently. * [22:31] - Al offers some tips for turning around the change cynics.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee * The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank * The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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Mandy O'Neill, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management at the George Mason University School of Business and a Senior Scientist at the University Center for the Advancement of Wellbeing. Mandy holds a doctorate in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where she was a National Science Foundation graduate fellow and is an expert on organizational culture, immersions in the workplace, and women's careers.

Mandy consults and conducts academic research across a wide range of organizations, including Fortune 500 corporations, global technology firms, major medical centers, and emergency response teams. Her work has been published in a variety of scholarly and practitioner journals, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Fast Company, Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, and the Harvard Business Review.

In this episode, we look at the headlines of the Wellbeing Lab research from the US and the importance of a culture of companionate love in workplaces.

Connect with Mandy O'Neill:

• https://mason.gmu.edu/~ooneill/#/

You’ll Learn: * [03:50] - Mandy shares an overview of the most recent Wellbeing Lab research results from the US. * [11:23] - Mandy explains what companionate love is and the impact it has on workplaces. * [14:28] - Mandy explains the difference between cognitive and emotional culture. * [17:28] - Mandy shares the impact that leaders demonstrating companionate love has in workplaces. * [21:22] - Mandy suggests ways leaders can build a culture of companionate love. * [26:08] - Mandy enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * https://hbr.org/

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In this week’s podcast we explore relational agency, and the four simple skills you can build in your teams to listen deeply, lift each other, and turn challenges around.

Connect with Arne Carlsen:

• https://www.bi.edu/

You’ll Learn: * [03:25] - Arne explains what relational agency is and why it matters when it comes to our wellbeing and performance at work. * [07:08] - Arne outlines how we can build more respectful engagement in our relationships at work. * [10:30] - Arne shares how we can practice generative resistance and healthy conflict with each other at work. * [13:08] - Arne outlines how liberating laughter compliments generative resistance and how we can create more of it in workplaces. * [16:27] - Arne offers tips for cultivating psychological safety within ourselves and our relationships. * [18:46] - Arne explains how the Best Reflected Self exercise can help us discover our strengths and improve our relationships. * [23:35] - Arne shares how leaders have introduced these relational agency skills successfully to their teams... * [25:10] - Arne enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Adam Grant's 'Granted' Newsletter * BJ Miller TED Talk - What Really Matters at the End of Life? * The Spell of the Sensous by David Abram

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In this week’s episode, Scott Barry Kaufman talks about his new book, “Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization” in which he unearths some of Dr. Abraham Maslow’s unfinished work. He shares common misconceptions on the hierarchy of needs, how workplaces can support collective actualization, and why it is important to stay positive at this time of COVID 19—even amidst uncertainty or suffering. Scott brings in familiar psychology research to create a case for how leaders can be more enlightened in their approaches.

Connect with Dr. Scott Kaufman:

• https://scottbarrykaufman.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:41] - Scott explains Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs theory and why there is a misconception in using the pyramid metaphor. * [07:09] - Scott explains how we can use the ideas and resources in his book at a time of global pandemic. * [12:52] - Scott explains how values play a part in creating transcendent workers and workplaces. * [17:59] - Scott shares how workplaces can help team members create more moments for integration and actualization. * [22:35] - Scott enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Grit by Angela Duckworth * Toward a Psychology of Being by Abraham H. Maslow

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Warren Nilsson is an associate professor of social innovation at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and the faculty associate of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation. He’s also the co-founder of Organisation Unbounded, an international community of inquiry and experimentation, exploring how social purpose organizations can more closely align their internal practices and cultures with their external social change goals. Warren has worked with social purpose organizations in North America, Africa, and South Asia connecting his academic research with practitioner-driven social initiatives.

In this week’s podcast, we explore what any workplace can learn from social change organizations about the two unique steps they take to create positive change inside and outside of their workplaces.

Connect with Warren Nilsson:

• https://organizationunbound.org/

You’ll Learn: * [03:08] - Warren explains how learning to successfully create social change can help to transform any organization. * [05:22] - Warren shares what his research has been finding to help any workplace create more positive change in the world. * [07:42] - Warren outlines why workplaces need to work more in the social field if they want to have a positive impact on the world. * [12:53] - Warren shares how psychological safety and high-quality connections offer practical insights and tools to help us create social fields that help to create social change. * [15:33] - Warren offers some tips on what the best social purpose organizations do to align their external purpose with the internal ways they bring out the best in their staff. * [22:54] - Warren explains how workplaces can create cultures of listening and connecting people to what they are feeling. * [29:17] - Warren explains why scaling questions rather than scaling solutions often offers a more effective pathway for creating social change. * [35:01] - Warren enters the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux * I & Thou by Martin Buber * Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire

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Anne is a Change Professional who has managed change programs across multiple industries, from large scale systems implementations through to workplace transformations, with a focus on changing cultures and building internal business change capability. For the last seven years, Anne has been bringing wellbeing into her change programs with fabulous results and has been referred to as “the Magic Maker”.

In this week’s episode, we explore the practical actions workplaces can be taking to care for their people’s wellbeing during a time of disruption and rapid change.

Connect with Anne Lomax:

• Anne Lomax

You’ll Learn: * [01:50] - Anne shares how the CoVID-19 pandemic impacted Qantas as a workplace. * [02:24] - Anne’s essential first step to supporting people during a disruption. * [03:23] - Anne’s number one priority for worker wellbeing during the CoVID-19 disruption. * [03:54] - Simple, practical ways to support wellbeing during a disruption. * [05:51] - What goes into a daily calm session? * [08:22] - Anne’s biggest learning on wellbeing during change. * [09:19] - The ‘new normal’ of workplace wellbeing * [10:19] - Anne enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * The Pianist of Yarmouk by Aeham Ahmad

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Bruce Daisley was previously Twitter’s most senior employee outside of the United States in his role as Vice President across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Bruce’s passion for improving work led him to create the podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on using evidence-based approaches to make work better and he’s recently released a book of the same name.

In today’s podcast, we explore how leaders can help bring out the best in their teams as more workers suddenly find themselves working remotely.

Connect with Bruce Daisley:

• https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:48] - Bruce shares some of the evidence-based practices that helped him to bring out the best in himself and his teams at Twitter. * [07:20] - Bruce shares Twitter’s invitation to #lovewhereyouwork and why as a leader this became his priority. * [11:33] - Bruce offers some practical tips for staying physically distanced but socially connected with each other at work. * [14:54] - Bruce explains how we can manage the stress that comes with working more remotely. * [18:07] - Bruce offers some examples of how teams can build and maintain psychological safety with each other. * [22:55] - Bruce shares why positive effect and laughter helps teams to be in sync with each other and what we can do to create more laughter our workplaces. * [24:32] - Bruce enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Johann Hari Depression TED Talk * Lost Connections by Johann Hari

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Dr. Adam Fraser is a human performance researcher and consultant who studies how organizations adopt a high-performance culture to thrive in this challenging and evolving business landscape. Adam has worked with elite athletes, the armed forces and business professionals of all levels. In the last eight years, he has delivered more than 1200 presentations to over 300,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Adam is also the author of four best-selling books, including his latest one, Strive, which I’m looking forward to delving into today.

In this episode, we explore the benefits of struggle when it comes to our learning and growth and the four practical steps we can take to get more comfortable with struggle.

Connect with Adam Fraser:

• dradamfraser.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:35] - Adam shares what enables us to strive * [06:46] - Adam talks about why we need to make struggle our friend * [07:55] - Adam explains about the value of negative emotions * [12:26] - Adam introduces foreground and background behaviors that support striving. * [13:24] - Adam outlines the SAFE foreground behaviors and how we can learn to sit with discomfort. * [18:13] - Adam offers tips for accepting our struggle without judgment. * [23:29] - Adam shares how the focus of our struggle can be development, learning, and growth. * [26:53] - Adam explains how we can engage in the most constructive behaviors even in the midst of struggle. * [34:11] - Adam enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * Switch by Dan & Chip Heath

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Dr. Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s graduate school of education. Peggy’s research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why. Including understanding and measuring healthy functioning, identifying individual and social factors impacting life trajectories and systems informed approaches to wellbeing. She’s published three books and over 85 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the impact COVID-19 and the economic downturn is having on workers’ wellbeing and performance, and what leaders and workplaces can be doing to support them.

Connect with Peggy Kern:

• The Wellbeing Lab

You’ll Learn: * [02:45] - Peggy shares her latest research findings on how workplaces can help workers to care for their wellbeing. * [11:03] - Peggy explains what research over the last two weeks has found about the impact of COVID-19 and the sudden economic downturn is having on workers' wellbeing and performance. * [15:28] - Peggy provides insights into why some workers are thriving even though they are experiencing high levels of worry and anxiety at the moment. * [18:19] - Peggy offers tips to help workers thrive even in the face of struggle and how this may shift over time. * [22:28] - Peggy explains why as workers grieve through the changes that are happening that workplaces and leaders can make it ok to talk about the struggles they are experiencing. * [24:04] - Peggy offers guidance for HR teams are why to focus their resources and efforts during this unpredictable time to support workers’ wellbeing. * [27:25] - Peggy enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * All the Wiser Podcast

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Dr. Michelle McQuaid and Dr. Paige Williams are the co-founders of The Leaders Lab, which helps leaders to thrive and create thriving workplaces. They use evidence-based approaches that draw on the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking to help leaders and workplaces move beyond just the need for resilience, to become antifragile.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the practical steps leaders can take to be more neurologically robust and antifragile, so they can help themselves and their teams thrive during this time of unprecedented disruption and change.

Connect with Dr. Michelle McQuaid & Dr. Paige Williams:

• https://www.leaderslab.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:50] - Michelle shares hot-off-the-research-desk data about the impact coronavirus and the economic downturn is having for leaders and their teams. * [06:06] - Michelle and Paige explore how leaders can be antifragile and thrive even during this time of great unpredictably and disruption. * [10:48] - Michelle and Paige explore why leaders need a coaching style of leadership to support themselves and others amidst the challenges they are facing right now. * [13:23] - Michelle and Paige explain how leaders can recruit their brains to manage the anxiety and fear that they and their teams may be feeling at the moment. * [14:19] - Michelle and Paige provide tips on how leaders and their teams can operate in reality without catastrophizing unnecessarily. * [18:28] - Michelle and Paige explore how leaders can break the negative and build the positive for their teams in these uncertain times. * [21:36] - Michelle and Paige explain how leaders and their teams can use intelligent risk to quickly learn and grow in the face of the unprecedented changes they are experiencing. * [25:35] - Michelle and Paige offer tips on how to seek collective wisdom across a team even when more and more people are having to work virtually. * [30:03] - Michelle and Paige explore how leaders can tackle the infinite game so on the other side of coronavirus and economic downturns they and their teams are able to maximize what they’ve learned during this challenging period. * [34:49] - Michelle enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook Group * https://permahsurvey.com/

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In this week’s podcast, we explore how pro-social principles and tools can help groups collaborate more effectively together by creating safe spaces, to be honest about what they want, what they fear, and how this shapes the way they choose to work together.

Connect with Paul Atkins:

• https://prosocialinstitute.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:32] - Paul explains why collaborating with each other is often challenging at work. * [04:18] - Paul shares why we often struggle to appreciate the differences in each other. * [05:40] - Paul outlines the prosocial process and how it might help us to collaborate better with each other. * [07:48] - Paul outlines the eight-core design principles that guide the prosocial process. * [16:58] - Paul shares an example of how the prosocial principals and tools can be applied in workplaces. * [23:36] - Paul offers some simple questions we can use to help create more prosocial ways of working together. * [27:45] - Paul offers some tips for dysfunctional teams to become more prosocial and collaborate better together. * [30:26] - Paul enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Team Human Podcast * A Liberated Mind by Steven Hayes PhD

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Michelle McQuaid explains the 5 evidence-based MAGIC factors that make p positive change possible in workplaces, and how you can activate these in your own work or across your whole workplace.

Connect with Michelle Mcquaid:

• The Change Labs

You’ll Learn: * [02:37] - Michelle explains what positive change is and why it should be our goal in workplaces. * [04:09] - Michelle outlines the 5 evidence-based MAGIC factors for creating positive change. * [10:56] - Michelle shares how her virtual global team embeds the MAGIC factors to create positive changes together. * [15:07] - Michelle shares why workplaces often struggle with generative conversations and self-organization. * [21:18] - Michelle offers some tips for people who feel they have little control over how change unfolds in their workplace. * [24:43] - Michelle enters the lightning round

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * MPPW #082 with Gervase Bush

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Stewart Friedman is an organizational psychologist at Wharton and founder of Wharton’s Leadership Program and it’s work-life integration project. Listed among HR magazine’s most influential international thinkers, Stewart has written two best sellers, Leading The Life You Want and Total Leadership. And his newest book, which is about to be released, is Parents Who Lead.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the practical steps we can take to integrate our work and our life to create four-way wins across our career, our family, our community and ourselves (mind, body, spirit) and the impact this has on our wellbeing and performance at work.

Connect with Stewart Friedman:

• https://www.totalleadership.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:18] - Stew explains how we can create four-way wins by integrating our careers, our family, our community, and our own needs to improve wellbeing and performance. * [06:29] - Stew offers some practical tips to help us improve the integration of our career, our family, our community and ourselves. * [14:33] - Stew outlines how peer coaching in workplaces can be used to help people become more confident and motivated to experiment with integration across their career, family, community, and self. * [19:31] - Stew explains how we can lead better in our families and the impact this has on our work. * [25:31] - Stew offers tips for asking workplace leaders for the support we need to create the win-win outcomes we need to better integrate our careers, our families, our community and ourselves. * [28:15] - Stew completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The No Asshole Rule by Robert L. Sutton PhD

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Peter Block is an author and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of nine books including Community: The Structure of Belonging, The Abundant Community with John McKnight and coauthor of An Other Kingdom. His work is in the restoration of the common good and creating a world that reclaims our humanity from the onslaught of modernism.

In this week’s episode, Peter Block explains why listening and connecting are the core leadership strategies needed in workplaces today, how to work with cynics, and what the key questions and conversations have been in his work as an organizational turned community development practitioner-scholar.

Connect with Peter Block:

• https://www.peterblock.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:32] - Peter explains why listening is a core capacity needed in workplaces today and why being a role model or visionary leader is not necessary. * [06:58] - Peter explains what conversations are necessary in shifting organizational narratives. * [08:58] - Peter shares how he assesses whether an organization is ready to have a new more positive change conversation. * [11:30] - Peter explains what helps him understand concepts like emergence and complex adaptive systems. * [12:31] - Peter explains why it’s important to live with uncertainty and side with the cynics. * [15:01] - Peter shares why creating wellbeing and change is all about connection. * [15:37] - Peter completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. As a pioneer in the field of science help, her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal wellbeing and strengthen communities.
Kelly is the author of several books, including the international bestseller, The Willpower Instinct, and The Upside of Stress and her newest book is The Joy of Movement.

In this week’s episode, we explore the latest research on why movement – not just exercise – is so important for our wellbeing and the simple, joyful ways we can get moving more.

Connect with Kelly McGonigal:

• http://kellymcgonigal.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:17] - Kelly shares the latest research findings on why movement is so important for our wellbeing. * [05:23] - Kelly explains why we don’t have to exercise in order to enjoy the wellbeing benefits that come from moving. * [11:30] - Kelly shares some of the latest research on how high-intensity movement – like running – helps to fuel endocannabinoids which improve our ability for social connection. * [15:49] - Kelly explains how long-term regular exercise helps to build hope molecules that help us recover from trauma or depression and improves our levels of resilience. * [15:49] - Kelly helps us understand how calm synchronized movements, even when we’re sitting down, can increase our pain tolerance and improve our sense of connection. * [15:49] - Kelly offers some tips for how workplaces can help their workers to move more. * [22:48] - Kelly completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

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Dr. Michelle McQuaid is known for her research, books, and tools, which help people create positive changes and thrive more consistently in their workplaces. Michelle holds a Master in Positive Psychology, and a Ph.D. on how Appreciative Inquiry Summits create positive disruptions that enable systems to flourish, and is a co-founder of The Change Lab.

In this week’s episode, we explore how leaders and workplaces can tackle complex challenges and create positive changes through the use of language, conversations, and self-organization.

Connect with Dr. Michelle McQuaid:

• https://www.thechangelab.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:17] - Michelle shares her thoughts on the ability for the latest research in human flourishing to help create positive changes given all the challenges our world faces at the moment. * [05:23] - Michelle shares some tips for workplaces to create more positive changes. * [11:30] - Michelle outlines the simple actions leaders can take to make change a more positive experience. * [15:49] - Michelle shares a simple learning loop exercise to help anyone create change in their workplace – regardless of their job title. * [22:48] - Michelle completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Who Do We Choose To Be by Meg Wheatly

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Today we're talking to Tom Rath, an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the programme leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization's employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. For the past 5 years Tom has served as a Gallup senior scientists, and is also an advisor, investor, and partner in several startups. His ten books, including StrengthsFinder 2.0, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep have sold more than 10 million copies. His newest book, Life's Great Question: Discover How You Contribute to the World, has just been released.

On today's episode, we're discussing how to ensure our work isn’t doing more harm than good when it comes to our wellbeing, and the simple steps we can take to align our contributions to the things that are meaningful and energizing for people.

Connect with Tom Rath:

• https://www.tomrath.org/

You’ll Learn: * [03:33] - Tom shares the research that suggests that work is killing people when it should be making us healthier. * [05:55] - Tom explains what we can learn from Tinder when it comes to matching the right people to the right work in an effort to improve our wellbeing. * [07:55] - Tom offers some tips for what we can do as individuals to ensure our work is energizing and meaningful. * [12:14] - Tom explains the difference between our passions and our contributions at work and how these impact our wellbeing. * [14:28] - Tom helps us understand how to align our strengths to our contributions at work * [16:18] - Tom shares his new tool for helping people to identify their contributions at work. * [19:06] - Tom outlines the three contributions every team needs from its people to be successful. * [21:21] - Tom explains how people’s contributions can evolve over time and why personality is not as fixed as researchers have previously thought. * [25:18] - Tom cautions us on avoiding overplaying our contributions at work and burning ourselves out. * [27:45] - Tom explains how we can amplify our contributions by managing our time more effectively. * [29:44] - Tom explains how leaders can recruit people around the contributions people most want to make. * [31:56] - Tom completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Range by David Epstein * Ben Horowitx Speech on Contribution

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Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of Psychology at the University of California - Riverside. Her research on the science of happiness has been the recipient of many honors. She is a best-selling author of the books The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want and The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does.

In this conversation, you will hear Sonja share her thoughts and findings on happiness. Sonja shares some of her findings that prove that positive activity interactions work. Sonja also talks about some of the myths of happiness, which is the topic of her latest book. She talks about the identification process to determine which interactions may work for individuals. She also talks about happiness in group dynamics, specifically the workplace. Sonja must present these interventions in various ways, depending on the environment and situation and she explains how she does that.

Connect with Sonja Lyubomirsky:

Website: http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:57] - Sonja shares what she hopes attendees gain from her presentations on happiness. Sonja says that it is possible to become happier. * [03:06] - Happiness is a broad term and Sonja describes how she defines the term. * [04:07] - Sonja’s talks about the short-term and long-term improvements people can make with happiness. She explains that short-term happiness is easier to achieve than long-term happiness. * [05:10] - Sonja describes the benefits of people being happy in the workplace. She also explains why it’s not a good thing to be “too happy” in the workplace. * [06:46] - Sonja lists a few interventions that people can use in the workplace to become happier at work. * [08:38]- Sonja shares some of her findings that prove that positive activity interventions work. She talks about gratitude and the role that factors like culture and dosage play a role. * [10:37] - In her book, The How of Happiness, Sonja provides a survey to help determine which interventions might work for individuals. She talks about this identification process. * [13:04] - Sonja shares some of the myths of happiness. * [15:32] - Sonja talks about the idea of happiness and well-being in social environments and with each other in various relationships. * [16:50] - Happiness shouldn’t be forced on anyone. Sonja talks about situations where happiness interventions aren’t the right strategy. * [19:11] - Sonja explains how she presents these interventions in different types of workplaces. * [20:00] - The Lightning Round with Sonja Lyubomirsky

Your Resources: * The International Positive Psychology Association’s 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology * Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life - Dacher Keltner * The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence - Dacher Keltner * The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama * The Undoing Process: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds - Michael Lewis

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Russ Harris is the author of the international best-selling self help book, The Happiness Trap. He is a therapist and coach, as well as a world renowned trainer of acceptance and commitment therapy, otherwise known as ACT. He has provided ACT training to over 20,000 people all around the world.

In this conversation, you will hear Russ talk about the ACT approach. He explains how individuals and organizations can use the ACT approach to work through negativity and be comfortable with accepting rather than solving.

Connect with Russ Harris:

Website: ActMindfully.com.au

You’ll Learn: * [01:28] - Russ talks about finding healthy ways to accept things that seem completely unacceptable. * [04:07] - Russ shares how those of us that are used to a CBT approach to our challenges can get comfortable with accepting rather than solving. * [07:55] - Self-compassion is an important skill to normalize being able to get comfortably uncomfortable. Russ explains how the ACT approach works through negativity. * [09:54] - Russ talks about the ideas of expansion, anchoring, pursuing the value of kindness, and connectedness with others. * [12:22] - Russ describes how to introduce these ideas into workplaces. He describes his experiences with different types of work environments. * [17:24] - When asked about work situations where ACT approach may not be a good fit, Russ shares the range of situations where these strategies have been implemented. * [19:50] - The Lightning Round with Russ Harris

Your Resources: The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT - Russ Harris and Steven Hayes

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration - Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace

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Robert Biswas-Diener, is a leading researcher on culture, wellbeing, positive psychology coaching and author of several wonderful books including the The Upside of Your Dark Side.

With recent political changes in the United States and the UK leaving many feeling fearful and apprehensive about the future, Robert shares his insights on how to become comfortable with these uncomfortable feelings. He suggests rather than trying to whitewash them, by accepting them, and seeing them as signals that something isn’t right, you can then decide on a constructive response to what’s unfolding. You can also apply this in workplaces when looming mergers or restructures stir up similar feelings of uncertainty and fear.

Connect with Robert Biswas-Diener

Robert’s Website - RobertDiener.com
PositiveAcorn.com
IntentionalHappiness.com

You’ll Learn:

• [01:37] - Robert talks about how emotions are like signals giving us a mental thumbs-up or thumbs-down about the quality of our life.
• [05:35] - If you are fearful, it’s telling you that something you care about may be under threat, and you may need to protect it.
• [07:54] - Robert explains when you can be comfortably uncomfortable with your negative emotions, instead of feeling overwhelmed, you can act constructively.
• [11:05] - Robert explains one important step in tolerating these emotions, is to specifically label the emotion to help understand what message it may be telling you.
• [13:54] – When people are experiencing incredible change in workplaces and feeling very negative, Robert talks about how leaders can build capacity in their employees.
• [16:20] - Robert says sometimes leaders need to challenge apprehension and other times it’s ok to validate concerns.
• [17:49] - Robert believes happiness and wellbeing doesn’t have to be a mandate at work.
• [20:30] –To be a whole person you need to experience and draw on the full range of positive and negative emotions.
• [21:35] - Robert explains why “you never want cheerful optimists in the control tower, directing flight traffic.”
• [22:18] - The Lightning Round with Robert Biswas-Diener

Your Resources:

The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self--Not Just Your “Good” Self--Drives Success and Fulfillment - Robert Biswas-Diener & Todd Kashdan
View all of Robert Biswas-Diener’s books on Amazon
Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - Adam Grant
Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection - Deborah Blum

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George Bonanno is professor of clinical psychology, Director of the Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab, and Director of The Resilience Center for Veterans and Families at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. George’s research focuses on resilience in the fact of loss and traumatic events.

Most of us have the natural tools to deal with extreme adversities in our lives. We cope well when extreme things happen to us. To deal with the world around us, it takes a repertoire of behaviors. Sometimes, this involves what George calls “coping ugly.” Sometimes we might need to do something that doesn’t seem pretty but is reasonably effective.

Connect with George Bonanno:

Website for Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab

You’ll Learn: * [01:55] - George will be presenting on loss, trauma, and resilience at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology. He shares what he would like attendees to take home from his presentation. * [03:45] - Media coverage ensures that we are aware of negative events. The negative psychological consequences can be overcome, and eventually they go away. * [05:38] - George believes that resilience is natural and speaks to the fact that organizations are spending money on trying to enhance resilience. * [08:50] - George talks about the behaviors that make us cope better. * [11:43] - “Coping ugly” is a phrase that George coined and he talks about what this means. * [12:55] - George talks about how laughter can be an example of coping ugly. * [14:20] - We all know the famous five stages of grief. George states that these stages have been harmful to many people. * [16:25] - The Lightning Round with George Bonanno

Your Resources: * 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology * The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss - George A. Bonanno * Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo - Hayden Herrera

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Kim Cameron is one of the top 10 scholars in organizational sciences. Kim recently spoke at the Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology and he talks with us about positive and relational energy.

Positive energy and relational energy has a tremendous positive impact on individuals and organizations. So today, I talk with Kim Cameron, a leading scholar on these topics and positive psychology.

In this interview, you will hear how the positive impact of positive energy and relational energy are measurable down to the cellular level. Kim also shares that contribution is more powerful than achievement and he provides examples from the University of Michigan. Some employees may perceive positive practices as manipulation and Kim shares why he believes this opposition will not become more common.

This interview was produced in partnership with the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and the 3rd Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology.

Tune in to hear more!

Kim Cameron’s Website: http://webuser.bus.umich.edu/cameronk/?_ga=1.99712030.1617036109.1465915693

You’ll Learn

• [2:20] - People with positive energy and relational energy are four times more likely to succeed.
• [5:53] - The characteristics of positively energizing leaders.
• [7:45] - The heliotropic effect and how to unleash it.
• [9:22] - Contribution goals trump achievement goals
• [12:58] - Kim talks about the culture of abundance and its positive impact on organizations.
• [14:34] - The notion of happiness and well-being can be used as a manipulation.
• [16:18] - Positive practices show results at the cellular level.
• [18:31] - The lightning round with Kim Cameron

Your Resources:

• “Practicing Positive Leadership” - Kim Cameron
• Harvard Business Review article by Kim Cameron on “Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive”
• “Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being” - Martin Seligman
• “Positivity: Top-Notch Research Reveals the Upward Spiral That Will Change Your Life” - Barbara Fredrickson
• “The Science of Well-Being: The Collected Works of Ed Diener” - Ed Diener

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My guest today is David Cooperrider, renowned for his research in appreciative inquiry, a strength-based approach to creating change.

In this interview, you will hear how appreciative inquiry is being used to build a better world. David explains how organizations can align strengths in ways that make the system’s weaknesses irrelevant. He also shares how individuals and organizations can use this life-centric approach to go through the steps of his new P.O.S.I.T.I.V.E change model.

This interview was produced in partnership with the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and the 3rd Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology.

Tune in to hear more!

Connect with Wayne Baker:

Website: www.davidcooperrider.com

Twitter: @Dlc6David

You’ll Learn

• [2:25] - David explains the basics of appreciative inquiry
• [4:52] - What you and your organization can gain from this positive change approach
• [5:27] - Rethinking our approach to change.
• [7:05] - Step P - Positive re-framing
• [9:30] - Step O - Omni search and bringing in all of the strengths at every level
• [10:50] - Step S - Strengthen the strengths
• [12:28] - Step I - Imagining our future
• [14:40] - Steps T & I - Translate and improvise
• [16:30] - Step V - Valuing progress moments
• [18:02] - Step E - Embedding the change and reversing our mindset on change
• [20:50] - The lightning round with David Cooperrider

Your Resources: * DavidCooperrider.com * The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram * Canadian Conference On Positive Psychology

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Dr. Wayne Baker is a professor of business administration and professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and faculty director of the Centre for Positive Organizations. The author of the forthcoming book, 'All You Have to Do Is Ask', as well as five other books and many scholarly articles. Wayne's research focuses on social capital, social networks, generosity, and positive organizations. He's also the co-founder and board member of Give and Take, Inc. who are developers of collaboration technologies based on the principles in All You Have to Do Is Ask.

In this week’s podcast, we learn why being able to ask to help is one of the keys to workplace success, and the simple steps you can take to ask in ways that make it easy for people to say yes!

Connect with Wayne Baker:

• https://allyouhavetodoisask.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:15] - Wayne explains why being a good giver-requester at work shapes our success and wellbeing in workplaces. * [04:29] - Wayne outlines how his research on giver-requesters intersects with the research of Professor Adam Grant on being successful self-protective givers. * [06:07] - Wayne shares what the research is finding on how gender influences our ability to ask for help at work. * [06:57] - Wayne offers insights on how age and power influence our ability to ask for help at work. * [08:39] - Wayne outlines how psychological safety in our workplaces influences our ability to ask for help at work and what we can do to improve this * [10:34] - Wayne outlines the SMART criteria to make it easier to ask for help at work and for people to say yes. * [13:12] - Wayne shares his free assessment tool to measure your ability to ask for help and shares the findings surfacing from this new research. * [14:54] - Wayne shares the barriers that make it difficult for most people to ask for help at work and how we can overcome these. * [18:01] - Wayne shares why researchers are finding that you should ask people more than once for help. * [19:06] - Wayne provides some plug and play routines that workplaces can use to help make asking for help easier. * [20:34] - Wayne shares how we can map the energy for asking and giving within our teams to measure what is unfolding. * [21:23] - Wayne explains how mini-games can be used to playfully incentivize a group to ask for help to solve a problem together. * [23:22] - Wayne offers some tips to help recruit and rewards leaders who are chief help seekers. * [24:50] - Wayne offers two cautions about asking for help at work. * [26:28] - Wayne completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Economics of Higher Purpose by Robert Quinn

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Stephen Carter is the founder of one of Australia's fastest-growing, privately-owned recruitment firms, Sharp and Carter, who have five offices and more than 120 staff around the country.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how putting people first by using positive leadership approaches has helped one workplace grow their revenue by 55% per annum for the last five years.

Connect with Stephen Carter:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephencarter1/

You’ll Learn: * [02:13] - Carts explains how putting people first has helped his organization grow 55% per annum for the past five years. * [04:35] - Carts shares why their leadership team felt confident to put people before profit. * [07:03] - Carts outlines how the shift to putting people first was explained to employees and what they did to overcome people’s cynicism about this approach. * [09:30] - Carts share the cultural pillars that emerged as a result of putting people first and how these are used to guide people’s day to day behaviors in the business. * [13:24] - Carts outlines how positive leadership practices have been scaled and embedded across their organization – even when trust gets broken. * [18:15] - Carts explains how they try to support people who are really struggling when it comes to their wellbeing at work. * [21:07] - Carts offers some tips for how leaders can look after their own wellbeing as they try to put people first in their organization. * [24:31] - Carts completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Simon Sinek on Amazon

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Dr. BJ Fogg teaches good people how behavior works, so they can create products and services that benefit everyday people around the world. A behavioral scientist with deep experience in innovation and teaching, BJ runs a research lab at Stanford University, and trains innovators to use his work, so they can create solutions that influence behavior in health, financial well-being, learning, productivity, and more. He's personally coached over 40,000 people informing new habits using his breakthrough method called Tiny Habits. And, his forthcoming book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything is scheduled for publication in early 2020.

In this week's episode, we learn the simple recipe for creating tiny habits and how to deal with our motivation monkeys and surface the golden behaviors that improve our wellbeing.

Connect with BJ Fogg:

• https://www.bjfogg.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:39] - BJ explains why most of us find changing our behaviors challenging because we approach change in the wrong way. * [04:16] - BJ outlines the three variables his research has found that can make changing our behavior easier. * [08:17] - BJ explains why our motivations for changing our behavior is often unreliable and how we can tame our motivation monkeys. * [09:49] - BJ shares some tips on managing motivation conflicts and motivation waves when it comes to changing our behaviors. * [13:12] - BJ shares his tips for how we can surface golden behaviors to create more of the changes we’re wanting. * [15:43] - BJ helps us understand the important difference between our aspirations, our goals, and our behaviors when it comes to surfacing our golden behaviors. * [17:32] - BJ shares the recipe for turning golden behaviors into tiny habits. * [20:22] - BJ explains why we need to celebrate the completion of our habits and the role mood plays in helping us to create behavior changes. * [25:46] - BJ outlines how an ability chain model can help us troubleshoot our tiny habits when the changes we want to create become stuck. * [27:41] - BJ completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Code of the Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani

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Dr. Timothy R. Clark is the founder and managing partner at LeadFactor and a highly sought after advisor, coach, and facilitator to CEOs and senior leadership teams around the world. He's the author of four books with his newest, The Four Stages of Psychological Safety due out in early 2020, and he's written more than 150 articles on leadership, change, strategy, human capital, culture, and employee engagement.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the four stages of psychological safety and how we can shape our wellbeing and performance at work.

Connect with Dr. Timothy R. Clark:

http://leaderfactor.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:19] - Tim explains what psychological safety is and why it recently became a hot topic of conversations in many workplaces when it comes to helping people thrive at work. * [03:44] - Tim shares some of the research-based findings on the potential benefits for leaders who invest in psychological safety. * [07:16] - Tim explains why improving diversity and inclusion successfully depends on also heightening psychological safety. * [09:39] - Tim explains what studies are finding out about the link between psychological safety and people’s levels of wellbeing at work. * [11:31] - Tim offers two practical recommendations based on what researchers are finding right now can help to improve psychological safety in workplaces. * [15:30] - Tim outlines the four stages of psychological safety that can help organizations understand where they’re people are at practically and how it can be heightened. * [21:24] -Tim challenges us to think about when leaders push the fear buttons in workplaces and what impact does this have on psychological safety for ourselves and others. * [24:56] - Tim completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Oscar Munoz - 'Learn to Listen' Podcast Episode

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Tom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. His ten books including, "Strengths Finder 2.0", "Wellbeing", and "Eat Move Sleep", have sold more than ten million copies, and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton Strengths Finder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization’s employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. He has served for the past five years as a Gallup Senior Scientist. And he's also an advisor, investor, and partner in several start-ups.

In this podcast, we explore how small changes in the way you eat, move and sleep can improve your wellbeing and performance at work.

Connect with Tom Rath:

• http://www.tomrath.org

You’ll Learn: * [04:29] - Tom explains how the small choices around how we eat, move and sleep each day can have a big impact on our wellbeing and performance at work. * [08:16] - Tom outlines why tackling the way we eat, move, and sleep simultaneously is a better way to improve our energy levels. * [11:38] - Tom offers some small choices that can improve the way we’re eating each day. * [15:44] - Tom provides some tips to help leaders improve the way people eat at work together. * [18:18] - Tom explains why sitting is our biggest health challenge at work and the easy ways we can get people moving more at work. * [21:35] - Tom explains why lack of sleep is the most underestimated threat to our wellbeing and performance at work. * [25:17] - Tom completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Range by David Epstein * Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

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Jane Dutton is a Professor Emerita of Business Administration and Psychology at the University of Michigan. Jane's research focuses on how organizational conditions enable human thriving, and in particular, how the quality of connection between people at work affects individual and organizational flourishing. Her research explores compassion in organizations, resilience in organizations, as well as energy in organizations, and she's published over 100 articles and book chapters, edited 12 books, and written a book for managers called Energise Your Workplace: How To Build And Sustain High-Quality Connections At Work. In 2012, Jane was awarded the Scholarly Contributions in Management Award for the Academy of Management, which is a lifetime achievement award.

In this week’s podcast, we explore the value of creating high-quality connections with people at work and the simple steps you can take to authentically connect with anyone – even your most challenging colleagues.

Connect with Jane Dutton:

• https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/

You’ll Learn: * [02:23] - Jane defines what creates a high-quality connection for us at work. * [04:43] - Jane explains the difference between high-quality connections and Professor Barbara Fredrickson’s micro-moments of connections. * [06:37] - Jane outlines the benefits of prioritizing high-quality connections when it comes to our wellbeing and performance at work. * [10:11] - Jane shares what her latest research is finding out about the ability of high-quality connections to improve psychological safety in teams. * [11:58] - Jane offers some tips on how high-quality connections can help ease the rising rates of loneliness in workplaces. * [14:33] - Jane explains how leaders can create cultures that prioritize high-quality connections among their workers. * [17:33] - Jane offers some simple suggestions for convincing leaders of the need to prioritize high-quality connections in our workplaces. * [21:32] - Jane offers some practical suggestions for us to create more high-quality connections in our relationships at work. * [25:11] - Jane shares what her research is finding can help us manage our corrosive connections and more challenging relationships at work. * [30:04] - Jane completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Books by Jody Hoffer Gittell * Relational Coordination Research Collaborative

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Dr. Steven Rogelberg is an organizational psychologist who holds the title of Chancellor's Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international and interdisciplinary contributions. He's an award-winning teacher and recipient of the very prestigious Humboldt Award for his research with over 100 publications, addressing issues such as team effectiveness, leadership, engagement, health and employee wellbeing, meetings at work and organizational research methods. His latest book, The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance, was recognized by the Washington Post as the number one leadership book to watch for in 2019 and has been featured in media outlets around the world

In this week’s podcast, we explore the simple steps you can take to run more positive and productive meetings at work.

Connect with Steven Rogelberg:

• https://www.stevenrogelberg.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:27] - Steven explains how workplace meetings offer opportunities to improve our individual and collective wellbeing. * [03:22] - Steven outlines what his research is finding out about the best meetings in workplaces. * [05:13] - Steven outlines why so many workplaces meetings struggle to bring out the best in people. * [06:44] - Steven explains how we can design meetings in ways that allow us and others to be more effective givers at work. * [08:57] - Steven outlines why planning your meetings to create a little stress can be beneficial for all participants. * [10:22] - Steven shares what his research has found about the ideal length of our meetings. * [11:31] - Steven offers some practical tips on how many people to invite to a meeting. * [14:14] - Steven explains why meetings leaders need to be mindful of the mood of their meetings and how can they shape this practically. * [17:44] - Steven explains how silence can be used to improve our meetings. * [19:21] - Steven offers some tips for team members to improve meetings. * [20:42] - Steven explains how we can make virtual meetings more productive and supportive of our wellbeing. * [23:36] - Steven completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Stop Worrying & Start Living by Dale Carnegie

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Alissa Daire Nelson is a certified strength strategy coach who gives people the tools and guidance to put their strengths to work. She's the host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, and author of From Frustrated To Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. Alissa's work has been featured in media outlets all over the world.

In this week’s episode, we explore the practical steps we can take to spot and develop people’s strengths – the things we’re good at and enjoy doing – using tools like Clifton Strengths in workplaces.

Connect with Alissa Nelson:

• https://www.daire2succeed.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:13] - Alissa explains why people’s strengths can help us quickly strengthen our relationship at work. * [04:49] - Alissa explains how tools like Clifton Strengths can give us a language to spot and understand the strengths in each other. * [08:04] - Alissa explains how we can use the talents that tools like Clifton Strengths surface for us as we go about our jobs to improve our performance and wellbeing at work. * [11:06] - Alissa explains why it's helpful to understand the contributions our strengths can make and the needs we each have to support our strengths at work. * [14:11] - Alissa explains how we can become aware and manage the triggers that occur when our strengths are overlooked or undervalued by others we work with. * [19:37] - Alissa offers some tips to help us get better at noticing how we can develop our strengths more effectively at work. * [22:36] - Alissa offers tips for leaders to help develop their people’s strengths more at work. * [26:37] - Alissa completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Brene Brown Talks * Dare to Lead by Brene Brown * Leadership & Self-Deception by The Arbinger Group

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Wendy Wood is a professor at the University of Southern California and visiting faculty at Insead Business school in France. Wendy has spent the last 30 years studying people's habits and understanding how to change them, and her research has been featured in media publications all over the world and is the focus of her forthcoming book Good Habits, Bad Habits.

In this week’s episode, we explore what the latest research is finding out about how we can create and sustain good habits to support our wellbeing.

Connect with Wendy Wood:

• http://goodhabitsbadhabits.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:38] - Wendy explains why creating good habits can be challenging for many of us. * [04:27] - Wendy shares what her research is finding about how we can develop good habits. * [06:22] - Wendy shares why her research has found that it doesn’t take 21 days to build a habit. * [08:40] - Wendy explains why thinking about the context for the habits we want to create is so important and offers some tips to make it easier to activate the habits we want to build. * [11:24] - Wendy explains the power of repetition when it comes to building the habits we most want. * [13:09] - Wendy outlines the role rewards play in creating our habits and what kind of rewards work best. * [16:13] - Wendy offers some tips for aligning our goals and our habits to make them easier to sustain. * [17:28] - Wendy explains the surprising finding in her research on the impact our habits have on our levels of self-control. * [19:47] - Wendy helps us understand how stacking or swapping habits can make it easier to create changes in our behavior. * [22:26] - Wendy offers some cautions and caveats for building good habits in ways that are good for you and others. * [24:29] - Wendy offers tips for breaking bad habits like constantly checking our mobile phones. * [27:20] - Wendy shares why she believes friction is important for our habits. * [28:24] - Wendy completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Nudge by Richard Thaler & Cass Sunstein * Atomic Habits by James Clear

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Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, global thought leader, and New York Times bestselling author, recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership. Cy has helped companies such as Google, Facebook, NASA, and many others to navigate our rapidly changing world, using good mental processes to harness energy wasted in workplace drama, and reinvest that effort into achieving profound business results. Her work has been featured in several media outlets around the world. The author of several books, her latest is No Ego: How to Cut the Cost of Drama and Entitlement, and Drive Big Results.

In this week’s episode, we explore at why most of us waste 2.5 hours a day on average in emotional workplaces dramas and the simple steps we can take to ditch the drama, improve our wellbeing and save ourselves time, energy, and money.

Connect with Cy Wakeman:

• https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:36] - Cy explains why workplaces lose billions of dollars every year due to the emotional waste of employees. * [03:29] - Cy outlines what her research has found drives drama in workplaces. * [05:23] - Cy shares why most of us lose 2.5 hours a day in unnecessary dramas at work. * [08:07] - Cy provides some questions leaders can use to help their people ditch the drama. * [14:23] - Cy shares why leaders can find it hard to ditch the drama in workplaces. * [15:54] - Cy outlines why a lack of accountability drives drama in many workplaces and how this can be addressed. * [20:24] - Cy shares why fostering engagement without accountability often leads to entitlement in workplaces. * [24:29] - Cy shares her insights on why change management should die as an organizational practice in order to minimize drama in workplaces. * [27:27] - Cy explores how managing our emotional waste better can improve psychological safety in workplaces. * [29:52] - Cy explains why it’s not enough for employees to just manage their own emotional waste, but why leaders and organizations need to support these behaviours. * [31:26] - Cy completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * No Ego by Cy Wakeman * Melody Beattie Books * Loving What Is by Byron Katie

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Rachael Powell is the Chief Customer, People and Marketing Officer at Xero, a cloud-based accounting platform for small and medium businesses around the world. She's an experienced business executive with a demonstrated success across strategy, marketing, and human resources. Rachael has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Melbourne and is passionate about enabling people to do the best work of their lives.

In this week’s episode, we explore how Xero, a cloud-based accounting platform for small and medium businesses around the world, are using positive psychology to help their people thrive as they do the best work of their lives.

Connect with Rachael Powell:

• https://www.linkedin.com/in/powellrachael/

You’ll Learn: * [02:29] - Rachael explains how she began applying what she learned in the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology to her leadership of the people and culture function at Xero. * [04:22] - Rachael shares why Xero chose Professor Martin Seligman’s PERMAH framework to guide their wellbeing strategy. * [05:32] - Rachael outlines how Xero operationalized the PERMAH framework across five different continents in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment. * [10:14] - Rachael shares her tips for what’s worked best when it comes to embedding a wellbeing strategy across the workplace. * [13:05] - Rachael talks about the struggles of embedding a wellbeing strategy across a workplace and how Xero is working to overcome these. * [17:43] - Rachael shares her biggest a-ha when it comes to taking the science of positive psychology and applying it practically in a workplace. * [19:50] - Rachael shares her thoughts on the role CEOs and leadership teams play in the success or failure of wellbeing strategies in workplaces. * [21:53] - Rachael offers some cautions and caveats for people trying to improve wellbeing in workplaces. * [23:09] - Rachael completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The How of Happiness by Sonja Lyubomirsky * Give & Take by Adam Grant

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Robert Quinn is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, one of the co-founders of the field of positive organizational scholarship, and a co-founder of the Ross Centre for Positive Organisations. Bob's research and writing focuses on purpose, leadership, culture and change,and he is in the top 1% of professors cited in organizational behaviour textbooks. The recipient of multiple teaching awards, Bob was recently named one of the top speakers in the world on the topics of organisational culture and related issues. And last year, his talk on personal purpose went viral and has been viewed by over 16 million people. Bob has published 18 books, and his most recent book, The Economics of Higher Purpose, has just been released.

In this week’s podcast we explore the economics of higher purpose in our workplaces and how we can find and consistently honor our purpose.

Connect with Robert Quinn:

• http://robertequinn.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:22] - Bob explains why the economics of higher purpose is a conversation every workplace should be exploring at the moment. * [07:33] - Bob outlines why a higher purpose shifts our mindsets and commitment from being employees or agents to owners in our workplaces. * [11:51] - Bob shares how workplaces can envision being a higher purpose organization and overcome the thought walls that might get in their way. * [16:03] - Bob explains why organizations need to discover – rather than invest – their higher purpose. * [22:13] - Bob shares his tips for embracing the messy and magical process of bringing a higher purpose to life across a workplace. * [27:30] - Bob shares the story of how KPMG gave their people the freedom to self-organize and take responsibility for the things that matter most to them in relation to the higher purpose. * [33:05] - Bob completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Economics of Higher Purpose by Robert Quinn * All You Have to Do is Ask by Wayne Baker

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David Bryce Yaden is a Research Fellow and PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works in the Positive Psychology Centre. David's research focus is on the psychology and neuroscience of spiritual, self-transcendent and other positively transformative experiences. Specifically, he's interested in understanding how these experiences can result in longterm changes to wellbeing. And how they alter fundamental faculties of consciousness, such as the sense of time, space, and self. He's the editor of the book, Being Called. And he's currently writing a book called, The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: A Twenty-First Century Update. His work is being covered by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, New York Magazine, and NPR.

In this week’s podcast, we explore how positively transformative experiences can leave us feeling called to our futures and the impact they can have on our wellbeing and performance.

Connect with David Yaden:

• https://www.varietiescorpus.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:53] - David explains why we’re called by our futures – not just pulled by the past - and what impact this has for our wellbeing. * [06:28] - David outlines the difference between trying to find meaning and purpose in our work, to being called to the work we do. * [09:07] - David shares what his research is finding makes a positively transformative moment possible for each of us. * [11:06] - David explores if positively transformative experiences can be created or need to be allowed to spontaneously occur. * [13:13] - David outlines what his research is finding in terms of the impact the positively transformative moments might have for us or others. * [16:58] - David explores potential interventions workplaces can use to create positively transformative experiences for people and their limitations. * [20:33] - David outlines ways workplaces can help people to feel more called to their work. * [22:30] - David completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Being Called by David Yaden * The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James & Martin E. Marty * Doug Hubbard on the Rationally Speaking Podcast

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Loretta Breuning is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, which helps people manage the ups and downs of their mammal brain. As professor emerita of management at California State University East Bay, Loretta's research explores how people can discover the power of their mammalian operating system. The author of several books, including Habits of a Happy Brain, Loretta had shared her research, and talks all over the world.

In this week’s podcast, we explore our brain’s happy chemicals and how we can create more happy chemicals as we work.

Connect with Loretta Breuning:

• https://innermammalinstitute.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:11] - Loretta explains how dopamine work and why it is important for us at work. * [05:10] - Loretta offers some practical ways to spark more dopamine at work. * [06:33] - Loretta outline how endorphins help our brains to perform. * [09:00] - Loretta explores if endorphins might help ease social or emotional pain at work. * [10:15] - Loretta explains the upside and the downside of oxytocin at work. * [13:01] - Loretta explores how oxytocin can help us to build belonging and psychological safety in workplaces. * [16:44] - Loretta explains how serotonin shapes our relationships at work. * [21:35] - Loretta outlines how we can create happy brain habits to stimulate these chemicals. * [23:43] - Loretta completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Michael Steger is the founder and director of the Centre for Meaning and Purpose, and a professor of psychology at Colorado State University. Endlessly curious about learning how to create a life worth living, Michael has spent the better part of two decades studying the vital role that meaning and purpose play in our work, health, relationships, growth, and happiness. His research has been featured in academic and general publications around the world, and he's also written several books on this topic, including Purpose and Meaning in the Workplace.

In this week’s episode, we explore how meaning can be found in any job, and how workplaces can help people find the right balance to minimize both boredom and burnout.

Connect with Michael Steger:

• http://www.michaelfsteger.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:29] - Michael explains why a growing number of workplaces have become interested in helping their people find more meaning in their work. * [05:40] - Michael shares what the research is finding when it comes to creating more meaning in our work. * [08:04] - Michael explains why meaning is an ongoing process when it comes to our work and some of the simple ways we can find more meaning in what we do each day. * [14:19] - Michael offers some tips for leaders and workplaces to help people make their work more meaningful. * [20:46] - Michael explains what the research is finding about having too much meaning at work, and how we can keep this in balance. * [25:02] - Michael completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Make Your Job a Calling by Brian J. Dik & Ryan D. Duffy

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Ethan Kross is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan's top-ranked social psychology programme. He's an award-winning scientist and teacher who studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions, and relationships. And his research has been published in academic journals and featured in the New York Times, the Economist and the New Yorker, to name just a few.

In this week’s episode, we explore how we can avoid being sucked into negativity vortex by using self-distancing and other simple hacks to improve our self-regulation at work.

Connect with Ethan Kross:

• Emotion & Self-Control Lab at The University Of Michigan

You’ll Learn: * [02:03] - Ethan outlines the consequences of becoming stuck in a negativity vortex at work. * [03:38] - Ethan explains how the practice of self-distancing can help us to avoid the negativity vortex. * [05:14] - Ethan provides examples of how the language we use can help us to self-distance during moments of rumination. * [07:27] - Ethan shares some tips for practicing self-distancing successfully. * [08:47] - Ethan explains how self-distancing can be taught in workplaces. * [10:41] - Ethan shares some other simple hacks to help us avoid the vortex of negativity at work. * [13:48] - Ethan offers some insight into the current evidence-based debates on how self-control and willpower works. * [16:05] - Ethan explains how to avoid co-rumination when it comes to our relationships at work and instead be an effective supporter of others. * [19:37] - Ethan provides some cautions on using distancing wisely and not as an avoidance strategy. * [21:33] - Ethan completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Angela Duckwork * Adam Grant * Carol Dweck

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Jeremy Clifton is a doctoral candidate in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman, who is often regarded as the founder of positive psychology. After an initial career in urban economic development strategy, Jer has spent five years creating a foundational, empirically-derived typology of primal world beliefs, and his research examines many of these variables and their impact on well-being, personality traits and character strengths, professional success, depression, and voting behaviour.

In this podcast, we explore how our primal beliefs about the world impact our levels of wellbeing, trust, and success at work.

Connect with Jeremy Clifton:

• https://myprimals.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:07] - Jer explains what his research is finding out about our primal world beliefs. * [05:36] - Jer helps us to understand how primals differ from our other beliefs like growth mindsets. * [06:58] - Jer outlines the 26 primal beliefs his research has uncovered. * [09:56] - Jer helps us to understand what a ‘good’ primal might mean practically for us when it comes to our work and wellbeing. * [12:37] - Jer explains what his research has found to date about the stability or our primal beliefs. * [14:45] - Jer explores if our primal beliefs are shaped by nature or nurture. * [17:53] - Jer shares his thoughts on whether workplaces should be trying to cultivate higher levels of specific primal beliefs like ‘good’ in order to improve wellbeing and success. * [20:52] - Jer explores the potential impact of primals on psychological safety in workplaces. * [24:49] - Jeremy completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Sigal Barsade is a professor of management at the Wharton School of Business and focusses her research on emotional intelligence, organizational culture, unconscious bias, teamwork, leadership, and organizational change. Having consulted for organizations of all sizes across a myriad of industries, including Cisco, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Google, the NBA, and the United Nations, Sigal’s research has been featured in leading academic research journals and in media outlets around the world.

In today’s episode, we explore why loneliness in workplaces is on the rise, how it impacts our wellbeing and performance, and how we can tackle it together. We also learn more about the contagion of loneliness and other emotions in the workplace and how we can manage this better.

Connect with Sigal Barsade:

• https://mgmt.wharton.upenn.edu/profile/barsade/

You’ll Learn: * [02:25] - Sigal explains the impact of loneliness in workplaces on our wellbeing and performance. * [08:57] - Sigal helps us understand why loneliness is on the rise in many workplaces. * [11:02] - Sigal explains what leaders and organizations can do to address the loneliness epidemic many workplaces are experiencing. * [14:20] - Sigal outlines how we can help lonely people help themselves in workplaces. * [16:23] - Sigal explores if talking about loneliness in workplaces improves people’s wellbeing or creates further isolation. * [18:04] - Sigal explains why loneliness can be contagious and how emotions can spread in workplaces and communities. * [19:21] - Sigal shares why leaders are more emotionally contagious in workplaces. * [21:39] - Sigal offers some tips for leaders to help manage their moods and how they infect their teams more mindfully at work. * [23:32] - Sigal offers some insights for leaders to positive infect the mood in their team. * [26:03] - Sigal completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Sigal's talk 'All You Need is Love at Work'

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Dr. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. As a pioneer in the field of science help, her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal wellbeing and strengthen communities.

Kelly is the author of several books, including the international bestseller, The Willpower Instinct, The Upside Of Stress, and her upcoming book, The Joy Of Movement. Her TED Talk, How To Make Stress Your Friend, is one of the most viewed TED Talks of all time with over 20 million views.

In today’s podcast, we explore how we can tap into our different stress responses to shape our wellbeing and performance at work.

Connect with Kelly McGonigal:

• http://kellymcgonigal.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:12] - Kelly shares some of the latest research insights on the upside of stress when it comes to our wellbeing and performance at work.] * [06:45] - Kelly explains biologically how our fight-or-flight stress response helps us to engage better with life. * [07:53] - Kelly shares how a challenge stress response can help us step up in challenging situations. * [10:16] - Kelly explains how a social stress response can help us reach for courage and connection during challenging experiences. * [14:37] - Kelly outlines how our resilience stress response works to help us learn and grow in the face of difficult or traumatic experiences. * [18:46] - Kelly explains how we can trigger the stress responses that will serve us best as we navigate work and life. * [21:49] - Kelly recommends some exercises to help build our levels of stress confidence so we can respond in the ways that serve us and others best. * [27:24] - Kelly shares her tips on how we can help to shape the conversations about reducing stress in workplaces. * [33:38] - Kelly completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://storycorps.org/podcast/ * Books by Kelly McGonigal

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Dr Peggy Kern who is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education. Her research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why. She is the world’s leading researcher on measuring wellbeing using the PERMAH pillars, and has published 2 books and over 80 peer-reviewed articles and chapters.

In today’s episode, we explore how systems informed positive psychology is can help workplaces to think more holistically about their wellbeing strategies and the tools that researchers and practitioners can use to help them take a systems approach.

Connect with Peggy Kern:

• http://www.peggykern.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:37] - Peggy explains why we need a systems-informed approach when it comes to improving wellbeing in our workplaces. * [04:01] - Peggy defines how a systems-informed positive psychology approach makes visible what is invisible. * [05:19] - Peggy shares some of the underlying assumptions of positive psychology research and practices that limit our ability to positively impact a system. * [07:51] - Peggy offers some tips for helping leaders embrace “simplexity’ when it comes to understanding how to impact wellbeing in their workplace. * [09:59] - Peggy explores how we can better understand what is happening across a workplace to create a systems-informed approach for improving wellbeing. * [11:28] - Peggy explains how Appreciative Inquiry approaches can be used to help map a system's response for workplaces wanting to improve wellbeing. * [15:31] - Peggy shares how mapping energy networks in workplaces can help identify the best people and teams to target for wellbeing interventions in the system. * [17:54] - Peggy explains why a systems-informed mindset needs us to let go of the illusion of control and instead learn to dance between order and chaos. * [21:26] - Peggy shares why creating feedback loops is an important part of any systems informed strategy to improve wellbeing. * [23:41] - Peggy explains how thinking though a systems lens can help us to build our growth mindsets, psychological safety, and self-compassion. * [23:41] - Peggy explains why systems are always changing and what this means for our workplace wellbeing strategies. * [27:39] - Peggy completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://thesystemsthinker.com/

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Jerry Colonna is the CEO and Co-Founder of reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion that better humans make better leaders. After many years as a partner and founder of private equity firms, Jerry has spent the last 20 years using the knowledge gained as an investor, an executive, and a board member for more than 100 organizations, to help entrepreneurs and others to lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity to overcome the psychological baggage that has held them back professionally. In his new book 'reboot, leadership and the art of growing up', Jerry captures his unique blend of Buddhism, Jungian therapy and entrepreneurial insight.

In this week’s episode, we explore why better humans make better leaders, and what we can do practically to improve our leadership and resilience skills as we work.

Connect with Jerry Colonna:

• https://www.reboot.io/

You’ll Learn: * [02:37] - Jerry explains why better humans make better leaders. * [04:01] - Jerry shares why so many leaders struggle to prioritize becoming better human beings. * [05:19] - Jerry outlines why we tend to be fixated on outcomes in workplaces, even when this approach often burns us out. * [07:51] - Jerry explains the simple steps we can take to become more effective and resilient leaders who don’t burn ourselves out. * [09:59] - Jerry offers some questions to help us create a sense of wellbeing and discover the kind of leaders we are capable of being. * [11:28] - Jerry explains how our stories about our past, present, and future shape our belief systems and the outcomes we’re able to achieve. * [15:31] - Jerry offers some tips to help leaders challenge the stories that undermine their resilience and effectiveness as leaders. * [17:54] - Jerry explains how our willingness to be better humans helps us to build more psychological safety in our workplaces. * [21:26] - Jerry explains how why becoming a better human being is an ongoing process and how we can navigate it gracefully. * [23:41] - Jerry shares his formula for enhancing leadership and building greater resiliency. * [27:39] - Jerry completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer * Tim Ferris Podcast * On Being Podcast with Krista Tippett

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Nataly Kogan is the creator of the Happier Method, and an entrepreneur, speaker, and author, whose mission is to help millions of people optimize their emotional health through science-backed practical skills, so they can thrive in work and life.
She's the founder of Happier, whose online courses, Happier@Work Training Programmes, and her book Happier Now, have helped more than a million people live their best life.

In this week’s episode we explore why happiness is a set of skills that workers can build in any organization, and the small, practical ways this can be incorporated into even the busiest of days.

Connect with Nataly Kogan:

• https://www.happier.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:11] - Nataly shares the many benefits researchers are finding of having happier employees in workplaces. * [05:53] - Nataly offers some tips for helping skeptical leaders discover the value of having happier employees. * [09:02] - Nataly explains why our goal shouldn’t be perfecting the skills of happiness if we want to be happier. * [11:57] - Nataly explains why measuring people’s levels of confidence and motivation to shape their wellbeing may be a better goal than overall happiness. * [13:45] - Nataly explains how we can build our happiness skills at work. * [15:46] - Nataly outlines the five key happiness skills every worker needs. * [20:23] - Nataly provides some examples of how these happiness skills can be built in practices that take no more than a few minutes as people go about their jobs. * [25:40] - Nataly offers some advice on how to help busy leaders embed these happiness skills into the way they work each day. * [28:16] - Nataly completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Untethered Soul by Michael Singer * The Excellence Dividend by Tom Peters

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Mandy O'Neill is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University School of Business. Mandy's research focuses on how conceptualizing organizational culture as a function of emotions and gender enhances the link between culture and a number of individual teams, organizational processes, and outcomes, including decision making, attitudes, career success, health behavior, corporate strategy, and financial performance. Her research has been featured in journal and media publications all over the world.

In this week’s episode, we explore why leaders and teams need to invest in creating healthy emotional cultures and the practical steps they can take based on the latest research in workplaces.

Connect with Mandy O'Neill:

• https://www.highqconnections.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:54] - Mandy explains what her research has found about the importance and bottom-line value of intentionally, managing the emotional culture of an organization. * [04:48] - Mandy outlines what an emotional culture strategy might look like practically in workplaces. * [07:21] - Mandy explains why creating a healthy emotional culture doesn't mean leaders should try to eliminate negativity. * [10:12] - Mandy shares an example of how a health organization intentionally improved their emotional culture. * [13:09] - Mandy offers guidance on the best ways to measure a workplace’s emotional culture. * [17:03] - Mandy provides some tips for how we can practically improve the emotional culture of our workplaces and create more affection, caring, and concern for each other. * 21:45] - Mandy offers some suggestions for navigating more uncomfortable conversations with each other. * [25:20] - Mandy completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/

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Chris Myers is an assistant professor in the management and organization discipline, the academic director of executive education at the John Hopkins University Carey Business School and holds a joint appointment in anesthesiology at the John Hopkins University School of Medicine. Chris' research and teaching focuses on individual learning, leadership development and innovation with particular attention to how people learn vicariously and share knowledge and his work has been recognized with several scholarly awards and has been featured in a range of leading academic journals and popular media articles and outlets.

In this week’s podcast, we explore why focusing on learning opportunities can help workers to manage their levels of stress and how opportunities for coactive vicarious learning ensures there are no passive observers to the learning process.

Connect with Chris Myers:

• http://christophergmyers.net/

You’ll Learn: * [02:53] - Chris explains why focusing on learning opportunities, rather than gritting our teeth, grinding through or taking a break, can be a more effective way of dealing with stress at work. * [05:59] - Chris offers some tips to help us reach for learning opportunities during moments of stress. * [07:56] - Chris shares some examples of how workplaces are encouraging their workers to reach for more learning opportunities. * [09:34] - Chris explains why when teams engage together in learning behaviour, they report significantly lower levels of burnout. * [11:08] - Chris outlines how learning together in teams helps to improve workers growth mindsets and their levels of psychological safety. * [12:07] - Chris explains why the process of vicarious learning has been found to be one of the most effective ways for teams to learn together. * [13:53] - Chris walks us through how coactive vicarious learning takes our ability to learn together a step further, by ensuring there are no passive observers to the learning process. * [18:19] - Chris provides some tips on how the process of coactive vicarious learning could be used to amplify the use of wellbeing strategies in workplaces. * [20:20] - Chris offers some caveats and cautions for supporting coactive vicarious learning in your workplace. * [22:58] - Chris completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * WorkLife Podcast by Adam Grant

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Johann Berlin is the CEO of the T-lex Institute, who work with fortune 500 companies to create resilience in businesses by using restorative techniques and authentic engagement to strengthen the energy and connections between individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve a greater purpose. Featured in the Harvard Business Review, the New York Times and Washington Post among many other publications. Johann, who shared his work at Tedx in London and with leading universities all over the world.

In this week’s podcast, we explore why we need to create spaces for recovery breaks in our work days, and how we can find ways to fit these moments into even the most demanding of roles and workplaces.

Connect with Johann Berlin:

• https://tlexinstitute.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:23] - Johann explains why making space for recovery can be so challenging in our workplaces. * [07:16] - Johann provides some examples of how workplaces are making recovery breaks a social norm to help people look after their wellbeing. * [11:37] - Johann offers some tips for tuning into the somatic, emotional, and neurological signals of your brain and body when you’re struggling, and how to create rituals and habits to help you recover in these moments. * [23:02] - Johann completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Bhakti Sutras by Swami Prabhavananda * The Courageous Life Podcast

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David Bright is a professor of organizational behavior and organizational development, and Chair of the Department of Management and International Business at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. An award-winning teacher with over 20 years of experience as a professional facilitator and executive coach, with expertise in organizational development, strategic planning, and change management, David is the co-author of Becoming a Master Manager, a textbook that features a values-based approach to leadership development.

In this episode, we explore how the state of an organization - dysfunctional to extraordinary - impacts whether focusing on strengths or fixing weaknesses will be the best way to create positive changes, and how an appreciative lens can help the find the possibilities in any problems.

Connect with David Bright:

• David Bright

You’ll Learn: * [02:27] - David explains how the Competing Values Management framework can help leaders and organization positively navigate the many paradoxes workplaces face today. * [08:16] - David shares how he has been practically applying the competing values framework as a leader during his university’s strategic planning process. * [13:53] - David outline why cynical conversations can provide positive experiences and outcomes in change processes and how to harness this energy. * [18:13] - David explains why it's important to assess the current state of a workplace – whether it leans towards dysfunction or extraordinary functioning – before deciding if a generative conversation or appreciative inquiry approach will be the best way to create positive changes. * [26:11] - David completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Leadership & Self-Deception by the Arbinger Institute * The Anatomy of Peace by the Arbinger Institute * The Outward Mindset by the Arbinger Institute

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Thea O'Connor is a senior workplace wellbeing advisor, presenter, journalist, and coach. Thea has more than 20 years experience in the health sector, including her background as a dietitian and workplace health consultant, she is the founder of Nap Now and a committed nap-tivist.

In this week’s episode, Thea O’Connor explains why we need to raise people’s levels of body intelligence at work and the simple steps workplaces can take to help workers connect, listen, and respond to their bodies wellbeing needs as they go about their jobs.

Connect with Thea O'Connor:

• https://www.thea.com.au/

You’ll Learn: * [02:01] - Thea explains why improving people’s levels of body intelligence is an essential step for maintaining our wellbeing at work. * [04:52] - Thea provides some tips on how we can connect, listen, and respond better at work to what our bodies need to maintain our levels of energy. * [08:02] - Thea helps us to understand the importance of having a wellbeing rhythm in our days. * [09:45] - Thea explains the difference between our bodies circadian rhythm and ultradian rhythm and how we can manage these at work. * [12:21] - Thea shares the latest research on how chronotypes (body clocks) can influence people’s wellbeing and productivity at work. * [15:14] - Thea shares some examples of how teams can help look after each other’s physical wellbeing at work. * [17:23] - Thea explains how multitasking can undermine our wellbeing and performance at work and how we can break this bad habit. * [19:53] - Thea shares why she believes nap breaks should be the new coffee breaks in workplaces and how we can implement this practically. * [24:17] - Thea completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Find out more about the perfect power nap

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Dr. Toni Noble who is an adjunct professor in the Institute for positive psychology and education at the Australian Catholic University and is widely known in education as the coauthor of the multiple award-winning positive education programme, Bounce Back. Toni's government projects include the national safe schools' framework, the scoping study on student wellbeing and resourcing the student wellbeing hub. And she's worked with an international expert group in Bhutan to develop a new paradigm for the United Nations to promote wellbeing and happiness as a global goal.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Toni Noble explains why perfectionism and loneliness are rising in our schools and workplaces and what we can do practically to help people navigate these challenges to their wellbeing.

Connect with Dr. Toni Noble:

• http://bounceback.com.au/

You’ll Learn: * [02:19] - Toni explains why the rise of perfectionism is an issue workplaces need to be mindful of when it comes to improving people’s wellbeing * [07:30] - Toni shares why dealing with perfectionism takes more than just practicing a growth mindset * [10:09] - Toni explains why self-compassion is such an important skill to develop when it comes to taming perfectionism * [13:37] - Toni outlines why loneliness is also becoming a growing issue in workplaces and what we can do practically to improve people’s relationships at work * [21:35] - Toni completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * https://happinessanditscauses.com.au/ * https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/

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Elise Morris, who is a disruptor of conventional leadership and people management practices and co-founder of the Strengths Lab. With more than 25 years of global and local human resources experience in corporate and public sector organizations and a masters of applied positive psychology, Elise's diverse background allows her to straddle the commercial realities of organizations while forming deep human connections to facilitate positive change and extraordinary outcomes.

In this week’s episode, Elise Morris explains how a strengths-focus can be infused across people management processes in workplaces.

Connect with Elise Morris:

• The Strengths Lab

You’ll Learn: * [02:28] - Elise explains why strengths interventions in workplaces need to be more focused on how teams and organizations can support the development of people’s strengths. * [04:01] - Elise shares how the employee lifecycle or employee experience can be used to infuse a strengths focus throughout a workplace. * [05:40] - Elise offers some practical tips for strengths focused recruiting, from job descriptions to job advertisements, and job interviews. * [07:21] - Elise explains why she doesn’t generally recommend using strengths assessment surveys during the recruitment process. * [08:33] - Elise shares why the onboarding experience is a critical opportunity to help people embrace a strengths focus as they join a workplace. * [10:32] - Elise explains why it’s important that we are willing to be vulnerable with each other about our strengths and we experiment and learn how to use them more intelligently. * [11:28] - Elise offers some advice on how to address weaknesses in strengths focused workplaces. * [14:39] - Elise explains how leaders can have more meaningful strengths conversations with their people and provide some simple questions any leader can use. * [18:20] - Elise shares the steps workplaces can take to help develop people’s strengths as they go about their work. * [23:30] - Elise offers some ideas for how workplaces can be more strengths focused when people are leaving their organization and why this is worth the effort. * [25:44] - Elise completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Power of Moments by Chip & Dan Heath

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Ashley Goodall is a senior executive, talent expert, and author who spent his career exploring large organizations from the inside. Ashley currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Leadership and Team Intelligence at Cisco, a new organization that is built to focus entirely on serving teams and team leaders. He is also the coauthor with Marcus Buckingham of the wonderful new book Nine Lies About Work: A Free Thinking Leader's Guide to the Real World, and they've recently published two cover stories in the Harvard Business Review, The Feedback Fallacy and Reinventing Performance Management.

In today's episode, Ashley Goodall shares the common mistakes most workplaces make when it comes to giving people feedback and the simple steps leaders and workplaces can take to build strengths-focused teams.

Connect with Ashley Goodall:

• Connect with Ashley on LinkedIn

You’ll Learn: * [02:18] - Ashley explains what his research with Marcus Buckingham found were the defining characteristics of the best teams at Deloitte’s * [03:54] - Ashley shares how he applied these insights to build a new organization at Cisco focused on serving teams and team leaders * [07:10] - Ashley offers tips for helping teach team leaders how to develop their own strengths and their people’s strengths * [08:53] - Ashley explains why leaders are rarely reliable raters of their people’s performance and what they can do instead. * [11:00] - Ashley provides an example of what a strengths-based conversation might sound like between a leader and a team member * [15:00] - Ashley explains how leaders can still address people’s weaknesses and areas for improvement whilst still being strengths-focused * [16:48] - Ashley shares why the approach most people take to developing people’s potential at work is a lie. * [20:25] - Ashley provides suggestions for leaders who may have employees who are disengaged and have no interest in developing their strengths * [22:49] - Ashley offers advice to help align people’s strengths to their work, even when the opportunities are challenging. * [25:28] - Ashley completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Nine Lies About Work by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall * The Halo Effect by Phil Rozenzweig

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Dr. Jillian Darwish currently serves as President and CEO of Mayerson Academy, a non-profit dedicated to transforming individuals, teams, and organizational performance. Under her leadership, the Academy has become the exclusive education partner to the VIA Institute, working with schools, universities, organizations, and communities to utilize the science of character strengths to transform cultures. The Academy’s work has been featured in EdWeek, Live Happy, and US News and World Report and Dr. Darwish has been invited to share the Academy’s work around the globe, including presentations in China, New Zealand, Mexico, Canada, and Hong Kong.

In today’s episode, Dr. Jillian Darwish shares the surprising findings of a recent study with 1,000 American workers about if, how, and why people are using their strengths each day at work and the practical steps many workplaces may be missing.

Connect with Jillian Darwish:

• https://www.mayersonacademy.org/

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] - Jillian shares what a recent study of 1,000 people representative of the American workforce has discovered about if, when, and why people use their strengths – the things they good at and enjoy doing – at work each day. * [05:41] - Jillian explains why workers may feel that their workplaces are less committed to developing their strengths. * [09:57] - Jillian outlines why having psychological safety in our teams, leaders who are able to have meaningful strengths conversations, and organizations who are committed to building our strengths is so important. * [11:40] - Jillian offers some tips for helping more leaders have the willingness and confidence to have meaningful strengths conversations with their workers. * [13:38] - Jillian shares the three important steps workplaces can use to help their people use their strengths each day at work. * [15:55] - Jillian offers an important caution for workplaces trying to activate people’s strengths. * [22:41] - Jillian completes the Lightning Round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Strengths Lab 2019 Workplace Survey

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Dr. Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur who mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations and is lead faculty for the Forward Institute’s responsible leadership programme. She is the author of five books including Willful Blindness which was named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times, and in 2015 she was awarded the transmission prize for her book A Bigger Prize. Margaret’s Ted talks have been seen by over seven million people.

In today’s episode, Dr. Margaret Heffernan shares what researchers have learned about the impact competition has on our performance and wellbeing, and gives us some practical tips on building psychological safety in our organizations

Connect with Margaret Heffernan:

• http://www.mheffernan.com/?location=GB

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] - Margaret explains what research William Muir discovered about how competition impacts productivity and why every leader needs to be mindful of this research in workplaces * [05:41] - Margaret explains why leaders may remain willfully blind to the cost on performance and wellbeing of fiercely competitive environments in workplaces * [09:57] - Margaret explains how willful blindness is driven by our theories of the world and how this impacts our ability to take in data that challenges our ideas * [11:40] - Margaret offers some tips for nudging leaders out of their willful blindness so they can appreciate the importance of their people’s wellbeing * [13:38] - Margaret shares why and how institutionalizing dissent in workplaces can help to lower levels of willful blindness for ourselves and others * [15:55] - Margaret explains how we can improve our ability in workplaces for “scrapping” as we learn to navigate conflict in healthy ways with each other * [19:24] - Margret offers some tips for improving social capital in busy workplaces and the impact it can have on the bottom line in workplaces * [22:41] - Margaret completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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As Professor Emerita of Management at California State University East Bay, Loretta's research explores how people can discover their power over their mammalian operating system(laughs). The author of several books, including her newest one Tame Your Anxiety which is being released shortly, she has shared her research and talks all over the world

In today’s episode, we explore, how we can tame the anxiety our mammalian brains when facing challenges at work.

Connect with Loretta Breuning:

• https://innermammalinstitute.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:15] - Loretta explains how anxiety can impact us neurologically at work when we’re facing challenges. * [05:13] - Loretta explores why we might have become too anxious about being anxious at work. * [06:43] - Loretta outlines how rewards can create a treadmill system for behaviors that can make us feel more anxious at work. * [09:39] - Loretta explains how we can prepare ourselves to better navigate our feelings of anxiety at work. * [14:31] - Loretta shares a tool she has created to encrypt self-soothing to help manage the anxiety that can come with learning in workplaces. * [16:50] - Loretta offers some simple suggestions to help others tame their anxiety at work. * [21:25] - Loretta outlines some of the pitfalls for taming anxiety in workplaces. * [225:30] - Loretta completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes by Frans De Waal

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Today we're talking to Wayne Baker, who's a professor of business administration at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and faculty director of the Centre for Positive Organisations. Wayne's teaching and research focuses on social capital, social networks, generosity, positive organizational scholarship, and values. And his latest book is Permission to Ask, which is coming out in 2020. He's also a founder and board member of Give and Take Inc., developers of the Givitas collaborative technology platform.

In this week’s episode, we explore how individual and organizational levels of energy impact our performance and wellbeing, and the small steps we can take to boost, maintain, and our renew our energy levels at work.

Connect with Wayne Baker:

• waynebaker.org

You’ll Learn: * [03:06] - Wayne explains how emotional energy, relational energy, and organizational energy can impact our wellbeing and performance at work. * [06:41] - Wayne shares what he and other researchers are finding about the benefits of intentionally managing our emotional, relational, and organization energy in workplaces. * [08:34] - Wayne provides some examples of how workplaces are intentionally creating strategies to manage people’s energy at work. * [11:26] - Wayne explains how we can help people understand that unlike machines our energy ebbs and flows during a day, and the small things they can do to maintain higher levels of energy. * [13:53] - Wayne outlines how psychological safety and the willingness to ask for help shape the levels of organizational energy a workplace experiences. * [17:44] - Wayne shares why leaders often find looking after the energy of their organization so challenging. * [19:36] - Wayne offers for some tips for leaders to embed behaviors that help people to renew and sustain their energy in their workplaces. * [22:09] - Wayne explains how we can maintain our energy wisely, so we avoid burning ourselves or others out at work. * [23:06] - Wayne completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * https://giveandtakeinc.com/

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Today we're talking to Michelle Etheve, who specializes in enabling people to create purposeful, strength-based change. With a Master's of Science in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney, post-graduate studies in Positive Psychology and Education, and experience utilising human centred design and appreciative inquiry, Michelle is sought around the world for her ability to create and deliver highly engaging learning and positive change experiences that enable people and teams to thrive.

In this episode, we explore how you can create more positive changes in your workplace by creating a coaching culture that supports continuous learning. We also explore where and why organizational changes often come unstuck.

Connect with Michelle Etheve:

• The Change Lab

You’ll Learn: * [02:26] - Michelle explains how new research has found that organizational approaches to change can improve people’s wellbeing and create a virtuous cycle * [04:01] - Michelle provides a practical example of how one company is fusing wellbeing and changes approaches together as they deliver business outcomes * [08:09] - Michelle offers some tips for leaders to have more inclusive and meaningful conversations that invite people to take ownership of the changes that need to be created * [12:12] - Michelle shares some simple questions to help us support continuous learning as changes are implemented in our workplaces * [17:20] - Michelle shares an antidote to the “I’m too busy” stories that often bring change unstuck in workplaces * [18:46] - Michelle completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Teaming by Amy Edmonson

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Today we're talking to Jon Berghoff, who is the co-founder and managing partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, and has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for the U.S. Navy, the United Nations, BMW and businesses and institutions of all sizes. Known for bringing out the "group genius" in high stakes, complex environments, with speed, ease, and playfulness, Jon is sought around the world for his ability to create powerful learning experiences around Appreciative Leadership, Emotionally Intelligent Negotiations, and Influence.

In this episode, Jon shares the insights from the new Change Lab 2019 Workplace Survey including why the quantity of change is not the real challenge workplaces face when it comes to supporting people's wellbeing.

Connect with Jon Berghoff:

• https://www.lead2flourish.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:42] - Jon shares what The Change Lab 2019 Workplace Survey found when it comes to creating successful changes that support people’s wellbeing at work * [05:18] - Jon outlines why it is the quality of change experiences, not the quantity of change experiences that are burning people out in workplaces * [08:58] - Jon shares why having a clear organizational purpose has such an impact on creating successful changes in workplaces * [11:28] - Jon shares the three questions any workplace can use to help make changes more personally meaningful for workers * [14:07] - Jon outlines the six strengths-focused questions that workplaces can ask to make change more successful * [19:05] - Jon explains why 40% of workers might still believe that fixing weaknesses in their workplace is the best way to create successful changes * [20:56] - Jon shares how organizations can use an invite-and-inquire approach to creating change to drive more ownership and accountability for action * [24:56] - Jon outlines how the virtuous cycle between successful change and wellbeing in workplaces works and what we can do to harness it * [28:56] - Jon completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Conversations Worth Having by Jacqueline Stavros & Cheri Torres * Follow Your Different Podcast Episode 207 - Future Hacking w/ Bix & Joe Bickson

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Today we're talking to Ron Fry, who's a professor of organizational behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and former chairman of the Department of Organizational Behaviour, which has been consistently ranked one of the best in the world by the Financial Times.

With 11 books and over 45 articles and chapters, Ron is widely published in the areas of organizational development, appreciative inquiry, team building, change management, executive development, and the role and function of the CEO. He's a co-creator of the appreciative inquiry theory and method and continues to both apply and study the applications of AI in organizations all over the world.

In this episode, we discuss the simple questions that leaders can ask to help their people not just survive, but thrive, through organizational change experiences.

Connect with Ronald Fry:

https://weatherhead.case.edu/faculty/ronald-fry

You’ll Learn: * [02:03] - Ron explains the three most important evidence-based insights every leader should know in order to implement change effectively in their workplace. * [04:57] - Ron shares why the questions we ask as leaders set changes in motion and how we can be more intentional about the questions we choose. * [09:14] - Ron outlines how creating opportunities to build new connections inside and outside of our organizations can power our change efforts. * [12:38] - Ron explains how Appreciative Inquiry can build rapid trust in workplaces to help people work together to make their hopes for a change a reality. * [17:39] - Ron outlines why stability and change have an interconnected and interdependent relationship, and why stability is as important for our success as change is in workplaces. * [24:07] - Ron challenges our language about change in workplaces, and provides insights on why we need to think of change as a verb. * [27:23] - Ron shares his tips for helping people to flourish through change in workplaces. * [31:18] - Ron explains what it takes to build a positive institution and if this is possible in any workplace. * [32:07] - Ron completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Appreciative Inquiry: A Positive Approach to Building Cooperative Capacity by Ronald Fry & Frank Barrett * The Universality of the Heliotropic Effect - TEDx talk with Kim Cameron * Paul Zak on Youtube

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Today we're talking to Marie McLeod who fuses her qualifications in social work, adult education, and positive pschology with her extensive experience in community culture change. As the director of PoPsy, Marie makes positive psychology practical for individuals, organizations, and families, and as the founder of The Kindness Company, she uses kindness and compassion to cultivate community level wellbeing.

In this episode, we explore why and how community-level kindness can be an active ingredient to improve wellbeing to workplaces and the frameworks and practical steps we can take to make this a reality.

Connect with Marie McLeod:

• www.kindnesscompany.com.au

You’ll Learn: * [03:07] - Marie explains why we need to think about improving people’s wellbeing, at an individual and at the community level in workplaces. * [06:40] - Marie shares how she’s been using the Community Kindness Challenge to help wellbeing be taught and caught in workplaces at the levels of me, we, and us. * [12:01] - Marie outlines why she’s finding kindness is the superpower of wellbeing approaches. * [16:10] - Marie outlines the BEACON framework for improving wellbeing at a community level and explains how this build shared accountability for the wellbeing actions people choose to take. * [21:09] - Marie offers some practical tips for improving kindness in workplaces. * [24:43] - Marie completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Michelle Mcquaid's Books * The Compassionate Mind by Paul Gilbert

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Today we're talking to David Zeitler who uses the latest research in neuroscience, adult development, and leadership development to help people find ways to embrace the process of change and create transformations for themselves and others. After beginning as a psychotherapist and later spending two years as a lay monk, David went on to train executives and life coaches in the Immunity for Change Coaching Program at Mind Works with Harvard Professor Lisa Lahey and Robert Kegan.

In this episode, we explore why we might be immune to creating the changes we want for ourselves and our teams in workplaces and how a simple mapping exercise can help us overcome our resistance to change.

Connect with David Zeitler:

• http://www.mindfulnesscoach.biz/

You’ll Learn: * [02:25] - David explains that our mind has its own immune system that impacts our ability to create changes in our lives * [04:51] - David outlines the three plateaus in adult mental development that help us navigate work and life * [11:17] - David offers some tips for different ways to approach technical challenges and adaptive challenges when it comes to creating change * [14:19] - David outlines how a psychological immunity map can be used to embrace adaptative challenges and make change a little easier * [19:47] - David outlines some of the common worries that drain people’s commitment for change * [22:40] - David shares how behavior change experiments can help us test our worries and concerns about creating change * [27:58] - David completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * http://www.theorangestoolkit.com.au/ * Immunity to Chang by Robert Kegan & Lisa Laskow Lahey * Tim Ferris Podcast * The Further Reaches of Adult Development - Robert Kegan

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Today we're talking to Tegan Davies, who's a self-professed wellness geek, who has embedded positive psychology practices in the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years. Previously the head of Learning Development and Culture at Camp Quality, Australia's leading childhood cancer charity, Tegan is now the manager of operations at The Oranges Toolkit, a social enterprise dedicated to helping individuals and teams to realize their potential. She's also a board member for Action for Happiness in Australia, a business coach, and a qualified yoga teacher

In this episode, we discover how HR leaders can introduce and embed positive psychology approaches across workplaces, and the importance of establishing a common language, evidence-based practices, and wellbeing champions.

Connect with Tegan Davies:

• http://www.theorangestoolkit.com.au/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:21] - Tegan explains how Camp Quality – an Australian not for profit that helps children and their families who are impacted by cancer – has leveraged positive psychology approaches to look after the wellbeing of their staff in these sometimes very challenging circumstances. * [05:38] - Tegan shares how as an HR leader for Camp Quality she began finding ways to embed positive psychology approaches in the organization * [10:31] - Tegan provides some examples of the positive psychology approaches she has found works best in organizations. * [15:03] - Tegan shares her tips on finding wellbeing champions in your workplace and how you can harness their commitment and strengths to improve wellbeing across your workplace. * [20:49] - Tegan explains the importance of celebrating the successes of wellbeing journeys. * [23:53] - Tegan offers some cautions on taking a one-size fits all approach to organizational wellbeing programs. * [28:23] - Tegan outlines how common language and frameworks can help people to tailor their own wellbeing journey. * [30:50] - Tegan completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * http://www.theorangestoolkit.com.au/

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Today we're talking to Nick Craig, who's the author of the newly published book Leading From Purpose, and President of the Core Leadership Institute where he guides executives at companies including Ben & Jerry's, Heineken, ING Bank, Lego, Unilever, and more, on the journey to discover and lead with purpose. In 2007, Nick began collaborating with Professor Bill George at Harvard Business School and this led them to co-author 'Finding Your True North: A Personal Guide', which became the course book for the Harvard Business School MBA class Authentic Leadership Development.

In this episode, we explore the simple questions that can help us find more purpose in our work and the easy actions we can take to live our purpose more consistently.

Connect with Nick Craig:

• https://coreleader.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:55] - Nick explains why he was converted from feeling cynical about purpose in workplaces to believing that it is instrumental. * [06:53] - Nick shares some simple questions for helping people to find more purpose in their work. * [08:54] - Nick explains how a purpose statement can help us to live from our purpose easily and more consistently at work. * [10:19] - Nick shares why purpose is not our passion, not our values, and not our happiness any why living our purpose can be challenging. * [13:57] - Nick explains how a growth mindset can help us to live our purpose. * [16:20] - Nick outlines how purpose can fuel our levels of energy at work. * [18:34] - Nick explains how leaders can share their sense of purpose in ways that are clear and inspiring for others. * [20:49] - Nick completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * New Power by Henry Timms & Jeremy Heimans

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Today we're talking to professor James Pennebaker, who is the region's centennial chair of psychology at the University of Texas, an avid researcher, and teacher. Jamie is the originator of expressive writing and has received numerous research and teaching awards and honors for his work. He has published more than 300 articles and has been the author or editor at the 12 books, including Opening Up By Writing It Down How Expressive Writing Improves Health and is emotional pain

In this episode, we discuss the many research-based benefits of expressive writing, why it works, and the best ways to engage in this wellbeing practice at work and at home.

Connect with Jamie Pennebaker:

• Jamie Pennebaker's Profile

You’ll Learn: * [02:07] - Jamie explains how he discovered the power of expressive writing and the studies he has conducted over the last thirty years to understand its impact on our wellbeing. * [05:07] - Jamie details the benefits thousands of studies around the world have now established for expressive writing. * [07:44] - Jamie shares what the research has found out about why expressive writing can beneficial for so many people. * [11:48] - Jamie offers some tips on how workplaces and leaders can use expressive writing to help improve people’s wellbeing in organizations. * [15:30] - Jamie provides practical guidance on the best ways to practice expressive writing. * [21:00] - Jamie offers some cautions on when and for whom expressive writing is used to try and improve people’s wellbeing. * [23:49] - Jamie explains how his latest research is looking at how the words we use when we write can also provide insights into our wellbeing. * [30:20] - Jamie completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * Martin Seligman's Profile * http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/ * Jamie Pennebaker on Amazon * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we're talking to James and Suzie Pawlekski, who are authors of the best-selling book Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts. James is a Professor of Practice and Director of Education in the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania where he co-founded the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology Program with Professor Martin Seligman. Suzie is a freelance writer and well-being consultant specializing in the science of happiness and its effects on relationships and health.

In this episode, we explore how we can build happier relationships with others at work with practical, evidence-based tips you can use to keep your passions harmonious, prioritize positive emotions, savor positive emotions and savor each other's strengths.

Connect with James & Suzie Pawelski:

https://www.buildhappytogether.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:54] - James and Suzie explain what Aristotle taught them about having better relationships as they honeymooned. * [05:53] - James and Suzie provide some tips for improving our more challenging relationships at work. * [08:46] - Suzie explains how we can promote a healthy passion for our relationships at work. * [10:32] - James offers some practical tips for boosting positive emotions in our relationships. * [13:13] - James and Suzie explain how savoring positive emotions can help to improve our relationships and practical ways we can practice this more in workplaces. * [15:48] - James and Suzie offer some tips for savoring strengths in others. * [19:16] - James and Suzie share their advice for integrating these behaviors to improve our relationships into our busy working lives. * [21:27] - James & Suzie completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * Talks to Teachers by William James * The Hope Circuit by Martin Seligman * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we're talking to Shawn Achor who's one of the world's leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. Shawn's research on mindset made the cover of the Harvard Business Review. His TED Talk is one of the most popular of all times, with over 13 million views, and his lectures airing on PBS have been seen by millions of people around the world. Shawn has worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as the NFL, the NBA, the Pentagon, and the White House. He is also the author of the New York Times best-selling books, "The Happiness Advantage," and "Before Happiness," and his newest book is "Big Potential."

In this episode, we explore why the biggest impediment to our success is not a lack of productivity, hard work or intelligence, but the way in which we pursue it. Shawn explains why researchers have found that it is our ability to connect with, contribute to, and benefit from the ecosystem of people around us that ultimately determines our success.

Connect with Shawn Anchor:

http://goodthinkinc.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:11] - Shawn explains why realizing our potential relies on our ability to work well with others. * [05:41] - Shawn outlines why studies suggest in workplaces it is not survival of the fittest, but survival of the best fit. * [07:54] - Shawn shares why hyper-competitive environments undermine our wellbeing and potential. * [10:27] - Shawn offers some practical tips for enabling survival of the best fit in our workplaces. * [16:41] - Shawn outlines five simple steps for we can take to help us realize our big potential. * [22:08] - Shawn explains how to nudge even the most skeptical people into experimenting with more collaborative and big potential behaviors in workplaces. * [27:07] - Shawn completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * Brene Brown TED Talk on Vulnerability * The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathon Haidt * Dare to Lead by Brene Brown * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we're talking to Nick Brown, who after more than 30 years of working in IT and management in various countries, completed his masters in applied positive psychology at the University of East London, and is currently working on a PhD in health psychology in the Netherlands and is a part-time personal coach.

In this episode, we explore why popular evidence-based findings including the Happiness Pie equation and the Positivity Ratio are being disproven and how we can improve our ability to understand what wellbeing research findings are really telling us. measurement.

Connect with Nick Brown:

Website: Nick's Google Scholar profile

You’ll Learn: * [02:08] - Nick explains why the often cited Happiness Pie equation may be flawed when it comes to helping people to improve their wellbeing. * [03:27] - Nick shares his recommendations on what we need to more confidently understand and share a formula for happiness. * [05:10] - Having helped to disprove the positivity ratio, Nick shares his thoughts on how cultivating heartfelt positivity does and doesn’t improve our wellbeing. * [08:26] - Nick provides some simple tips to help improve our ability and confidence to understand what evidence-based research approaches are and aren’t finding. * [21:42] - Nick completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Pat Wadors is the Chief Talent Officer and Chief Human Resource Officer for ServiceNow. Prior to joining ServiceNow, Pat was Senior Vice President, Global Talent organization at LinkedIn, where her focus was on recruiting and developing top talent, driving organizational transformation, supporting a highly engaged workforce, and growing LinkedIn's global footprint.

In this episode, we discuss how to build inclusive and diverse workplaces where people feel like they belong so you can create psychological safety, develop people's strengths, and support growth mindsets.

Connect with Pat Wardors:

Website: https://www.servicenow.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:08] - Pat offers some tips for how we can teach people the skills to help them more confidently feel like they can be authentic, vulnerable and curious at work. * [03:27] - Pat explains how sharing gratitude stories can help people improve their relationships with each other at work. * [05:10] - Pat shares how she’s been exploring what it looks like to be a great place to work in really healthy ways for employees. * [08:26] - Pat explains how treating each other beautifully at work also requires us to know and honor our boundaries. * [10:55] - Pat shares why our efforts at diversity and inclusion in workplaces are still often falling short of our goals. * [13:54] - Pat explains how we teach managers to help their people uncover and develop their superpowers at work. * [16:18] - Pat offers some tips for building psychological safety in workplace teams. * [18:57] - Pat shares how the growth mindset methodology has been used at ServiceNow to help people learn from their failures. * [20:21] - Pat shares some caveats and cautions for building cultures of belonging. * [21:42] - Pat completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Susan Cain TED Talk - The Power of Introverts

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Alison Earl is the author of Tripowerment: The Why, the Will and the Way of Breakthrough Change. She works with people and companies around the globe to empower self-directed change as a guest lecturer in Behavioral Economics at the Harvard School of Public Health and the leader of an academic and commercial think tank dedicated to solving the most complex problems in behavior change.

In this episode, we explore why feeling stressed at work isn't always bad for our wellbeing or out performance. Alison explains how our beliefs about stress impact us neurologically and shape the way we think, feel, and act. She also shares the simple steps we can take for ourselves, our teams, and our workplaces to harness more of the positive effects of stress.

Connect with Alison Earl:

Website: https://alisonearl.com/

You’ll Learn: * [03:51] - Alison explains what the latest research is discovering about the impact stress can have on our wellbeing and performance at work. * [07:35] - Alison outlines some of the different stress responses we are each capable of experiencing and how our beliefs about stress can trigger these and impact the way we think, feel, and act. * [12:38] - Alison shares how our connections with others can help us to transform stress into courage. * [15:19] - Alison offers some practical tips for challenging our stress mindsets in the heat of the moment when stress threatens to hijack us. * [18:35] - Alison explains why tackling stress at work needs to be a shared responsibility between workers, teams, leaders, and organizations in order to be truly effective. * [21:24] - Alison shares structural approaches teams can put in place to help improve their stress responses. * [23:31] - Alison Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy F. Baumeister & John Tierney * The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal

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Dr. Dan Diamond is passionate about equipping leaders to make a difference, especially when resources are scarce or times are tough. For example, Dan was the director of the medical triage unit at the New Orleans Convention Center following Hurricane Katrina, he led one of the first medical teams into Haiti following their devastating earthquake and he was deployed to the Philippines following Typhoon Yolanda. Dan has packaged all of this experience into his book Beyond Resilience, Trench-Tested Tools to Thrive When Times Are Tough and its ideas have been featured on CNN and many other media outlets around the world.

In this episode, we explore how it's possible to adapt and thrive, even under extreme circumstances at work and in life as Dan explains how tow simple questions can move us towards a thriver mindset that renews us, or a victim, bystander or controller mindset that drains us.

Connect with Dan Diamond:

Website: dandiamondmd.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:20] - Dan explains how power and purpose shape a thriver’s mindset and how it can improve our performance and wellbeing at work. * [04:23] - Dan shares how our victim, bystander, controller, and thriver mindsets get shaped and how we can free ourselves of mindsets that don’t serve us well. * [08:56] - Dan offers some practical steps we can take to move towards a thriver mindset more consistently at work. * [15:55] - Dan shares tips for how leaders can help their teams cultivate more thriver mindsets when times are tough. * [22.32] - Dan explains how we can be intelligent thrivers who don’t burn ourselves out in an effort to help others. * [24:55] - Dan Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink

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Dr. Heidi Wayment is a professor of social psychology at Northern Arizona University, whose research interests include psychological processes related to self-identity, self-evaluation, health behavior, and coping with stressful life events. Heidi is the co-author of Transcending Self-interest: Psychological Explorations of the Quiet Ego and has published nearly a dozen papers related to her research on this topic. In 2018, her work was recognized by a University as the most significant research in scholarly work.

In this episode, we explore how our egos shape our relationships, performance, and wellbeing at work. Heidi shares the simple steps we can take to quieten a noisy ego when needed, and how to avoid overplaying our quiet egos at work.

Connect with Heidi Wayment:

Website: Heidi Wayment - Northern Arizona University

You’ll Learn: * [02:20] - Heidi explains the quiet ego and how it can impact our performance and wellbeing at work. * [04:23] - Heidi outlines the four characteristics of a quiet ego and how these can be applied in workplaces. * [08:56] - Heidi helps us understand how fear, uncertainty, and dissatisfaction can trigger our noisy egos. * [12:43] – Heidi explores how self-compassion can help us to quieten our noisy egos. * [15:55] - Heidi shares a new approach being taken in the US Military to teach leaders and their teams to quieten their egos when needed. * [22.32] - Heidi explores how we can avoid overplaying our quiet egos at work. * [24:55] - Heidi Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman

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Today’s Guest: Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. Originally trained in Social-Personality and Development Psychology, Peggy's research examines the question of who flourishes in life physically, mentally and socially, and she's one of the world's leading researchers on the subject of measuring wellbeing, particularly using the PERMA pillars.

In this episode, we explore some side-effects of wellbeing measures in workplaces, and how to avoid them.

Connect with Peggy Kern:

Website: http://peggykern.org

You’ll Learn: * [02:43] - Peggy explains the surprising findings of a new survey on wellbeing across Australian workplaces, and what this might mean for other workplaces. * [08:24] - Peggy explores how our current approaches to measuring wellbeing may have unintentionally created more stigma for people who are struggling. * [10:58] - Peggy shares her concerns for how wellbeing is being taught in schools and what this could mean for workplaces as well. * [12:23] – Peggy suggests workplaces need to embrace wellbeing diversity, just as they are starting embrace neurodiversity. * [13:38] - Peggy explains why wellbeing is a not a solo endeavor in workplaces, and how teams and organizations impact people’s wellbeing at work. * [17:09] - Peggy shares some practical strategies emerging from the research that workplaces can use to help support their people’s wellbeing. * [20:23] - Peggy explains why workplaces shouldn’t be aiming for perfect wellbeing scores, and what they monitor instead to determine the success of their programs. * [22:49] - Peggy Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. Originally trained in Social-Personality and Development Psychology, Peggy's research examines the question of who flourishes in life physically, mentally and socially, and she's one of the world's leading researchers on the subject of measuring wellbeing, particularly using the PERMA pillars.

In this episode, we explore new research to understand why most wellbeing workplace measures and strategies are falling short, and the small practical changes we can make to help more people thrive at work.

Connect with Peggy Kern:

Website: http://peggykern.org

You’ll Learn: * [02:43] - Peggy explains the surprising findings of a new survey on wellbeing across Australian workplaces, and what this might mean for other workplaces. * [08:24] - Peggy explores how our current approaches to measuring wellbeing may have unintentionally created more stigma for people who are struggling. * [10:58] - Peggy shares her concerns for how wellbeing is being taught in schools and what this could mean for workplaces as well. * [12:23] – Peggy suggests workplaces need to embrace wellbeing diversity, just as they are starting embrace neurodiversity. * [13:38] - Peggy explains why wellbeing is a not a solo endeavor in workplaces, and how teams and organizations impact people’s wellbeing at work. * [17:09] - Peggy shares some practical strategies emerging from the research that workplaces can use to help support their people’s wellbeing. * [20:23] - Peggy explains why workplaces shouldn’t be aiming for perfect wellbeing scores, and what they monitor instead to determine the success of their programs. * [22:49] - Peggy Completes the Lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we’re talking to Zach Mercurio, whose research, teaching and consulting on how purpose and meaningfulness can help individuals and organizations unleash human potential to produce tangible results, has been applied to transform Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, schools, and universities around the world. Zach is the best selling author of “The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work, and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose,”

In this episode, we explore why what’s possible when purpose becomes the boss of our choices in workplaces and the practical steps you, your team and your organization can take to genuinely put meaning and purpose at the heart of what you do each day.

Connect with Zach:

Website: https://www.zachmercurio.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:51] - Zach explains why purpose has become a priority in workplaces over the last few years. * [03:48] - Zach studies are finding a focus on purpose impacts the bottom-line in workplaces. * [06:05] - Zach explains why-washing has become a problem in some workplaces and how we can avoid it. * [07:53] - Zach outlines why purpose is a process and the pathway to purpose that workplaces can follow based on his research. * [11:38] - Zach explains how leaders can ensure their choices and actions remain aligned to their organization’s purpose even in a dynamic, complex and unpredictable world. * [13:53] - Zach provides an example of how leaders can keep the purpose of their organization front-of-mind as they make decisions. * [17:07] - Zach explains what we can do practically to be more purpose-focused – no matter what our role - if our organization isn’t yet clear on its purpose. * [19:17] - Zach offers some tips to help us deliver on our organization’s purpose more consistently. * [24:03] - Zach completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Make Your Job a Calling by Brian J. Dik & Ryan D. Duffy

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Today we’re talking to Tamra Chandler who is the founder and CEO of PeopleFirm, one of Forbes Magazine’s 2018 America’s Best Management Consulting firms. A nationally recognized thought leader, author, and speaker, Tamra has spent most of her thirty-year career developing new and effective ways for people and their organizations to perform at their peak. In 2016, she wrote the acclaimed book, “How Performance Management is Killing Performance and What to Do About It.”

In this episode, we explore how existing performance management practices are often not only ineffective but detrimental in workplaces and why leaders hang on to them. Tamra helps us to explore the alternatives and how focusing on strengths, building our growth mindiset feedback muscles and improving psychological safety with coaching focused development conversations can help people thrive in their roles.

Connect with Tamra:

Website: http://www.peoplefirm.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:23] - Tamra explains why she's found that performance management processes are generally killing performance in workplaces. * [05:55] - Tamra shares how performance conversations can help people to develop their strengths and improve psychological safety. * [08:46] - Tamra explains why despite all the evidence we have about helping people to thrive at work, organizations continue to persist with performance management approaches that are ineffective. * [11:49] - Tamra outlines the steps workplaces and leaders can take to improve their performance management processes. * [14:42] - Tamra explains why managers struggle to accurately rate most people’s performance at work. * [16:05] - Tamra suggests rating how managers feel about their people’s future potential is a better way to assess people’s talent in workplaces and why these conversations should be transparent. * [18:17] - Tamra explains why workplaces need to arm people with the courage and capability to seek more feedback on their own. * [20:41] - Tamra provides some tips on what leaders can do to improve people’s performance – regardless of their workplace's performance management systems. * [23:15] - Tamra completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we’re talking to Fred Luthans, who is a distinguished professor of management emirates at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and whose research is focused on what he founded and has turned to positive organizational behavior and psychological capital. A former president of the Academy of Management, Fred has received many awards, edited three top journals, authored several well-known books, and over 250 academic articles and chapters, and lectured in most countries around the world.

In this episode, we explore how Fred led the creation of the concept of Psychological Capital, the impact of building the psychological resources of hope, optimism, resilience and efficacy, and how this can be achieved in workplaces.

Connect with Fred:

Website: https://business.unl.edu/people/fluthans

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You’ll Learn: * [03:14] - Fred explains what psychological capital is and how the concept emerged for improving resilience in workplaces. * [08:38] - Fred shares what researchers around the world have been learning about the benefits of building psychological capital in workplaces. * [13:18] - Fred shares tips on how psychological capital can be practically developed for people in workplaces. * [16:37] - Fred shares how sustainability boosters can help people to build and maintain their levels of psychological capital. * [19:47] - Fred explains why PsyCap has been found to have more impact in the United States and in services industries. * [23:36] - Fred shares some of the other positive psychological resources that studies have found also impact resilience and wellbeing in the workplace. * [25:07] - Fred completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Hope Circuit by Martin Seligman * Big Potential by Shawn Achors * Psychological Capital & Beyong by Fred Luthans

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Today we’re talking to Peter Bregman who, for the last 30 years, has helped CEO’s and senior leaders to develop their leadership skills, build aligned collaborative teams, and overcome obstacles to drive results for their organizations. The host of the acclaimed Bregman Leadership podcast, Peter’s a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and an award-winning, best selling author. His most recent book is Leading with Emotional Courage, How to Have Hard Conversations, Create Accountability and Inspire Action on Your Most Important Work.

In this episode, we discuss how to build people’s emotional courage so they can better navigate all of their emotions at work, willingly hold kind and hard conversations, and create more of the outcomes they want.

Connect with Peter:

Website: http://bregmanpartners.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:06] - Peter explains why leaders need to understand that emotions are the fuel that energizes our focus at work. * [06:22] - Peter explores if hard conversations can also be kind conversations at work. * [10:48] - Peter shares how to lead into a kind conversation that’s hard to have with others. * [14:14] - Peter explains why reducing our sense of power can help to build trust in our relationships. * [19:28] - Peter outlines why reverting to old behaviors can be the best way to become more of who we want to be at work. * [25:03] - Peter completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook

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Today we’re talking to Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business whose research explores social cognition, and how people think about other people, to understand why smart people so routinely misunderstand each other. His research has appeared in more than two dozen empirical journals, has been featured by the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal among many other media outlets and he’s the author of Mindwise, How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel and Want.

In this episode, we discuss how your brain’s ability to understand what others think, believe, feel and want helps you to connect with others. Nick also explains how this often goes wrong at work due to over-confidence that results in interpersonal misunderstandings and what you can do to improve your ability to mind read when it comes to your relationships.

Connect with Nick:

Website: http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/nicholas.epley/

You’ll Learn: * [01:57] - Nick explains how we all have a sixth sense that can help us to read each other’s minds. * [03:28] - Nick shares why our ability to read the minds of others is vital for our ability to thrive in the world. * [05:08] - Nick explains how our ability to read each other’s minds can often go wrong at work. * [07:48] - Nick shares what his research has found about how our tendencies for social interpersonal misunderstandings can shape our relationships and our actions at work. * [09:57] - Nick explains why interpreting people’s intent in our relationships can be so challenging. * [11:31] - Nick explores how our ability to mind read at work could impact people’s levels of psychological safety. * [13:15] - Nick shares what his research has found can help us to mind read more effectively. * [18:09] - Nick explores how staying out of judgment, and sitting in curiosity might help us to get perspective and be better mindreaders. * [19:33] - Nick outlines the findings from his recent research on why people are often reluctant to express gratitude to each other. * [23:53] - Nick completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Nudge by Richard H. Thaler * The Wisest One in the Room by Tom Gilovitch

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Today we’re talking to Robyn Stratton-Berkessel, who’s an adjunct professor in the School of Management at Champlain College, where she teaches online in the positive organizational development MBA programme. She’s the author of Appreciative Inquiry for Collaborative Solutions, hosts the popular Positivity Strategist Podcast, and is an advisor on various appreciative inquiry initiatives, for organizations all over the world.

In this episode, we explore how positivity is improved in workplaces when people are given a voice using participative approaches like Appreciative Inquiry and how leaders can learn to feel confident about these generative approaches.

Connect with Robyn:

Website: positivitystrategist.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:18] - Robyn explains the characteristics of a positive workplace. * [04:45] - Robyn shares how we can help leaders feel more confident about the benefits of giving people a voice when it comes to improving positivity in workplaces. * [07:37] - Robyn shares an example of how Appreciative Inquiry can be used to help cynics with diverse views find a meaningful way forward together. * [10:56] - Robyn explains how we can craft generative questions that help people to see old things in new ways. * [13:50] - Robyn explains why appreciative inquiry is more than simply always talking about the positive. * [16:24] - Robyn shares how workplaces can harness the opportunity and power of self-organization as one of the outcomes of an Appreciative Inquiry experience. * [18:34] - Robyn offers some caveats and cautions about when an Appreciative Inquiry approach might now work so well. * [20:07] - Robyn talks about the importance of not using an Appreciative Inquiry approach to gloss over difficult or painful conversations in workplaces. * [23:02] - Robyn completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Robyn's Ted Talk

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Today we’re talking to Dan Cable, a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and whose research and teaching focuses on employee engagement, change, organizational culture, leadership mindset, and the linkage between brands and employee behaviors. An award-winning researcher, Dan has published more than 50 articles in scientific journals, been extensively featured in business publications around the world, and the author of several books, the latest being ‘Alive at Work’. Dan’s clients include Deloitte, McDonald’s, Twitter, and many more.

In this episode, we explore how workplaces can harness people’s neurological seeking system to help them bring their best selves to work each day and why self-expression, serious play and purpose can help us to achieve what we’re truly capable of doing while looking after our wellbeing.

Connect with Dan:

Website: dan-cable.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:33] - Dan explains why researchers continue to find why many employees still feel like they can’t really be their best selves at work each day, even after almost 20 years of positive psychology research and applications in workplaces. * [05:25] - Dan shares why finding ways to harness our brains seeking systems is one of the keys to helping people bring their best selves to work each day. * [10:24] - Dan outlines how we can help leaders better understand the impact of fear on people’s behaviors and their ability to bring their best selves to work. * [14:44] - Dan explains the importance of encouraging playfulness in workplaces in order to trigger our seeking systems and bring our best selves to work. * [17:51] - Dan shares his tips on how to help leaders and teams leverage storytelling to make their work more purposeful. * [20:31] - Dan shares his evidence-based interventions for helping people to bring their best selves to work more often. * [23:14] - Dan offers some important cautions about helping people to bring their best selves to work in a way that is good for them and good for others. * [27:41] - Dan completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Redirect by Timonthy D. Wilson * Give & Take by Adam Grant

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Today we’re talking to Rob Baker, who’s a specialist at bringing positive psychology to workplaces, and strives to be a force for good in the world of work. A graduate of the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology programme at Melbourne University, Rob is the founder and chief positive deviant of a leading evidence-based positive psychology, well-being, and HR consultancy called Tailored Thinking. His ideas and research on how people can personalize work and bring their whole and best selves to the workplace have been presented at academic and professional conferences around the world.

In this episode, we discuss how job crafting and in particular micro-crafting (small changes to what you do each day) can help you to align your work with your strengths, interests and passions to help you balance the demands of your job and feel more engaged, satisfied and effective at work.

Connect with Rob:

Website: tailoredthinking.co.uk/

You’ll Learn: * [02:15] - Rob explains what job crafting is and how it might help us at work * [03:30] - Rob explains what researchers are finding out about the potential benefits of job crafting for employees and for workplaces. * [05:45] - Rob explains why we need more flexible approaches to job descriptions as many jobs continue to become more complex and unpredictable. * [06:38] - Rob shares practical examples of how people can engage in task crafting, relational crafting and purpose crafting at work. * [10:35] - Rob offers simple steps for micro crafting your job. * [14:15] - Rob explores how on-the-spot job crafting may benefit people as they go about their jobs. * [16:09] - Rob explains how leaders can help their people to job craft. * [18:11] - Rob offers some cautions on when job crafting is likely to be less effective in workplaces. * [21:07] - Rob completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Alive at Work by Daniel Cable * Job Crafting - Amy Wrzesniewski * Eat Sleep Work Repeat Podcast

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Fred Luskin, who founded and currently serves as Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects. Fred is also a senior consultant in Health Promotion and Wellness at Stanford University’s health center, where he teaches classes on positive psychology, the art and science of meditation, forgiveness, wellness, flourishing, and the psychology of storytelling to undergraduate and graduate students, and conducts numerous workshops and staff development trainings in relationship enhancement, stress management, and positive psychology through the Stanford Be Well program. He’s the author of several best-selling books, including Forgive For Good: A Proven Prescription for Health and Happiness, and has been interviewed by mere outlets around the world.

In this episode, we discuss how forgiveness can help to improve our wellbeing, grit and psychological safety at work.

Connect with Fred:

Website: https://learningtoforgive.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:02] - Fred explains the value of forgiveness in workplaces. * [02:51] - Fred shares how the Stanford Forgiveness Project has helped to improve forgiveness in workplaces. * [04:48] - Fred outline why it can be hard to forgive others at work. * [06:41] - Fred explains the two practices that work best when it comes to improving our ability to forgive at work. * [09:08] - Fred outlines the H.E.A.L method for forgiveness. * [12:13] - Fred explains how forgiveness can impact our levels of grit and resilience. * [13:08] - Fred shares how forgiveness shapes our relationships at work. * [16:20] - Fred explores how important it is for us to be able to forgive ourselves. * [17:30] - Fred shares his thoughts on the intersection of forgiveness and psychological safety. * [18:20] - Fred explains how we can intelligently forgive at work so we don’t get taken advantage of. * [20:12] - Fred shares some of the bottom-line outcomes he has found in workplaces who teach the skills of forgiveness. * [21:43] - Fred completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * 8 Minute Meditation by Victor Davich * Forgive for Good by Fred Luskin

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Today we’re talking to Darren Coppin, who is a Ph.D. researcher and businessman, who implements positive psychology methods, not because of any deep-seated faith in the movement’s principles, but because it works. Darren’s mother is an outrageous hippy who is at one with the universe, so Darren over-zealously tries to ensure that everything he says and does is evidence-based. In that vein, since 2014, over 105000 people have been through his government-funded model to increase the return to work rates for welfare recipients, and these tools are now being adopted by higher education and apprenticeship institutions around the world.

In this episode, we discuss how to optimize people’s motivation and resilience for work.

Connect with Darren: Website: Darren Coppin on LinkedIn

You’ll Learn: * [02:01] - Darren explains how the motivation for behavior change is often misunderstood in workplaces. * [03:26] - Darren shares how he’s applied the principles of behavior change to help long-term unemployed people find work. * [06:23] - Darren outlines how he’s applied the principles for motivation to help secure funding for his program from key stakeholders. * [08:45] - Darren shares what his research has found about the most effective positive psychology practices for improving resilience and accomplishment for job seekers. * [10:49] - Darren explains why fusing resilience interventions and coaching can be a powerful way to create behavior change. * [14:43] - Darren explains how workplaces can provide the right type of support at the right time to improve people’s resilience. * [16:12] - Darren explains how workplaces can better support people’s levels of resilience. * [20:28] - Darren shares the impact teaching resilience skills to long-term unemployed job seekers has been having. * [21:23] - Darren completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * How Sadness Survived: The Evolutionary Basis of Depression by Paul Keedwell & Philip Barker

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Today we’re talking to James and Janice Prochaska. Jim is the Director of the Cancer Prevention Research Center and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island and is internationally recognized for his work as a developer of the stage model of behavior change for which he has won numerous awards, including being one of the Top Five Most Cited Authors in Psychology from the American Psychology Society. He is the author of over 400 publications, including four books of which the latest is Changing to Thrive which he co-authored with his wife Janice, who is one of the most published authors in the field of social work having applied the model of behavior change to cutting-edge issues.

In this episode, we discuss the stages of change most people move through and how understanding this process can help to improve people’s wellbeing and enable leader’s to embed positive changes in workplaces.

Connect with James & Janice: Website: jprochaska.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:13] - Jim outlines the stages that his research has found people move through when they are creating changes. * [06:41] - Jim explains some of the new breakthroughs his research has found recently about how changes can be made to enhance people’s wellbeing. * [08:23] - Jim shares why it’s important to meet people where they are when it comes to creating change in order to move them into action. * [11:21] - Jan shares her tips for helping people to take effective actions to create the changes they want. * [13:15] - Jim shares his tips for how we can maintain our motivation for the changes we’ve started making. * [18:43] - Jim explains what happens when our desired change behaviors become unstuck. * [20:00] - Jim explains how the stages of change can overlap. * [21:58] - Jim outlines how leaders can use the stages of change to help people thrive at work. * [24:42] - Jim completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * www.prochange.com * Changing to Thrive by James & Janice Prochaska

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Today we’re talking to Dr. Acacia Parks, who is the chief scientist at Happify, an online platform that turns the science of happiness into activities and games to create lasting changes and whose research focuses on self help methods for increasing happiness via books and digital technology with an emphasis on objective, observable outcomes such as physical health indicators. Acacia regularly publishes articles in scientific journals, has edited three books, and is also the associate editor at The Journal of Positive Psychology.

In this episode, we explore how positive psychology and wellbeing interventions can be delivered in workplaces through technology platforms like Happify to create behavior changes that stick.

Connect with Acacia:

Website: happify.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:05] - Acacia explains how positive psychology interventions can be delivered through technology platforms to create behavior change that sticks * [03:19] - Acacia outlines how the Happify technology platform works * [04:40] - Acacia shares the STAGE framework Happify uses to classify different types of wellbeing interventions for users * [07:16] - Acacia weighs up the pros and cons of using technology to improve people’s wellbeing * [09:31] - Acacia explains some behavior changes are better suited for technology platforms than others * [11:32] - Acacia explores the potential of wearable devices to improve our wellbeing * [13:23] - Acacia provides an example of how workplaces are using wellbeing technology platforms like Happify to improve their employees’ wellbeing * [14:40] - Acacia explains how artificial intelligence may shape wellbeing interventions in the future * [17:48] - Acacia shares the impact Happify is having on people’s wellbeing * [22:54] - Acacia completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * How Digital DNA Could Help You Make Better Health Choices - TED Talk with Jun Wang * Thirteen Reasons Why on Netflix

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Today we’re talking to Alex Linley and Trudy Bailey from Capp, whose vision is to match the world to their perfect job. Alex is one of the early leaders in positive psychology and its applications, particularly around strengths, and he’s the author of From Average to A+. Trudy’s been responsible for the relaunch of Capp’s Strength Profile tool and ensuring that practitioners have access to the tools to build a strengths-based culture that’s sustaining.

In this episode, we discuss the business case for understanding how the use, energy, and performance of our strengths can improve our performance, wellbeing and business outcomes.

Connect with Alex & Trudy:

Website:

• www.capp.co/Home
• www.strengthsprofile.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:22 - Alex summarizes his three most important findings on developing people’s strengths at work. * [04:25] - Trudy shares new research on how using our strengths can help us to achieve our goals. * [05:48] - Trudy explains how the Strengths Profile tool works to help people develop their strengths. * [07:32] - Alex explains how understanding the use, energy, and performance impact of our strengths is so important for their development. * [10:05] - Trudy offers some practical tips on how to make the most of people’s strengths at work. * [12:47] - Alex outlines how a strengths approach can be used to help match people to their perfect jobs and the business benefits it can bring. * [17:10] - Trudy provides some practical approaches for leaders to develop their people’s strengths as they go about their jobs. * [19:04] - Alex shares his three alarm bells when it comes to workplaces wanting to take a strengths approach. * [21:52] - Alex shares his thoughts on the single biggest challenge for organizations to remain strengths focused. * [23:44] - Alex & Trudy completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

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Pernille is an experienced Business Consultant, Trusted Advisor, Facilitator, Board Member, Author and Speaker with a specialty within the Future of Leadership & Work, Change Management & Strategy Execution, Organizational Culture and Development. Passionate about developing Organizations, Leaders, and Leadership Teams from a Strengths-Based Perspective, focusing on their Core Ideology and how to add value to the world.

In today’s episode, we cover the strengths-based approach to leadership and team development, and how focusing on these strengths has greater effectiveness than trying to improve peoples weaknesses.

Connect with Pernille: Website: https://hippebrun.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:51] - Pernille gives the business case for a strengths-focused approach. * [06:05] - Pernille explains how the acronym IDEAL PIT helps to remember the philosophy behind a strengths-based approach. * [10:47] - Pernille explains how to run strengths-based meetings at work. * [12:46] - Pernille covers using a strengths-focused approach for conflict resolution * [14:46] - Pernille talks about giving strength-based feedback. * [18:46] - Pernille completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Marcus Buckingham Books * Diana Whitney Books * Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal

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Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and managing director of Potential Project, a global leadership training, organizational development and research firm, who help leaders and organization to enhance performance, innovation, and resilience through mindfulness and other practices grounded in neuroscience and research. Rasmus writes for the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Business Insider, and has led more than 1500 keynotes and workshops around the world. His most recent book, The Mind of the Leader, is based on research with more than 35,000 leaders and executives and provides a pathway to great leadership in the 21st century.

In today’s episode, Rasmus explains why 21st century leaders need to cultivate the qualities of mindfulness, selflessness and compassion for themselves, their teams and their organizations and how this can be practically achieved.

Connect with Rasmus:

Website: www.potentialproject.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:11] - Rasmus explains why 86% of leaders rate themselves as inspiring and good role models, but 82% of employees see their leaders as fundamentally uninspiring. * [03:28] - Rasmus explains how leaders can better understand themselves and their impact on others. * [04:56] - Rasmus shares the mental qualities needed for leaders to be effective in the 21t century based on his research. * [05:53] - Rasmus explains why the state of flow can impede our ability to be more mindful at work. * [07:38] - Rasmus shares how our daily focus pattern can help us to be more mindful at work. * [09:33] - Rasmus explains what leaders can do practically to improve their levels of selflessness and confidence. * [11:44] - Rasmus shares his suggestions for finding the balance between self-confidence and selflessness at work. * [13:57] - Rasmus explains why more leaders are rating compassion important or extremely important for effective leadership. * [17:04] - Rasmus explains how teaching leaders compassion can improve kindness and psychological safety in workplaces. * [22:43] - Rasmus shares some of his favorite ways to help leaders be more mindful, selfless and compassionate. * [17:23] - Rasmus completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Everybody Matters by Bob Chapman

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Dr. Jason Fox is a motivational speaker, best selling author, leadership advisor and wizard rogue of ace repute. Often sought for his fresh perspectives, contemporary philosophies, and deep expertise in motivation design, Jason shows forward-thinking leaders around the world how to unlock new progress and pry deeper into uncharted territory. His clients include Fortune 500 companies around the world, and he’s also the best selling author of “The Game Changer” and “How to Lead a Quest: A Handbook for Pioneering Leaders”. His research has been featured in the likes of Smart Company, Huffington Post, BRW, and the Financial Review.

In today’s episode, we discuss how leaders can challenge the mindsets that keep them stuck in conventional thinking, by embracing the principals of motivational design and framing change opportunities as quests.

Connect with Jason:

Website: www.drjasonfox.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:14] - Jason explains how game design can be used to motivate behavior change in workplaces. * [04:13] - Jason explains where gamification often goes wrong when it comes to creating meaningful behavior change. * [05:02] - Jason shares how a quest – rather than a game – can help leaders bring out the best in themselves and others. * [08:30] - Jason explains some of the thinking patterns in workplaces that can limit our ability to create change. * [13:18] - Jason shares how he runs leadership programs to help leaders challenge their traditional ideas about what being a successful leader looks like. * [15:43] - Jason shares how he helps leaders to maintain momentum for behavior change following workshops and training programs. * [17:23] - Jason completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Finite & Infinite Games by James Carse * How to Lead a Quest by Dr. Jason Fox

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Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts is a teaching professor of management at Georgetown University, whose research examines how leaders cultivate positive identities in diverse work organization. Laura’s publications ‘How to Apply Your Strengths’ and ‘Creating A Positive Professional Image’ are among the most popular articles from Harvard Business Publishing and have been featured in several media outlets. She’s the editor of numerous books including Exploring Positive Identities in Organizations with Jane Dutton and is a co-founder of RPAQ Solutions, a research and consulting firm that brings strength-based practices to leaders who seek extraordinary performance and personal fulfillment.

In today’s episode, we discuss creating a positive work identity, and the effect it has on our personal brand, our sense of meaning and our relationships at work.

Connect with Laura: Website: lauramorganroberts.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:43] - Laura explains what it means to have a positive work-related identity * [09:32] - Laura introduces the GIVE model to help us build more positive identities at work. * [15:36] - Laura explains how cultivating a positive identity can shape your personal brand. * [19:23] - Laura shares how psychological safety can impact people’s ability to build a positive work-related identity. * [24:23] - Laura completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Brene Brown Videos * Mellody Hobson - Color Brave Ted Talk

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Leah Weiss is a researcher, lecturer, consultant, and author who teaches compassionate leadership at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she created the perennially waitlisted course, Leading With Mindfulness and Compassion. Leah is a principal teacher, and a founding faculty member of Stanford’s Compassion Cultivation Programme conceived by the Dali Llama. Her first book “How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim your Sanity and Embrace the Daily Grind” focuses on developing compassionate and soft skill-based leadership, while also offering research backed actionable steps towards finding purpose at work.

In today’s episode, Leah talks to us about why business leaders are lining up to learning how to be more compassionate in workplaces and how this is helping them to harness the wisdom of their emotions, to fail better in order to learn and to find more purpose in their work.

Connect with Leah:

Website: leahweissphd.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:01] - Leah explains why graduate students are lining up to learn how to be more compassionate leaders in workplaces. * [04:17] - Leah explains why practicing compassion at work doesn’t mean we need to be doormats for others to take advantage of. * [06:32] - Leah explains the difference between compassion and empathy. * [09:44] - Leah provides some practical tips to harness the wisdom of our emotions at work instead of suppressing our feelings. * [17:03] - Leah explains how leaders can help their people to fail better at work. * [19:56] - Leah provides her tips on how we can mindlessly going through our work days. * [21:32] - Leah completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Kelly Mcgonigal Ted Talk - How to Make Stress Your Friend * The Upside of Stress by Kelly Mcgonigal

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Susan David is an award willing psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, co-founder, and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, and CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, a boutique business consultancy. She’s the author of the number one Wall Street Journal best selling book “Emotional Agility,” based on her concept that Harvard Business Review heralded as a management idea of the year, and has been featured in numerous leading publications including The New York Times, Washington Post and Time Magazine, and has worked with the senior leadership of hundreds of major organisations including the United Nations, Ernst & Young, and the World Economic Forum.

In today’s episode, we’ll discuss why emotions are not simply positive or negative, and how we can navigate the way we feel in more agile and effective ways at work.

Connect with Susan:

Website: http://www.susandavid.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:20] - Susan explains why thinking of emotion as positive or negative can undermine people’s ability to thrive. * [07:25] - Susan suggests that thinking of emotions as data, rather than as good or bad, can help people develop emotional agility. * [14:40] - Susan shares her recommendations for ensuring people own their emotions, rather than letting their emotions call the shots. * [19:16] - Susan provides tips for how teams can practice emotional agility. * [20:43] - Susan shares how the skills of emotional agility can build psychological safety in teams. * [22:39] - Susan explains how self-compassion can make it easier to be emotionally agile. * [26:09] - Susan shares how tiny tweaks and the willingness to keep pushing beyond our comfort zones can enable emotional agility. * [24:29] - Susan completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Adam Grant's Worklife Podcast

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Susan David is an award willing psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, co-founder, and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, and CEO of Evidence Based Psychology, a boutique business consultancy. She’s the author of the number one Wall Street Journal best selling book “Emotional Agility,” based on her concept that Harvard Business Review heralded as a management idea of the year, and has been featured in numerous leading publications including The New York Times, Washington Post and Time Magazine, and has worked with the senior leadership of hundreds of major organisations including the United Nations, Ernst & Young, and the World Economic Forum.

In today’s episode, we’ll discuss why emotions are not simply positive or negative, and how we can navigate the way we feel in more agile and effective ways at work.

Connect with Susan:

Website: http://www.susandavid.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:20] - Susan explains why thinking of emotion as positive or negative can undermine people’s ability to thrive. * [07:25] - Susan suggests that thinking of emotions as data, rather than as good or bad, can help people develop emotional agility. * [14:40] - Susan shares her recommendations for ensuring people own their emotions, rather than letting their emotions call the shots. * [19:16] - Susan provides tips for how teams can practice emotional agility. * [20:43] - Susan shares how the skills of emotional agility can build psychological safety in teams. * [22:39] - Susan explains how self-compassion can make it easier to be emotionally agile. * [26:09] - Susan shares how tiny tweaks and the willingness to keep pushing beyond our comfort zones can enable emotional agility. * [24:29] - Susan completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Adam Grant's Worklife Podcast

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Dr. Adam Fraser is a human performance researcher and consultant who studies how organizations adopt a high-performance culture to thrive in the challenging and evolving business landscape. Adam has worked with elite-level athletes, the armed forces, and business professionals of all levels, and in the last five years, he has delivered more than 600 presentations to over 50,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing how struggle functions as a stimulus for change in workplaces.

Connect with Adam:

Website: dradamfraser.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:09] - Adam shares how he’s been helping leaders at Queensland Urban Utilities evolve their mindsets and behaviors to better support their people. * [04:21] - Adam explains how he creates safe spaces for them to learn to lead with vulnerability. * [06:15] - Adam shares what his research has found about helping HR teams to thrive. * [08:11] - Adam expands on what his research has found about the importance of having challenging opportunities at work. * [14:31] - Adam explains how diversity helps to create positive disruptions in workplaces. * [16:44] - Adam shares how the creation of third spaces can help people to thrive. * [23:07] - Adam shares his tip for the hottest workplace wellbeing over the next 12 months. * [24:29] - Adam completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Netflix * Grace & Franky

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Michelle is a senior fellow at the University of Melbourne and holds a Masters in Positive Psychology and a provisional Ph.D. on how AI summits create positive disruptions that enable systems to flourish. She’s the author of several books, and her newest book, “Your Change Blueprint” with Professor David Cooperrider is about to be released. Michelle also works with organizations around the world on finding ways to help people flourish.

In today’s anniversary episode, we’ll discuss Michelle’s hot of the PhD presses research findings on how AI Summits can be used to create positive disruptions that enable people and systems to flourish.

Connect with Emily:

Website: https://www.michellemcquaid.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [01:50] - Michelle explains how Appreciative Inquiry helps people and systems to create positive changes. * [03:46] - Michelle outlines how an AI Summit differs from other appreciative inquiry applications. * [07:03] - Michelle shares what she has observed about AI Summits around the world and their ability to help people and systems to flourish. * [10:26] - Michelle explains how self-determination theory shapes successful AI Summits. * [12:43] - Michelle explains why creating opportunities for generative connections shapes the success of an AI Summit. * [15:25] - Michelle shares why her research found an AI Summit needs a 6d – not a 4d – cycle to make it work. * [18:22] - Michelle introduces the 12 magic mechanisms that explain how to use an AI Summit to create a positive disruption. * [21:49] - Michelle shares her tips for when an AI Summit might most benefit your system. * [24:19] - Michelle completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * Big Potential by Sean Achor * Michelle Mcquaid on Amazon

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Emily Larson serves as the director of the International Positive Education Network and is an assistant instructor in the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania. Emily has worked on various positive education projects in Nepal, India, the Philippines, the UK and the USA. She holds numerous board positions and is a published author.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing how schools are applying positive psychology to help improve wellbeing across the school environment and what other organizations can learn from their efforts about creating systemic change.

Connect with Emily:

Website: ipen-festival.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:58] - Emily explains what schools are learning about applying positive psychology findings to improve people’s wellbeing. * [03:05] - Emily shares why a systemic approach to improving people’s wellbeing can be so important. * [05:10] - Emily provides a case study of how a school is implementing a systemic approach to the wellbeing of teachers, students, and their community. * [10:13] - Emily shares how change champions within a system can help to embed wellbeing practices. * [12:09] - Emily explains the power of a common framework and common language when it comes to systemically improving wellbeing. * [14:05] - Emily explains some of the struggles whole system change approaches have encountered when it comes to improving people’s wellbeing. * [17:03] - Emily explains how positive education practitioners from around the world are coming together to share their learnings and work more closely together. * [23:10] - Emily completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * MPPW Podcast on Facebook * TED Podcasts * Freakonomics * The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz

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Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. She’s an expert on leadership, teams and organizational learning, whose research on psychological safety in workplaces has been discussed in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Forbes and many other media outlets around the world and is the author of several books, including her most recent, Extreme Teaming: Lessons in Complex, Cross-Sector Teaming.

In today’s episode, we discuss why Google have found that psychological safety is the common factor in all of their highest performing teams, and what you can do in your workplaces to improve psychological safety for others.

Connect with Amy:

Website: Amy Edmonson HBS Faculty Profile

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You’ll Learn: * [02:03] - Amy explains why more and more workplaces are talking about the need for psychological safety. * [04:43] - Amy offers practical tips for leaders to improve the levels of psychological safety in their teams. * [06:38] - Amy explains how leaders can practice inclusive leadership to improve psychological safety. * [08:45] - Amy shares why courageous conversations can be problematic in workplaces. * [11:15] - Amy explores the intersection between psychological safety and growth mindsets. * [12:39] - Amy shares her tips for creating psychology safety in more temporary teams. * [14:10] - Amy talks about ways of assessing psychological safety in teams. * [16:44] - Amy explains how to help teams get over the politeness hump when it comes to improving psychological safety. * [19:49] - Amy outlines some of the biggest challenges leaders face when it comes to improving psychological safety at the moment in workplaces. * [21:18] - Amy shares why a coaching mindset can help improve psychological safety in teams. * [22:17] - Amy completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * How to Turn a Group of Strangers Into a Team | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE * Building a psychologically safe workplace | Amy Edmondson | TEDxHGSE

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Dr. Mark Williamson, who is the Co-founder and Director of Action for Happiness. Since creating and launching Action for Happiness in 2011, Mark has engaged with a vast range of organizations, projects, and people on the topics of happiness, well-being, and resilience, including leading academics, major multinational corporations, public sector organizations, policymakers, schools, charities, and community organizations. He’s led the development of all of the Action for Happiness resources and activities and has spoken regularly on related topics at events and conferences across the UK and around the world.

In today’s episode, we’ll explore how Action for Happiness are helping to improve people’s wellbeing in workplaces and communities around the world.

Connect with Mark:

Website: actionforhappiness.org/

You’ll Learn: * [02:04] - Mark explains how Action for Happiness became a global movement to improve people’s wellbeing. * [04:09] - Mark shares how Action for Happiness has mobilized wellbeing champions around the world. * [07:07] - Mark shares how Action For Happiness help bridges the gap between knowledge and action when it comes to improving people’s wellbeing. * [10:27] - Mark explains how coaching circles can provide social support for people creating behavioral changes. * [13:51] - Mark explains how to have meaningful conversations in workplaces about wellbeing behaviors. * [15:58] - Mark shares an example of a company building wellbeing practices across their workplace. * [17:57] - Mark explains why organizations will continue to invest in wellbeing programs over the next 12 months. * [21:15] - Mark completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift * 10 Keys to Happier Living by Vanessa King * A Fearless Heart by thupten jinpa

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Paul Zak is the founding director of the Centre for Neuroeconomic Studies and professor of economics, psychology, and management at Claremont Graduate University. Paul is part of the team of scientists that first made the connection between oxytocin and trust, and this TED Talk on the topic has received over a million views. His latest book, Trust Factor, The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies uses neuroscience to measure and manage organizational cultures to inspire teamwork and accelerate business outcomes.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the effects of oxytocin on trust and how heightening the OXYTOCIN factors can help to build stronger and more effective teams in workplaces.

Connect with Paul:

Website: pauljzak.com
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You’ll Learn: * [01:57] - Paul explains how neuromanagement works. * [04:33] - Paul outlines the OXYTOCIN factors that workplaces can build to improve trust in organizations. * [08:30] - Paul explains how to confidently share neuroscience findings as researchers continue to learn more about the brain. * [14:34] - Paul shares the bottom-line benefits of trust in workplaces. * [17:30] - Paul outlines the research on how oxytocin impacts people’s ability to trust. * [21:28] - Paul shares why new studies have found oxytocin can stimulate envy. * [23:17] - Paul completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift * Gwynne Shotwell's TED Talk * Eat People by Andy Kessler * Trust Factor by Paul J Zaj & Dan John Miller

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Dr. Elaine O’Brien is an educator, trainer, author, presenter, speaker, and pioneer in the Health, Exercise, and Fitness Industry, as well as a leader in the burgeoning science of Applied Positive Psychology. She is CEO of Lifestyle Medicine Coaching & Training, a consultancy, & FitDance: Move2Love providing training, presentations, and program content development around positive health, whole fitness, optimal performance, exercise and aging well through the lifespan. Elaine delivers positive exercise programming, and training protocols to help boost motivation, exercise adherence, enjoyment, and whole health and wellbeing across domains and through the lifespan.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing the psychology of human movement and the small steps you can take in workplaces to keep people’s bodies, hearts and minds functioning at their best.

Connect with Elaine: Website: Elaine O'Brien (LinkedIn)

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You’ll Learn: * [02:07] - Elaine explains the psychology of human movement and how understanding this can help to improve people’s wellbeing. * [06:07] - Elaine shares why workplaces are becoming more intentional in finding ways to help people move more during their days to improve our ability to learn, connect and flourish. * [08:22] - Elaine explains how workplaces can use energy breaks to improve people’s mood and sense of connection with each other. * [12:16] - Elaine shares how energy breaks can be a great opportunity for people to practice their growth mindset, develop their strengths and engage their self-compassion. * [14:32] - Elaine shares the latest thinking on how much movement we should be aiming for to maintain our wellbeing. * [16:07] - Elaine offers some tips for workplaces wanting to engage their people in their more authentic, joyful and positive movement programs. * [21:42] - Elaine completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * Making Positive Psychology Work on Facebook - Free Gift

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Rick Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at the Greater Good Science Centre at UC Berkeley, and New York Times bestselling author. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His books are available in 26 languages and include Hard Wiring Happiness, and his newest book, Resilient, has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR.

In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about how to develop the traits of resilience to help people manage their levels of anxiety and stress in the workplace.

Connect with Rick:

Website: www.rickhanson.net/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:12] - Rick explains why modern life is neurologically heightening our levels of anxiety. * [04:38] - Rick explains how we can be more resilient in the face of constant change, uncertainty and complexity in workplaces. * [07:37] - Rick shares the three simple steps people can take to build resilience practices. * [10:48] - Rick gives several quick techniques for improving resilience that take less than 5 minutes per day. * [11:47] - Rick shares the 12 neurological muscles for resilience that people can build. * [13:06] - Rick explains how the intensity of positive emotions impact our levels of resilience. * [17:44] - Rick points out the difference between building positive emotions that are state-to-state and those that are sustainable traits that boost our resilence. * [26:44] - Rick completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * Resilient by Rick Hanson * Resilience training resource * Fred Rogers acceptance speech

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Zoe Galvez and Betsy Crouch, co-founders of ImprovHQ, help leaders and organizations develop effective communication, exceptional collaboration, and engaged cultures through interactive learning experiences, based on the principles of improvisation and positive psychology. They deliver workshops, keynotes, and executive coaching programmes, to workplaces that include Twitter, Google, LinkedIn, Facebook, Dropbox, and many more.

Today we’ll be discussing how the principles and practices of improvisation can be used to teach people the skills of positive psychology in workplaces.

Connect with Betsy and Zoe:

Website: improvhq.com

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You’ll Learn: * [02:36] - Zoe and Betsy explain how positive psychology practices can be fused with improvisation techniques to help people flourish at work. * [05:40] - The Improv HQ team give examples of how improvisation skills can develop people’s resilience. * [09:02] - Zoe explains why every conversation at work is an opportunity for connection or confusion, and how improv can build trust and psychological safety between people. * [10:47] - Betsy shares how improv practices can be a great opportunity to spot people’s strengths and put them to work. * [12:43] - Zoe explains how improv can be an emotional rope course in workplaces and how they teach leaders to build a resilient response to failure. * [18:03] - Zoe shares how improv can help to build a giving culture in teams. * [18:59] - Betsy shares how AI Summits are using improv to supercharge results for participants. * [21:04] - Betsy and Zoe explain the six improv principles unscripted leaders use to thrive at work. * [26:58] - Betsy & Zoe complete the lightning round.

Your Resources: * improvhq.com/free-training * Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal

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Dr. Tal Ben Shahar is the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy and the creator and instructor of the Certificate in Happiness Studies Programme. Known around the world for teaching two of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history, Positive Psychology and the Psychology of Leadership, Tal is also an international best-selling author and the co-founder of Potential Life and Happier TV.

Today we’ll be exploring the concept of wholebeing and why our happiness at work and in life is interconnected.

Connect with Tal-Ben Shahar:

Website: talbenshahar.com

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You’ll Learn: * [01:37] - Tal shares the impact positive psychology has had over the last decade in workplaces. * [02:30] - Tal talks about the need to bring together different scientific disciplines in order to further the study of happiness. * [04:23] - Tal introduces the concept of wholebeing and why people need to SPIRE. * [06:38] - Tal explains why our happiness is interconnected with our environment and what this means practically. * [09:36] - Tal shares how workplaces can leverage interconnectedness to improve people’s sense of wholebeing. * [11:47] - Tal explains how Sainsbury grocery stores in the UK are working to improve the happiness of their employees. * [13:38] - Tal outlines how workplaces can help people to change and sustain the behaviors that may make them happier at work. * [16:49] - Tal outlines how high-intensity interval training can help to embed happiness behaviors. * [19:08] - Tal completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * The Power of Full Engagement by Tony Schwartz & Jim * LoehrThe Courage to Teach by Parker J. Palmer * Books by Tal-Ben Shahar

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Jenn Lim is the CEO of Delivering Happiness, a company she and Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, co-founded to inspire passion and purpose as part of their profitable happiness business model. To achieve this, Jenn delivers talks, interactive workshops, executive alignment sessions and culture team training for companies all over the world, and with the help of her team, they also create some wonderful tools to measure and improve happiness in workplaces.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing how to leverage Self-Determination Theory practices to help employees feel happier, ensure customers are more satisfied and deliver and improve the bottom line for your workplace.

Connect with Jenn Lim:

Website: deliveringhappiness.com

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You’ll Learn: * [02:00] - Jenn shares the story of Zappos and how they have created a flourishing culture. * [06:21] - Jenn explains how Self-Determination Theory provides the foundation for a happiness business model. * [07:36] - Jenn shares practical examples of how to improve autonomy and competence in workplaces. * [10:57] - Jenn explains how Zappos helps build relatedness in the workplace between managers and their teams * [13:45] - Jenn shares some tips and tricks for helping people in your organizational live the cultural values. * [17:43] - Jenn explains why Zappos offer people money to quit during their induction to ensure they have the right cultural fit. * [20:06] - Jenn shares some real-world examples of the kind of business outcomes organizations are achieving by investing in the happiness of their employees. * [24:07] - Jenn completes the lightning round.

Your Resources: * Scary Close by Donald Miller * Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh

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Dr. Timothy Sharp runs one of Australia’s most respected clinical psychology practices, is a highly regarded executive coaching practice, and is the founder and chief happiness officer of the happiness institute, Australia’s first and now largest organization devoted solely to enhancing happiness in individuals, families, and workplaces. An adjunct professor in positive psychology at the University of Technology in Sydney and RMIT University, Tim is a sought-after public speaker who makes frequent media appearances, and is the author of, among other things, “100 Ways to Happiness: A Guide for Busy People” and most recently, “Live Happier, Live Longer: A Guide to Positive Ageing”.

In today’s episode we’ll discuss how to help people find the time to integrate wellbeing practices into their workplace.

Connect with Tim Sharp:

Connect with Tim Sharp:

Website: www.drhappy.com.au/

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You’ll Learn: * [03:28] - Tim details the acronym CHOOSE, which relates to the idea of choosing happiness for our own lives. * [08:07] - Tim gives tips on how to make time for happiness practises. * [12:27] - Tim discusses how a workplace could embed happiness practises into the everyday lives of their employees, using the approach of mental health organisation Batyr as an example. * [17:48] - Tim talks about making happiness practises work for the long term, by embedding and reinforcing key principles within the organisation. * [21:03] - Tim gives examples of some support and activities that can be provided to improve mental health in the workplace. * [22.58] - Tim explains how to navigate the cynics when trying to implement wellbeing practises within a workplace. * [25:25] - Lightning round with Tim Sharp.

Your Resources: * 100 Ways to Happiness by Tim Sharp * Live Happier, Live Longer by Tim Sharp

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Stella Grizont is a graduate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology programme and is an executive coach who has worked with over 14,000 people in 21 countries. Stella has also delivered workshops to organizations including Google, Johnson and Johnson, Young & Rubicam to inspire their employees to develop a positive work culture. Her unique approach to loving your work has been featured on MSNBC, ABC news and the Today Show.

In today’s episode Stella explains the power of playful mindset to help us avoid getting stuck in the common mind traps most of us struggle with at work.

Connect with Stella Grizont:

Website: www.woopaah.com

You’ll Learn: * [05:06] – Stella explains how the playful mindset can help approach uncertain situations with curiosity rather than fear at work. * [10:38] – Stella shares how complaining can become a common mind trap, because it triggers our negativity bias over and over again. * [11:56] – Stella talks about how comparing yourself to others is another mindtrap in which people often become stuck. * [13:56] – Stella outlines her “Vision Generator” exercise, and how it can help you to generate your vision and clarify how you want to be to avoid comparisons with others. * [14:34] – Stella explains how criticism – especially of ourselves – gets many of stuck when it comes to our work and what we can do to be more supportive of ourselves. * [19:29] – Stella shares what she wishes she known when she first graduated from the Masters of Positive Psychology program. * [21:24] – Lightning round with Stella Grizont.

Your Resources: * www.workhappinessmethod.com/vision

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Dr. Diana Whitney is the founder and president of Positive Change, a global consultancy that helps executives and their teams design and facilitate high engagement, appreciative inquiry processes in support of business goals, strategies and innovation. Diana is also the co-founder of the Taos Institute, an education think-tank with over 500 international associates, teaching and doing research into constructive, relational processes in business, education families and communities. Diana is also the author of 18 books and dozens of articles and chapters including the Power of Appreciative Inquiry: A Practical Guide to Positive Change. She has more than 30 years of experience in helping make change happen, and teaching people how to make change happen around the world.

In today’s episode, Diana shares how she uses appreciative inquiry approaches to help organizations have a curious mindset and discover what gives life to their people to help systems create changes that work. Diana shares several case studies and what her research has found enables appreciative inquiry approaches to improve relationships and bottom-line business outcomes.

Connect with Diana Whitney:

Website: positivechange.org

You’ll Learn: * [02:22] - Diana talks about how to introduce appreciative inquiry to clients that you work with. * [04.24] - Diana gives an example of how this could be approach could be applied in an organization. * [07:40] - Diana talks about the fear surrounding things that aren’t working well in an organization if they aren't openly discussed. * [09:42] - Diana explains how successful organisations "nurture out" their staff into roles that are most suitable to them. * [10:46] - Diana discusses the key skill of flipping or reframing the narrative, to shift the organisation and the thinking of people from what the problems are, known as deficit, into more life affirming, positive possibilities. * [14:45] - Diana shares the the incredible case study of Hunter Douglas Window Fashions. * [19:18] - Diana talks about why appreciative inquiry delivers these kind of outcomes. * [22:00] - Lightning round with Diana Whitney

Your Resources: 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.

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Reuben Rusk is the founder of Mind Quip, a social enterprise in Christ Church New Zealand whose vision is to create a happier and more productive workforce. Reuben is a lifelong learner and a big picture thinker who's passionate about teaching people to improve their lives and their wellbeing by distilling large amounts of research into down to earth training about what matters most. An experienced presenter and recognized expert in well being and resilience, Reuben’s research has been published in the Journal of Positive Psychology, the psychology of wellbeing, and the Journal of Happiness studies.

In today’s episode, we’ll be talking about the five domains Rueben’s research has found lie at the heart of more than 18,000 peer-reviewed positive psychology intervention articles and how these can be combined to create a synergistic and holistic approach to create wellbeing behavior changes that work.

Connect with Reuben Rusk:

Website: mindquip.com

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You’ll Learn: * [02:00] - Reuben identified more than 18,000 documents, and here talks about what he found that can help us to improve our well being? * [03:47] - Reuben discusses the five clusters of terms that he identified. * [07:09] - Reuben talks about how the synergistic change model might help to shape our wellbeing. * [08:59] - Reuben explains how the synergistic change model provides a framework to think through some important complexities. * [11:41] - Reuben talks about how he helps people understand how to navigate emotional and social complexities. * [12:50] - Reuben discusses the concept of relapse. * [14:45] - Reuben explains how to think synergistically across those five domains of emotions, attention and awareness, comprehension and coping, goals and habits and social relationships, when trying to make a positive intervention. * [15:58] - Reuben talks about the environmental factors that can affect positive interventions. * [18:38] - Reuben discusses how the simpler option is not necessarily easier, and how simplifying complex systems can do more harm than good. * [21:37] - Lightning Round with Reuben Rusk

Your Resources: * mindquip.com

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David Desteno is a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University where he directs the social immersions group. David’s research examines the mechanisms of the mind that shape vice and virtue, and his work continually reveals that human moral behaviour is much more variable than most would predict. He’s regularly featured in the media, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Harvard Business Review to name just a few. David is the author of several books including Emotional Success, The Truth about Trust, and the co-author of the Wall Street Journal’s spotlight psychology best seller, Out of Character.

In today’s episode David shares his research on self-control and why harnessing social emotions – like gratitude, compassion and pride – can be an effective and energizing way to improve our levels of grit.

Connect with David Desteno:

Website: www.davedesteno.com

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You’ll Learn: * [01:56] - David talks about the ability to be future oriented and persevere to our future goals is an important part of life. * [03:27] - David explains how the human mind tends to discount the value of the future. * [05:01] - David lists gratitude, compassion and pride, as the social emotions that help with control and grit? * [06:58] - David discusses how being self interested and aggressive is not an effective recipe for success, in the long term. * [07:42] - David explains that what is adaptive for helping other people is adaptive for ourselves as well. * [09:03] - David talks about how people who practise gratitude, compassion and pride, will demonstrate greater perseverence and less procrastination. He also discusses how the practise of meditation and mindfulnes can improve these qualities. * [10:21] - David talks about making a habit of taking pride in steps along the way, not just when you reach your ultimate goal. * [14:02] - David explains how pride can lead to perseverance. * [15:47] - David gives examples of things that we can do to create a sense of authentic pride for ourselves. * [17:21] - David details the intersection between the social emotions and our ability to maintain a growth mindset as we go about our jobs. * [18:42] - David talks about our biases on who we choose to show compassion to, and how. * [20:00] - David gives some practical tips on how to cultivate more compassion to improve relationships at work. * [21:32] - David lists some other emotions that play into our social relationships, impact the choices we make, and our levels of self-control and grit. * [22:24] - Lightning round with David Desteno.

Your Resources: * Emotional Success by David Desteno * The Truth About Trust by David Desteno * Power Paradox by Dacher Keltner

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Jo Mitchell is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of the Mind Room, a health, wellbeing and performance psychology practice in Melbourne, Australia. Jo has over 20 years of sports industry experience and has a specialist interest in working with high performers across all fields to improve their wellbeing, particularly by using the tools of Positive Psychology, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness. She is also on the board for Action for Happiness Australia.

In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing how to introduce wellbeing practices into workplaces that are cautious or skeptical about ‘soft skills’. We’ll explore how to tailor language, create a systems approach and a new app that opens this science up to a much wider market.

Connect with Jo Mitchell:

Website: themindroom.com.au

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You’ll Learn: * [01:58} - Jo explains how she taylors the language used to present ideas of positive psychology, to be openly accepted in typically tough and competitive workplaces. * [04:55] - Jo talks about setting up a support network to help footballers stick with newly learned behaviours, using repetition and reinforcement. * [10:24] - Jo talks about her new wellbeing mobile app called Mind Max. * [14:37] - Jo discusses the gender bias in men around wellness and wellbeing. * [20:45] - Jo explains how we can prevent burnout by scheduling moments of rejuvenation into our daily life, and the importance of giving ourselves permission to do this. * [21:39] - Lightning round with Jo Mitchell

Your Resources: * The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson * Mindmax.com.au

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Patty McCord is a workplace innovator, culture and leadership consultant, and former chief talent officer at Netflix. Patty has many years of working with business leaders and aspiring management to help people realize and practice leadership. She is the author of a wonderful new book, Powerful: Teams, Leaders and the Culture of Freedom and Responsibility, which pushes the boundaries of thinking about the way we work. From abolishing performance reviews to challenging the need for policies, Patty believes people come to work as fully formed adults with a desire to make an impact and to be proud of what they do. Her ideas have been featured in publications around the world, including the Harvard’s Business Review, Fast Company and The Wall Street Journal.

In today’s podcast Patty explains why mapping engagement and happiness measures against productivity in workplaces may undermine the very results workplaces are trying to create. She also shares how Netflix built a thriving culture by treating employees like adults, balancing freedom and responsibility and replacing performance reviews with radical honesty.

Connect with Patty McCord:

Website: pattymccord.com

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You’ll Learn: * [02:03] - Patty gives some of the dangers of overlaying engagement and happiness scores with team performance. * [06:48] - Patty talks about the value of saying something radically honest every day. * [07:53] - Patty explains how if you practise giving people feedback every day, 50% of it will work and be positive feedback. * [11:24] - Patty says why the freedom and responsibility has to live inside of the business that you're trying to accomplish. * [12:28] - Patty explains why strategy is figuring out what not to do. * [16:52] - Patty tells how to orchestrate vigorous debates to encourage people to get curious, and put themselves on the other side of the argument. * [19:23] - Patty gives examples of what should managers do instead of formal perfomance reviews. * [21:40] - Lightning round with Patty McCord.

Your Resources: * Brotopia by Emily Chang * Powerful by Patty McCord

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Dr. Peter McGraw is an associate professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. As a behavioral scientist, his research examines the interrelationship of judgment, emotion, and choice—with a focus on the production and consumption of entertainment. McGraw directs The Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and is the co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny.

His research has been covered by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TIME NPR, BBC, and CNN. His work appears in the Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, Psychological Science, and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. He is currently trying to kick a sweater vest habit – even if it does get him kicked off the Stylist Scientist List.

Today we’re talking all about humor; how it can bring people together and push them apart. We’ll also cover it’s role in generating success for several key business areas.

Connect with Pete McGraw:

Website: petermcgraw.org/

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You’ll Learn: * [03:17] - Pete explains the principles of humour, and it's commonalities and differences across various demographics. * [05:03] - Pete dicsuses how to cultivate humour. * [07:32] - Pete covers the negative side of humour, and how it should be regulated in a work environment. * [09:53] - Pete talks about humour within cultures, and how forgiveness can be a complimentary quality. * [11:03] - Pete uses the analogy of being a supporting actor in life, and how productive it is when people act with this mindset. * {16:59] - Pete discusses the role of humour in sales and marketing, and how enthusiasm is a powerful tool for making an impact. * [18:55] - Pete lists some qualities that present charisma, including the use of movement and well placed silence. * [20:41] - Lightning round with Peter McGraw.

Your Resources: * The Humour Code by Peter McGraw * Boddy Pants by Tina Fey * Rethink by Steven Poole

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Gervase Bushe is the Professor of Leadership and Organisational Development at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. His career spans over three decades of transforming organisational structures, cultures and processes, away from command and control and towards more collaborative work systems. Gervase is an award winning author of over one hundred papers and has three books on organisational change, leadership, teams and teamwork. His newest co-authored book, “Dialogic Organisation Development: The Theory and Practise of Transformational Change,” builds on his ground breaking research into how appreciative inquiry leads to transformational change, and is gathering international acclaim. He has consulted to blue chip corporations and start-ups, public sector and business corporations in a variety of sectors and, in 2016, HR Magazine in the UK added him to their list of the 30 Most Influential HR thinkers.

Today we’re talking with Gervase about how to create changes in workplaces that enable them to flourish. Gervase shares his award-winning insights on why we need to understand more about how living systems thrive, the role of leaders and the danger of big visions, and how to ask generative questions that shift people’s thinking and behavior.

Connect with Gervase Bushe:

Website: gervasebushe.ca

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You’ll Learn: * [03:05] - Gervase introduces transformational change processes, and explains the results of tests he's done in that area. * [07:18] - Gervases gives his experience of how self organisation has been integrated into the workplace. * [11:26] - Gervase explains the difference between a 'positive' and 'generative' approach. * [16:27] - Gervase shares his tips on asking more generative questions. * [16:35] - Gervase talks about how to focus on developing positive traits, rather than trying to eliminate the negative. * [26:59] - Lightning round with Gervase Bushe

Your Resources: * Clear Leadership by Gervase Bushe * Dialogic Organisation Development by Gervase Bushe & Robert J. Marshak * Good People, Bad Managers by Samuel Culbert * Strangers to Ourselves by Tim Wilson

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Peggy Holman is an author and consultant who employs dialogical practices to turn passivity into participation. Her award-winning book, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, provides a roadmap for tackling complex systems challenges. In the Change Handbook she and her co-authors profile 61 processes that enable diverse groups to create their desired future. As co-founder of the non-profit, Journalism that Matters, Peggy has helped to cultivate a journalism community of practise that is committed to journalism, which supports communities and democracy to thrive.

Today we’re talking to Peggy about what researchers are learning enables workplaces and systems to flourish, and why chaos rather than balance holds the key to learning and growth. Peggy shares her insights on how to create positive disruptions that enable a system to change, why passion and responsibility are the keys to authentic leadership and how leaders can mobilize and support people in taking action.

Connect with Peggy Holman:

Website: www.peggyholman.com

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You’ll Learn: * [03:40] - Peggy explains why it's important to challenge the current systems in place, and how disturbance can prompt change. * [07:47] - Peggy talks about how to actively guide disruptive factors, rather than taking a passive approach. * [15:16] - Peggy discusses the benefits of open space technology. * [18:47] - Peggy explains why organisations have difficulty embracing self organisation. * [21:10] - Peggy covers how self organisation has been proven to benefit work processes. * [22:25] - Peggy gives examples of principles and support that can help open space technology function at it's best. * [23:20] - Peggy talks about some new approaches that have been discovered. * [25:11] - Peggy lists some cautions and caveats when implementing these approaches. * [25:51] - Lightning round with Peggy Holman

Your Resources: * Engaging Emergence by Peggy Holman * Personal History by Katharine Graham

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Jacqueline Stavros is an Associate Professor at the Lawrence Technological University and has been honored with the LTU Inaugural Presidential Research Award. She’s known for her creation of SOAR, a profoundly positive approach to strategic thinking, planning, and leadership, based on the concept of Appreciative Inquiry.

Today we’re talking to Jacqui about how the SOAR framework and how this can be used to help organizations and teams take a strengths-based, systems approach to strategic planning. and the kind of results they might expect. Jacqui helps us to understand how SOAR differs from SWOT approaches, how to help the cynics embrace a more strengths-orientated approach and how you conduct a quick SOAR in just a few hours with a team.

Connect with Jacqueline Stavros:

Website: http://soar-strategy.com/

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You’ll Learn: * [02:14] - Jackie talks about 'meeting people where they're at]. * [02:50] - Jackie explains generative questions. * [03:43] - Jackie gives an introduction to SOAR (strengths, opportunities, aspirations & results) and how it works. * [05:55] - Jackie gives example of which situations SOAR is most appropriate for. * [08:59] - Jackie explains the '5 'I' Approach'. * [12:05] - Jackie discusses the impact of SOAR on the workplace. * [17:15] - Jackie talks about potential cautions and caveats of using SOAR. * [24:18] - Lighting round with Jacqueline Stavros.

Your Resources: * Conversations Worth Having by Jackie Stavros, Cheri Torres & David L. Cooperrider * Flourish by Martin E. P. Seligman * Your Strengths Blueprint by Michelle L. Mcquaid & Ms Erin Lawn * Give & Take by Adam Grant

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Reb Rebele is the Research Director for Wharton People Analytics, and teaches in the Masters in Applied Positive Psychology Programme at the University of Pennsylvania. Reb's research, writing and consulting projects bring behavioral science and research into the world of work, to drive better employee experiences and organizational outcomes.

Today we're talking to Reb about why being a 'giver' at work can backfire and cause you to hurt the very people you want to help and burn yourself out in the process. Discover what drives giving behaviors at work, the practical steps you can take to be a self-protective giver and what leaders can do to create their dream team of reciprocity approaches.

Connect with Reb Rebele: Website: www.rebrebele.com

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You’ll Learn: * [01:44] - Reb explains how helpfulness creates value in the workplace. * [03:21] - Reb talks about how giving too much can be draining and counter-productive. * [08:05] - Reb discusses the generosity spectrum that he calls 'reciprocity style' - that includes takers, matchers & givers. * [11:37] - Reb explores how personality styles, beliefs and mindsets might drive these behaviors. * [14:15] - Reb shares the habits of highly effective giving, including how you can perform small five minute favors. * [19:31] - Reb talks about how leaders can build dream teams of reciprocity styles. * [23:48] - Lightning round with Reb Rebele

Your Resources: * Give & Take - Adam Grant * Extreme You by Sarah O' Hagen * The Three Marriages by David Whyte

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Amy Wrzesniewski is a Professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management. For almost two decades, her research has focused on how people make meaning of their work in challenging work contexts or conditions Her findings have been published in a wide range of top academic journals, and highlighted in several best-selling books and popular press outlets, including Forbes, Time, Business Week, Harvard Business Review, U.S. News and World Report, The Economist, as well as bestselling books such as Drive by Daniel Pink, The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman, and The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler.

Do you wish you had more meaning in your work? Amy explains how you can craft your job, whatever your role and status, to find more meaning in what you do each day at work. She also shares practical tips for leaders to create an environment that encourages job crafting among employees to help them feel more proactive, engaged and productive at work.

Connect with Amy Wrzensieski: Website: www.jobcrafting.org

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You’ll Learn: * [02:10] - Amy defines job crafting. * [04:02] - Amy explains the value of meaning in our work, including how it affects our job choices, longevity of a particular role, and peoples perception of their careers. * [07:32] - Amy gives examples of how leaders can support job crafting for employees. * [09:46] - Amy suggests ways people can create more meaning in their own work. * [12:58] - Amy discusses the latest findings and developments in job crafting.

Your Resources: * Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor * Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman * The Art of Happiness by the Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler * How to be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact by * Jane E.Dutton, Gretchen Spreitzer & Shawn Achor

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Christopher Kukk is a Professor of Political Science and Social Science at Western Connecticut State University, the Founding Director for the Centre for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, the author of the Compassionate Achiever, and the co-host of the Compassionate Achiever Podcast. Chris’ research and publications combine neuroscience with the social sciences and focus on education issues, the political economy of natural resources, and the creation and sustainability of civil society. Chris was also a counterintelligence agent for the United States Army, and is regularly featured in the media for his analysis on a wide range of topics and issues.

Today Chris explains the neurological differences between empathy and compassion and why compassion may be the key to success in workplaces. He also shares his simple four step approach to creating more compassion and ways this can be practically be applied in workplaces.

Connect with Chris Kukk: Website: http://chriskukk.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:16] - Chris explains the difference between empathy and compassion * [05:51] - Chris discusses the complications of empathy and why it can lead to burn out. * [07:09] - Chris talks about how compassion leads to success personally and professionally. * [11:10] - Chris gives an example to show how kindness is a precursor to compassion and how this can help us to be more effective givers. * [12:42] - Chris lists the 4 steps for cultivating compassion (LUCA) - 'listen to learn', 'understanding to know', 'connect to capabilities' and 'act to solve'. * [19:19] - Chris explains how to teach these skills in workplaces. * [25:10] - Lightning round with Chris Kukk

Your Resources: * The Compassionate Achiever - Chris Kukk * Give & Take - Adam Grant * Behave - Sapolsky * Dark Matter - Blake Crouch

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Jennifer Moss is a researcher, Co-founder of Plasticity Labs, and a member of the Workplace Happiness Group at the United Nations Global Happiness Council. She is considered to be a Workplace Culture Expert and Thought Leader on the topic of happiness and emotional intelligence, and is author of the bestselling book Unlocking Happiness at Work.

In this conversation, Jen guides us through the seven traits that enable happy and high performing employees and offers simple happiness hacks any workplace can use to help improve people's wellbeing. She also cautions us about the happiness inhibitors that can bring us unstuck and why being happy at work doesn't mean avoiding stress or sadness.

Connect with Jennifer Moss: Website: https://plasticitylabs.com/

You’ll Learn: * [02:38] - Jen discusses the traits needed for people to be happy and effective at work. * [07:27] - Jen talks about how paying attention to the little things can have a big impact on productivity. * [10:27] - Jen explains how you can utilize technology to better engage with staff, and learn what's happening in the workplace. * [12:12] - Jen talks about the three R's of building habits and why habits don't get created in 21 days. * [14:45] - Jen gives examples of how to create habits that help improve wellbeing. * [19.21] - Jen explains how to make changes at work a more positive experience. * [21:44] - The lightning round with Jennifer Moss

Your Resources: * Unlocking Happiness at Work * James Clear (Author) * The Future of Happiness - Amy Blankson * Freakonomics - Steven D. Levitt

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Gabrielle Kelly is the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre's inaugural director. Gabe is a filmmaker, digital media executive, social entrepreneur and strategist, who has worked on human behaviour and systems change in a range of settings, including the groundbreaking Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Programme, where she commissioned and led the residency of professor Martin Seligman in South Australia in an effort to build mental wellbeing and resilience and reduce mental illness at a societal level.

In this conversation, Gabe takes us inside the amazing work being done across the state of South Australia to help an entire population flourish. She explains the PERMA PLUS dashboard and measure they have created to build a common language for resilience and wellbeing and walks us through the LIMBE approach they have created for embedding systems change.

Connect with Gabrielle Kelly: Website: http://www.wellbeingandresilience.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:55] - Gabe shares how she convinced an entire State to invest in improving the wellbeing and resilience of its population. * [05:10] - Gabe walks us through how she's learned to deal with the cynics of positive psychology and wellbeing approaches. * [08:18] - Gabe explains the PERMA PLUS model the State has adopted to education and measure wellbeing and resilience. * [13:58] - Gabe shares the LIMBE approach they have created to help implement systems change. * [20:44] - Gabe provides a real life example of using positive psychology and resilience training to deliver wellbeing, resilience and bottom line results to help closing car manufacturers. * [28:11] - The Lightning Round with Gabrielle Kelly

• Your Resources:

• Return on Character - Fred Kiel

• All the Light we Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
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Fred Bryant is Professor of Social Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, where he teaches on Social Psychology, Personality Statistics, and Research Methods. Fred has won numerous teaching awards. He has produced more than 200 professional publications in Psychology, has presented over 150 papers at professional conferences around the world, and given numerous invited addresses and workshops at many prominent universities. Fred is best known for his work on savoring, on which he has conducted cross-cultural investigations in a variety of Eastern and Western cultures.

In this discussion, you will hear Fred talk about the practice of savoring and the impact it has on your wellbeing. Fred summarizes the research on savoring, the process by which savoring works, practical ways we can introduce more savoring into workplaces and cautions for where savoring may go wrong. He also explains why women are generally better at savoring than men!

Connect with Fred Bryant:

Website: bryant.socialpsychology.org

You’ll Learn:

• [02:00] - Fred’s research shows that we don’t always make the most out of the positive experiences. He explains why this is the case.
• [03:34] - Fred shares what his studies show about the impact of savoring on our wellbeing.
• [06:29] - Fred describes the benefits of savoring in the workplace.
• [09:32] - Fred explains that if happiness and joy are outcomes, then savoring is the process through which they are achieved, and exactly how this process works.
• [10:42] - Fred shares what it might look like if we apply this model of savoring to our everyday lives.
• [12:23] - Savoring doesn’t need to just be about the present. Fred explains how time impacts our ability to savor through reminiscence.
• [15:33] - Fred talks about the difference between savoring in the moment and mindfulness.
• [18:09] - Fred shares what his research has shown about gender differences in savoring.
• [20:46] - Celebrating success is a double-edged sword. Fred cautions avoiding excessive celebration.
• [22:09] - The Lightning Round with Fred Bryant.

Your Resources:

• Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience - Fred B. Bryant and Joseph Veroff
• Making Positive Psychology Work: Shane Lopez on Can You Bring Out The Best in Others?
• Starlight and Storm: The Conquest of the Great North Faces of the Alps - Gaston Rebuffat and Jon Krakauer

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Jessica Amortegui is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech. Logitech were the winners of the 2016 Positive Business Project Competition, presented by the Center for Positive Organizations at The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Logitech designs personal peripherals, and they connect customers to their digital experiences. They are recognized for their work in creating community, where it’s employees are invigorated by the work that they do each day. Jessica has spent many years studying, writing about, and applying the practices of positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship.

In this conversation, you will hear Jessica share how Logitech is helping its employees use their strengths intelligently at work. She talks about the changes the company has seen from individuals completing the VIA Survey, using job crafting and participating in the free online strengths challenge and explains how Logitech is taking the next step of helping people discover the fears that get in the way of them using their strengths effectively at work.

Connect with Jessica Amortegui: Website - JessicaAmortegui.com

You’ll Learn: * [02:30] - Jessica tells us what Logitech is doing to helping people put their strengths to work each day. * [06:02] - Recently, hundreds of Logitech employees joined us for the free online strengths challenge. Jessica talks about the change that has been seen from individuals picking one strength to work on. * [07:46] - Jessica talks about how Logitech is taking things one step further with strengths by looking at the fears that get in the way of using our strengths intelligently. * [10:44] - Jessica provides some examples of things that are holding people back from being able to embrace their strengths at work. * [15:05] - Jessica shares information on creating a safe environment for people to have more authentic conversatioins about their strengths. * [17:40] - Getting leaders prepared to support people after the workshops is vital. Jessica explains how she is doing this. * [19:18] - The Lightning Round with Jessica Amortegui

Your Resources: * StrengthsChallenge.com * The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact - Chip Heath and Dan Heath

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Robert McGrath is Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a Senior Scientist at the VIA Institute on Character, program evaluator for Thriving Learning Community, a character development program implemented in fifty middle schools around the United States, and Director of Integrated Care for the Underserved of Northeast New Jersey.

In this conversation, you will hear Robert talk about the exciting work he is doing with various assessments at the VIA Institute. He shares the latest tools and insights to assess and understand character strengths and explains how these can help you to bring out the best in yourself and others at work.

Connect with Robert McGrath: Website: http://fdu-psych.com/mcgrath

You’ll Learn: * [01:53] -Bob explains how you can use your character strengths at work. * [04:53] - Bob shares how understand the rankings of their character strengths in the VIA survey and what this means practically for developing our strengths. * [9:01] - Bob talks about the recent research on the overuse and underuse of our strengths and how this impacts our ability to flourish at work. * [10:44] - Bob shares how character strengths are being used to assist in clinical diagnosis. * [13:20] - Bob talks about the new Global Assessment of Character Strengths and how this can help people to identify the strengths they find essential to their identity. * [18:00] - Bob shares the new Signature Strengths Survey and talks about how this can be used to gather 360 degree feedback. * [19:40] - Bob has been working on re-examining the character strengths virtue groupings and why new studies suggest there are three, rather than six virtues. * [24:16] - The Lightning Round with Robert McGrath

Your Resources:

• Your Strengths Blueprint: How to be Engaged, Energized, and Happy at Work - Michelle McQuaid and Erin Law
• The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity - Esther Perel
• ViaCharacter.com
• Free Global Strengths Challenge

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Linda Robson is a scholar practitioner, blending work in executive education with consulting and coaching around the elevation of organizations and the individuals who work within them. Linda received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University. She studied with David Cooperrider and Ron Frey. She is an advisor at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value. Linda also helped write The Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business.

In this conversation, you will hear Linda share her fascinating research on the language used by high performing teams and why the words we speak impact the results we are able to achieve particularly in organizational change programs. Linda also shares while simply being more positive is not enough, why we need to acknowledge the sense of loss that any change in our workplaces can bring and the practical things leaders can do to use language to improve people's wellbeing at work.

Connect with Linda Robson:

Email - Linda.Robson@Case.edu

You’ll Learn:

• [02:20] - Linda explains why Professor David Cooperrider believes her research will be so influential in helping organizations navigate change.
• [04:23] - Linda defines and describes mirror flourishing.
• [06:55] - Linda shares why language plays such a large role in our interactions with each other and our willingness to embrace and act upon change.
• [07:48] - Linda talks about what positive and negative language sounds like, in the workplace.
• [09:07] - Linda explains that the use of positive language is a missed opportunity.
• [12:18] - Linda shares what we can do to help leaders be more strategic in their language.
• [14:40] - Linda talks about the idea of some forms of negative language being helpful with change in workplaces.
• [20:20] - Linda explains what a flourishing enterprise looks like.
• [22:56] - The Lightning Round with Linda Robson.

Your Resources:

• Care to Dare: Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership - George Kohlrieser
• Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way - Rick Carson
• The Positive Organization: Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs - Robert E. Quinn

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Anna Box is a psychologist, story strategist, and founder of Screen and Soul, where she delivers film and thriving workshops, designed to deliver evidence-based well-being and performance psychology, all while feeling like a day at the movies. In all she does, Anna mashes the art of story with the science of thriving.

Connect with Anna Box:

Anna Box on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabox/

You’ll Learn:

• [02:55] - Anna explains how to fuse storytelling and thriving in workplaces.
• [04:45] - Anna talks about the role of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero's Journey Approach” in storytelling.
• [06:05] - Anna describes how she’s teaching leaders to improve thriving in workplaces by helping them understand more about the hero’s journey.
• [10:30] - Anna shares cautions about using film to teach wellbeing and how to protect from those things.
• [17:02] - Anna shares that the neuroscience of stories work.
• [18:14] - Anna discusses teaching leaders how to tell stories that might help to improve their people’s wellbeing.
• [20:12] - The Lightning Round with Anna Box.

Your Resources:

• Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Brené Brown
• Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Brené Brown
• A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled - Ruby Wax

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Scott Barry Kaufman is an author, researcher, speaker, and public science communicator. He is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Scott is a professor of positive psychology at The University of Pennsylvania. His research has been featured in The Atlantic, Scientific American, Psychology Today, and the Harvard Business Review, just to name a few of the many publications. Scott is the host of The Psychology Podcast, which I highly recommend listening to.

In this conversation, you will hear Scott talk about creativity in the workplace. While creativity can be messy, and organizations typically don’t like “mess,” Scott explains how a “no agenda zone”, openness to new experiences, opportunities for awe and other leadership behaviors can improve people's creativity. We also explore the psychological tools of growth mindsets, git and self-compassion that may be needed to support creative risk taking. shares some ways we can improve our creativity at work.

Connect with Scott Barry Kaufman:

Website: ScottBarryKaufman.com
Podcast: The Psychology Podcast

You’ll Learn:

• [02:26] - Creativity is messy and organizations typically don’t like a mess. Scott explains how they can embrace creativity by embracing uncertainty.
• [05:10] - Scott discusses the relationship between positive emotion and the creative process.
• [07:42] - Scott talks about the latest in the neuroscience of creativity. He talks about the importance of “the imagination network.”
• [09:14] - Scott shares way researchers are finding can improve our creativity at work.
• [11:20] - Scott explains how awe can impact our creativity.
• [13:46] - Scott talks about how unusual environments can foster creativity, and what organizations and leaders can do to create weird experiences.
• [16:15] - Scott talks about the psychological skills of growth mindsets and self-compassion that enables us to take creative risks.
• [17:20] - The Lightning Round with Scott Barry Kaufman.

Your Resources:

• Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind - Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire
• Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World - Adam Grant and Sheryl Sandberg
• David Burkus’ books on creativity in the workplace
• Keith Sawyer’s books on creativity in the workplace
• The Power of Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence - Dacher Keltner

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Dr. Suzy Green is a coaching and clinical psychologist and founder of the Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of positive psychology for life, school, and work. She also holds a number of honorary academic positions at The Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, The Australian Catholic University, The Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne, and The Black Dog Institute. Her work has been published in articles around the world.

In this conversation, you will hear Suzy share the research on why cultivating positive emotions matter when it comes to our performance and wellbeing at work. Suzy shares the practical things employees, leaders and organizations can do to improve mood in workplaces and how to implement these approaches at a systems level.

Connect with Suzy Green:

Website - http://thepositivityinstitute.com.au

You’ll Learn: * [02:00] - Suzy and I recently had the opportunity to work together on researching and writing a chapter for the new Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches to Work. Suzy shares what stood out to her in this research. * [04:17] - There has been a lot of debate about measuring positivity ratios as a way to assess our wellbeing. Suzy shares the advice that she gives her clients about that approach. * [06:16] - Suzy explains the importance of self-awareness when it comes to managing our moods. * [08:38] - If you are looking to boost your heart-felt positivity, Suzy gives you her go-to activities. * [09:56] - Suzy shares some advice if you are in a leadership role and trying to boost positivity within your team. * [12:03] - Suzy provides some advice to companies wanting to implement these ideas in authentic ways. * [14:50] - Suzy talks about helping organizations go beyond training with these practices. * [21:01] - Suzy shares what sees as the most compelling parts of the business case at the moment, based on research. * [25:05] - The Lightning Round with Suzy Green

Your Resources: * The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work * Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance - Kim Cameron * The Positive Organization: Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs - Robert E. Quinn * The Three Questions (Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) - Jon J. Muth

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BJ Fogg is an experimental psychologist who directs the behavior design lab at Stanford University. He is renowned for creating breakthrough methods for changing human behavior. These methods are called, “Tiny Habits.” Fortune Magazine has named BJ one of the 10 New Gurus You Should Know.

In this conversation, you will hear BJ talk about the tiny habits method. He explains how small behavior changes are easier to implement and sustain when it comes to creating lasting positive changes. He shares the three simple steps you can take to make tiny habits part of your daily wellbeing routine.

Connect with BJ Fogg:

Website: TinyHabits.com

You’ll Learn:

• [01:29] - BJ talks about his research on making positive behaviors stick.
• [02:09] - BJ explains what a “tiny habit” is and how it works.
• [04:12] - BJ describes how he used the tiny habits method with daily pushups.
• [06:19] - BJ talks about our brains adapting to tiny habits.
• [07:23] - In case the habit isn’t “taking.” BJ shares how to tweak the recipe.
• [10:26] - BJ explains that simplicity lies at the heart of behavior change.
• [13:35] - BJ tells us why celebration is important to help behavior changes continue.
• [18:34] - BJ shares how his newest research is looking to uncover super tiny ha bits that have the biggest impact on our wellbeing.

Your Resources:

• Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do - BJ Fogg
• BJ Fogg Ted Talk

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Dr. Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and the Director of The Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a renowned neuroscientist and one of the world’s leading experts on the impact of contemplative practices, such as meditation on the brain. He is perhaps best known for his groundbreaking work on the study of emotions in the brain. This conversation with Dr. Richard Davidson was recorded live at the 2014 World Congress on Positive Psychology. This recording has never been played before on our podcast.

In this conversation, you will hear Richard share what neuroscientists are discovering about ways to train our brains to improve wellbeing through small daily practices.

Connect with Richard Davidson: Websites:

http://richardjdavidson.com
http://investigatinghealthyminds.org

You’ll Learn: * [01:38] - Richard shares what the latest neuroscience research shows in the area of ways to improve wellbeing. * [03:10] - Richard explains that wellbeing can be improved with practice. He talks about practices when it comes to improving wellbeing. * [05:30] - Richard recommends that people start implementing these practices gradually. * [6:26] - Richard encourages you to go to InvestigatingHealthyMinds.org and download the Compassion Meditation Practice. * [07:02] - Mindfulness-based stress reduction is another excellent place to start, according to Richard. * [07:41] - Richard explains how gratitude practices can help train our brains. * [09:30] - Richard says that turning behaviors into habits is an effective way to embed these practices, neurologically. * [11:37] - Richard describes some of the newer research now underway to understand how we can train our brains for wellbeing.

Your Resources:

• The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live--and How You Can Change Them - Richard Davidson and Sharon Begley

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Lindsay Oades is the director and an associate professor at The Center for Positive Psychology at The University of Melbourne, where he oversees the masters of applied psychology program. Lindsey’s study and application of wellbeing ranges from individuals, mental health systems, educational institutions, workplaces and liveable cities. He has published over 100 journal articles and books chapters on these topics. He is the co-editor of the International Journal of Wellbeing and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board at the Institute of Coaching at Harvard University.

In this conversation, you will hear Lindsay shares some of the latest findings on how wellbeing practices can improve organizational performance. He also explains why focusing on improving individual wellbeing alone is not enough, and why we need to also address wellbeing at the team and organizational level and how we can approach this in workplaces.

Connect with Lindsay Oades:

LindsayOades.com
Wiley.com
education.unimelb.edu.au/cpp

You’ll Learn: * [02:38] - Lindsay shares why he believes organizations are struggling to capitalize on the growing evidence about how wellbeing practices impact workplaces. * [03:59] - Lindsay talks about the individual approaches for applying positive psychology at work. * [06:09] - Lindsay explains why cultivating happy workers is overstated. * [08:03] - Lindsay shares the importance of improving wellbeing at team levels and how this can be addressed. * [14:30] - Lindsay talks about how organizational practices and policies and enable or restrict workplace wellbeing. * [16:27] - Lindsay shares the advice he is currently giving to leaders about improving wellbeing at a systemic level. * [20:33] - Lindsey explains why wellbeing literacy matters in workplaces. * [22:22] - The Lightning Round with Lindsay Oades.

Your Resources: * Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace - Christine Porath * Eat Move Sleep: How Small Changes Lead to Big Changes - Tom Rath

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Emilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence. She has given talks at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Tedx, as well as at Singularity University at NASA Ames, where she studied futurism and exponential technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Business Insider, and Forbes, among others.

In this conversation, you will hear Emilia explain Sisu, which I describe as my reserve tank of motivation and energy in those moments when I’m up against something. Sisu exists in the presence of some sort of adversity. As humans, we tend to shy away from things that are difficult, but Sisu allows us to exceed ourselves.

Connect with Emilia Lahti:

Website: http://emilialahti.com

http://sisunotsilence.com

You’ll Learn:

• [02:01] - Emilia explains that Sisu is a latent inner-power and she explains the difference between Sisu and power or grit.
• [05:07] - Emilia says that Sisu is a universal capability with all humans.
• [05:49] - Emilia addresses the question if Sisu is something we are born with or is cultivated.
• [06:52] - Emila explains what an action mindset is and how it relates to Sisu.
• [08:33] - Emila talks about what she is learning about latent power.
• [11:46] - Emilia shares what we can do for ourselves with Sisu.
• [13:51] - Emilia provides with another way that we can cultivate Sisu.
• [17:29] - Emilia explains “Sisu Not Silence” and how she plans to change culture through this venture.
• [21:39] - Emilia defines the “Dark Sisu Zone.”

Your Resources: * Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - Adam Grant * The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession - Paulo Coelho

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Emilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence. She has given talks at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Tedx, as well as at Singularity University at NASA Ames, where she studied futurism and exponential technology. Her work has been featured in the New Yorker, Business Insider, and Forbes, among others.

In this conversation, Emilia shares her research on sisu,an ancient Finnish construct that describes what enables you to endure the toughest of life’s situations and take extraordinary action against seemingly impossible odds. Emilia explains how we might be able to cultivate more sisu and why it can help us to exceed our own expectations and discover what we're really capable of.

Connect with Emilia Lahti:

Website: http://emilialahti.com

http://sisunotsilence.com

You’ll Learn:

• [02:01] - Emilia explains that sisu is a latent inner-power and the difference between sisu, resilience and grit.
• [05:49] - Emilia addresses the question if sisu is something we are born with or is cultivated.
• [06:52] - Emila explains what an action mindset is and how it relates to sisu.
• [08:33] - Emila talks about what she is learning about our latent power to exceed our own expectations.
• [13:51] - Emilia shares why sisu is not a solo endeavor.
• [17:29] - Emilia explains her “Sisu Not Silence” movement and how she hopes to run the length of New Zealand to end the silence on interpersonal violence.
• [21:39] - Emilia defines the dark sisu zone and what to do if you find yourself there.

Your Resources:

• Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - Adam Grant
• The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession - Paulo Coelho

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Mathew White is an award-winning educator who brings a unique combination of a deep academic background in well-being with executive level leadership experience across education, public, and social sectors. Mathew is the Director of Wellbeing and Positive Education at St. Peter’s College. He is an Associate Professor in the graduate school of education at the University of Melbourne.

In this conversation, you will hear Mathew talk about the new book he recently edited, "Future Directions In Wellbeing" and the ground-breaking ways positive psychology can be applied in workplaces and schools. He also shares some of the gaps he encourages all wellbeing researchers and practitioners to be thinking about.

Connect with Matthew White:

Website: http://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/display/person174409#tab-overview

Twitter: @Mathew_WhitePhD

You’ll Learn:

• [01:45] -Mathew shares the three big a-ha moments for him as he reviewed the essays on the future on wellbeing for the book.
• [04:19] - Mathew discusses the idea of well-being models in schools and parenting.
• [07:13] - Mathew talks about how organizations can improve wellbeing.
• [09:32] - Mathew shares how positive psychology is being integrated into the human resource practices at St. Peter’s College.
• [11:18] - Mathew explains how St. Peter’s College is maintaining the momentum of wellbeing practices after seven years of implementation.
• [13:46] - Mathew talks about wellbeing literacy in workplaces.
• [16:03] - Mathew lists a few gaps in the field of wellbeing.
• [18:00] - The Lightning Round with Mathew White

Your Resources:

• Future Directions in Well-Being: Education, Organizations and Policy - Matthew A White and Gavin R Slemp
• The Strength Switch: How The New Science of Strength-Based Parenting Can Help Your Child and Your Teen to Flourish - Lea Waters
• Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined - Scott Barry Kaufman
• Scott Barry Kaufman TedX
• I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban - Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb

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Dr. Ryan Niemiec is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of character strengths that are found in all human beings. He is Education Director of the VIA Institute on Character, a global, nonprofit organization. He is an award-winning psychologist and adjunct professor at Xavier University, an annual instructor at The University of Pennsylvania. He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on positive psychology topics around the world. His latest book is Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners.

In this conversation, you will hear Ryan talk about how your character strengths are the fuel that makes our other strengths rise. Ryan talks about ways to identify and develop your strengths at work each day and the behavioral traps that can bring your strengths unstuck.

Connect with Ryan:

Websites: http://www.ryanniemiec.com and http://viacharacter.org

You’ll Learn:

• [02:12] - Ryan starts the conversation by explaining what a strength is.
• [03:36] - Over 5 million people have measured their strengths by using the wonderful VIA Character Survey.
• [04:24] - Ryan talks about The Power Zone of Strengths.
• [07:35] - Ryan explains what he has found around subsets of our character strengths.
• [10:39] - Ryan discusses the idea of taking middle strengths and moving them up.
• [14:38] - Ryan selects three of his favorite strengths and interventions from his latest book. He talks about subtract signature strength, appreciation, and alignment.
• [21:00] - In his book, Ryan shares behavioral traps around developing our strengths. He shares some words of caution. He talks about trying to immediately apply a concept and the need to be flexible in this work.
• [23:35] - The Lightning Round with Ryan Niemiec.

Your Resources:

• Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners - Ryan Niemiec
• The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It - Kelly McGonigal

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Elise Morris is a positive psychology practitioner, and Director of People and Culture at Swisse Wellness, who were recently recognized by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as a global example of excellence for their work in whole person wellness. Elise believes wholeheartedly that other people matter, and when we live and lead from this perspective, we can unlock ours and others ability to thrive and flourish. .

Would you like to implement a comprehensive wellbeing program to take people from functioning to flourishing in your organization? Elise explains the programs and initiatives Swisse Wellness are implementing as part of their whole person wellness program. These come under three pillars – movement, nutrition and mindfulness. Hear about the successes, and her hopes for further integrating the program within the organization.

Connect with Elise Morris:

Website - StillNorth.com.au

You’ll Learn:

• [02:08] - Elise shares why Swiss Wellness won an award at the 2017 Positive Business Project Conference.
• [04:40] - Elise explains the growing business case to improve wellbeing at work.
• [06:56] - Elise talks about getting past our own biases and understanding where someone else is coming from.
• [08:23] - Elise shares the tools and practices in their program.
• [10:20] - Elise explains how they are considering how to take a more systems perspective.
• [13:04] - Elise discusses performance and contribution.
• [14:17] - Elise shares how they measure the impact of their program.
• [15:49] - Elise talks about gender and buy-in with the practices.
• [17:31] - Elise shares a challenge they have faced with rolling out this program.
• [19:18] - Elise provides advice to others who are thinking about rolling out a similar program.
• [20:23] - Elise talks about scaling this program for working across multiple markets.
• [22:55] - The Lightning Round with Elise Morris

Your Resources:

• Positive Psychology in a Nutshell: The Science of Happiness - Ilona Boniwell
• Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience - Pim van Lommell
• Authentic: How to be yourself and why it matters - Stephen Joseph
• Positive Business Conference

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Amy Blankson is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between positive psychology and technology. Amy is the only person to be named “a point of light” by two Presidents for creating a movement to activate positive culture change. She has worked with government agencies and large companies to help foster a sense of well-being in the digital era.

In this conversation, you will hear Amy talk about how technology is positively and negatively impacting our wellbeing at work. Amy explains how our obsession with smart phones is wearing us out, how to be intelligent and deliberate in the way we use devices and the wearable technology that can actually help to improve our wellbeing.

Connect with Amy Blankson:

Website - AmyBlankson.com
Amy Blankson Ted X Talk

You’ll Learn: * [02:01] - Amy explains why she believes that technology is the biggest disruptor of happiness in human history. * [04:13] - Amy shares her thoughts where technology is taking us when considering the way we work and our wellbeing. * [06:49] - Amy encourages us to consider our intentions when it comes to technology. * [09:30] - Amy talks about an experiment she is currently working on, which involves the frequency of checking an email inbox. * [11:39] - Amy shares some advice on how to set other people’s expectations based on our intentions. * [14:04] - Amy provides us with some statistics on our technology use and its impact on our productivity. * [16:30] - Amy talks about how this conversation may change the expectations managers put on employees. * [19:15] - Amy explains what digital citizenship means and the practices we need to use to role model good behavior. * [21:16] - Amy talks about her current favorite wearable, The Muse Headband.

• [23:03] - The Lightning Round with Amy Blankson

Your Resources: * The Future of Happiness: 5 Modern Strategies for Balancing Productivity and Well-Being in the Digital Era - Amy Blankson and Shawn Achor * Ripple’s Effect - Shawn Achor and Amy Blankson * Calm App * Headspace App * Simple Habit App * Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport * Heartificial Intelligence: Embracing Our Humanity to Maximize Machines - John Havens

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Jon Berghoff is a co-founder and managing partner of The Flourishing Leadership Institute. He has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through large group collaborative summits for businesses and institutions of all sizes. His work on appreciative leadership, emotionally intelligent negotiating, and influence has taken him to Australia, Japan, the UK, and Australia. Jon is the official design and facilitation partner for the 4th Global Forum for Business as an Agent of Well Benefit.

In this conversation, you will hear Jon share his knowledge and experience in appreciative inquiry. He discusses the idea of an appreciative inquiry summit and provides some example of productive summits. Jon explains how to bring appreciative inquiry into our daily lives and small groups, as well as larger groups and organizations. Jon shares how micro moments can influence macro movements.

Connect with Jon Berghoff:

Website - http://lead2flourish.com
Jon Berghoff Ted Talk

You’ll Learn: * [01:54] - Jon shares what he has discovered unleashes our ability to come alive, be at our best, play to our strengths, innovate from everywhere, and deepen our sense of purpose. * [02:42] - Jon describes what an appreciative inquiry summit is. * [03:42] - Jon shares his definition of appreciative inquiry. * [04:53] - Jon provides an example of an appreciative inquiry summit. * [09:50] - Jon talks about his work with the city of Cleveland. * [12:58] - Jon shares his thoughts on when an appreciative inquiry summit is an appropriate tool. * [19:43] - Jon explains why he views appreciative inquiry as a tool. * [25:19] - The Lightning Round with Jon Berghoff.

Your Resources: * Conscious Business: How to Build Values Through Value - Fred Kofman and Ken Wilbur * Spiritual Capital: Wealth We Can Live By - Danah Zohar and Ian Marshall

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Adam Grant is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world’s 25 most influential management thinkers, is the author of three New York Times best-selling books, and his TED Talks have been viewed more than 8-million times.

In this conversation, you will hear Adam explain how our beliefs about our relationships at work shape the success we are able to achieve. Adam walks us through his research on givers, takers and matchers and what organizations can do to cultivate giving cultures. He also explains how to deal with takers, the value of disagreeable givers and the small practices you can try to be an effective giver.

Connect with Adam Grant:

Website - http://AdamGrant.net

You’ll Learn: * [02:02] - Adam shares what advice he gives the organizations on how to lead and manage people better. * [03:23] - Adam talks about the importance of organization rewarding the right people through measuring others-focused behaviors and results. * [05:51] - Adam shares his thoughts on dealing with “takers” in an organization and bringing out the positive qualities in these individuals. * [09:55] - Adam explains how to be a thoughtful giver within an organization. * [13:56] - Adam cites that doing 5-minute favors at work raises your job satisfaction. He goes on to explain that the receivers of those favors pay back at 278%. * [16:00] - Adam shares his thoughts on why self-compassion is important to help set boundaries and say “no” so we can be more effective givers. * [17:46] - Adam explains how his opinions have changed on the topic of needing takers in an organization. * [20:56] - Adam recently found that the most important driver of engagement at work was pride in the company. * [23:31] - The Lightning Round with Adam Grant.

Your Resources: * Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success - Adam Grant * Adam Grant Ted Talk: Are you a giver or a taker? * Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy - Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant * Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World - Adam Grant * Supernormal: The Untold Story of Adversity and Resilience - Meg Jay * The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle

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Shane was one of the world's leading researchers on hope and was also a senior scientist and research director at The Clifton Strengths Institute, where he explored the links between hope, strengths development, academic success, and overall well-being. For me, one of the most magical moments of this year’s World Congress on Positive Psychology was the chance to honor, savor, and build upon the research of Dr. Shane Lopez. I first met Shane at a World Congress years ago, and he was generous enough to allow me to interview him on several occasions.

To give you a chance to savor Shane’s insight, I thought you might enjoy this interview, which was recorded prior to his death. Shane explains how using your strengths - those things you are good at and enjoy doing - can help you be more engaged in what you do each day at work. And when managers shift their thinking to a more strengths based approach that encourages each person to do what they do best they can make a big difference in engagement, profitability and productivity. Learn how to identify your strengths, how these can change over time, and what you can do to develop yours and others strengths.

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] - Shane shares his journey with strengths. He talks about the work of Don Clifton at the University of Nebraska. * [04:00] - Shane explains what a talent is and how they grow into strengths. * [05:58] - In the workplace, we focus on weaknesses and try to “fix” those deficits rather than helping individuals find the right role. Shane states how Don focused on talents on finding the roles for people based on those roles. * [07:20] - Shane shares that our talents are not static over time, but they don’t change a lot. * [09:05] - Shane talks about Clifton Strengths Finder. * [11:57] - Shane discusses the difference in strengths between entrepreneurs and those working within organizations. * [12:23] - If you have taken the strengths finder, Shane suggests you team up with someone else that has taken the assessment. * [13:49] - Shane talks about how a workplace can be transformed by catching people doing great work and providing quality feedback. * [15:57] - Shane talks about the 70% of disengagement in the workplace. Managers are not exempt from this lack of engagement. * [17:33] - Shane shares what managers do to help employees use their strengths at work. * [19:47] - Shane talks about the changes of strengths in college students and how that will eventually change the culture of workplaces. * [20:48] - Shane speaks about seeing strength development at the preschool level.

Your Resources: * Making Hope Happen: Create the Future You Want for Yourself and Others - Shane Lopez

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Richard Ryan is a professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology in Education at the Australian Catholic University. He is also a research professor of Psychology at the University of Rochester in New York. Rich is a clinical psychologist and co-developer of self-determination theory, one of the leading theories of human motivation. With over 300 papers and books in the areas of human motivation and personality and psychological well-being, he is among the most cited and influential researchers in psychology and social sciences.

In this conversation, Rich discusses how we can motivate ourselves and others at work and what we can do practically to cultivate autonomy, competence and relatedness. He also explains the motivational pull of games and shares how elements within games can be used to improve wellbeing.

Connect with Rich Ryan:
Rich's Website

You’ll Learn: * [01:53] - Many organizations still struggle with motivating individuals to do their best work. Rich shares his findings in what actually works. * [02:41] - Rich explains why many organizations struggle with implementing strategies based on his findings. * [03:54] - Rich shares some of the factors his research finds are important for leaders to be able to enable in team members. * [05:10] - Rich explains why there are fundamental needs for flourishing. * [06:39] - Rich describes how neuropsychology is adding to his understanding of what motivates us. * [08:03] - Rich shares some outcomes leaders can expect if they make these changes. * [09:47] - Rich talks about how to teach leaders to be more autonomy supportive of their employees. * [10:53] - Rich shares that he has been inspired by the rise of the executive coaching culture. * [12:00] - Rich talks about the balance of incentives without undermining motivation. * [14:01] - Rich wrote a book on the motivational pull of games and he discusses the elements of games that can be utilized in workplaces. He also explains why gamification can be bad for organizations. * [18:04] - Rich talks about new health programs that use incentives to encourage behavior changes. * [20:19] - Rich talks about the importance of change in the process. * [21:26] - The Lightning Round with Rich Ryan

Your Resources: Self-Determination Theory: Basic Psychological Needs in Motivation, Development, and Wellness - Richard Ryan and Edward Deci
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us - Daniel Pink
Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound - Scott Rigby and Richard Ryan
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Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation - Neel Doshi and Lindsay McGregor

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Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on the topic, she’s the author of the book, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and creator of the CD series Self-Compassion Step by Step: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. In conjunction with her colleague, Dr. Chris Germer, she’s developed an 8-week training program called Mindful Self-Compassion.

In this conversation, you will hear Kristin talk about self-compassion. She explains why our fear of failure and anxiety over performance are the two biggest reasons we don’t do as well as we should and shares how the simple practices of self-compassion can help us to feel more confident, motivated and resilient.

Connect with Kristin Neff:

Website: http://self-compassion.org/

You’ll Learn: * [01:58] – Kristin provides some cultural and biological reasons that self-criticism is often our first response when things don’t go to plan. * [04:06] – Kristin shares what her research shows to indicate that self-compassion is a better response in these moments. * [05:41] – Kristin describes some of the key skills people can learn through her program on self-compassion. * [07:26] – Kristin lists a few self-compassion practices that are ideal for work settings. * [09:17] – Kristin talks about the universal sound for comfort and compassion. * [13:49] – Kristin discusses the importance of self-compassion in the mix of other positive psychology practices. * [14:33] – Kristin shares some things organizations and leaders can do to encourage self-compassion practices. * [17:13] – Kristin explains “backdraft” and the types of people that may struggle with implementing self-compassion practices. * [19:20] – Kristin reports that women are less self-compassion, but more compassionate to others than men. * [20:58] – The Lightning Round with Kristin Neff

Your Resources: * Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth * The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions - Christopher K. Germer and Sharon Salzberg

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Duncan Young is the head of Workplace Health and Well-being at Lend Lease. Duncan is a passionate advocate for the positive impact of workplaces on our health.

In this conversation, you will hear Duncan talk about the techniques he has helped implement in his organization to help leaders make well-being improvements. Leaders can make these changes based on the information they gather by wearing a heart-rate monitor, keeping the diary, and learning about improving the energy profile.

Connect with Duncan Young:

LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/duncan-young-6708389

You’ll Learn: * [01:40] - Duncan explains why improving well-being is such an important issue for Lend Lease and why leaders are becoming more aware of this importance. * [02:44] - Duncan believes we are becoming aware of the impact lifestyle have. * [03:20] - Duncan shares details on the programs he has created at Lend Lease to help leaders understand their well-being has on their performance. * [04:28] - Duncan describes the technology they are using to help leaders understand how their everyday choices impact their well-being. * [05:35] - Duncan explains how a diary is used in this process. * [06:51] - Duncan talks about the ideal balance of energy expenditure and energy renewal at work. * [08:25] - Duncan shares what individuals can take away from the information from the programs he’s developed. * [09:18] - Duncan provides some examples of the techniques people can implement to improve their profile. * [11:25] - Duncan lists a few out-of-the-box ways to restore energy levels. * [12:55] - Duncan explains how collecting data can help individuals make changes. * [14:38] - Duncan believes it is important for leaders to share this information and these techniques with employees. * [16:31] - Duncan talks about how small changes can become embedded in the company culture and give individuals the support to improve well-being. * [17:52] - Duncan shares one caution for organizations wanting to improve well-being. * [18:34] - The Lightning Round with Duncan Young.

Your Resources: * The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity - Lynda Gratton and Andrew Scott

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Dr. Alia Crum is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University. Her award-winning research focuses on how changes in our subjective mindsets can alter our objective reality through behavioral, psychological, and physiological mechanisms. She is an organizational training and consultant on mindset change and stress management.

A mindset is a lens in which you view the world. The mindsets we choose play a dramatic role in shaping our physiology and behavior. In this conversation, you will hear Alia discuss some of her fascinating studies and the findings from those studies. She specifically talks about mindset with stress, exercise, and food indulgence.

Connect with Alia Crum:

Website: http://mbl.stanford.edu

You’ll Learn: * [01:40] - Alia sets the framework for this conversation by explaining what a mindset is and how they work. * [02:31] - Alia lists some of the things that shape our mindset and why they shape the way we feel and act. * [04:15] - Alia talks about some of her research and findings. She discusses a mindset intervention she did with hotel room attendants in regards to exercise. Another study was on food indulgence. * [07:57] - Alia describes her studies on stress and mindset. * [11:23] - Alia talks about sharing the full truth of stress, then talking about the power of mindset and a 3-step approach. She shares what this 3-step approach is. * [14:06] - Alia shares the overall purpose of a mindset shift. * [15:07] - Alia explains that mindsets on gender can impact organizations. * [16:04] - Alia describes how organizations can become more aware of mindsets. * [17:43] - Alia shares what is currently on her mind in regards to mindsets. * [19:24] - The Lightning Round with Alia Crum.

Your Resources: * The Magic of Conflict: Turning a Life of Work into a Work of Art - Thomas Crum * Journey to Center: Lessons in Unifying Body, Mind, and Spirit - Thomas Crum * Three Deep Breaths: Finding Power and Purpose in a Stressed-Out World - Thomas Crum

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Barry Schwartz is an Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Swarthmore College and a visiting professor at the Haas School of Business at Berkeley. Barry spent 40 years thinking and writing about the interaction between economics and morality. He has written several best-selling books, including The Paradox of Choice and Why We Work. Barry’s Ted Talks have been viewed by more than 14 million people.

When it comes to making decisions do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the number of choices you have? It seems that while choice is good for your wellbeing, more choice isn’t necessarily better – there’s a tipping point where too many options can paralyze you and lead to regrets. Hear how adapting a ‘good enough’ strategy, rather than searching for the ultimate best option, can help you navigate more successfully through your choices and improve your wellbeing and how these practices can be applied in workplaces.

Connect with Barry Schwartz:

Website – http://www.swarthmore.edu/profile/barry-schwartz

Ted Talks – https://www.ted.com/speakers/barry_schwartz

You’ll Learn: * [01:58] – Barry shares the dogma he believes that guides many western industrialized societies that is undermining our wellbeing. * [03:38] – Barry talks about how having too many choices can lead to bad decisions and regrets. * [04:54] – Barry explains the difference between maximizing and satisficing strategies when it comes to your choices. * [06:48] – Barry shares how organizations with a culture of ‘good enough’ are likely to result in more satisfied, productive and effective employees. * [10:20] – Barry talks about growth mindset and clarifies that having high standards and an end-result to aim for can keep you motivated on the journey. * [11:41] – Barry shares his thoughts on balancing your inner-critic and self-compassion. * [13:50] – Barry explains his researcher with Adam Grant on the “The Inverted U” and why you can have too much of a good thing when it comes to improving your wellbeing. * [18:50] – Barry believes that it’s possible for every worker at every company to find meaning and fulfillment from their jobs and explains how. * [20:36] – The Lightning Round with Barry Schwartz

Your Resources: * Too Much of a Good Thing – Barry Schwartz & Adam M. Grant * Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being – Martin Seligman * Grit: The Power and Passion of Perseverance – Angela Duckworth * Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol S. Dweck

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Emily Esfahani Smith is a graduate of Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania, where she now serves as an instructor. Emily draws on psychology, philosophy, and literature to research and writes about the human experience. She is the author of the best-selling book, The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters.

Research shows that people who value happiness in the way our culture encourages us to do are left feeling empty and unhappy. What brings true happiness and satisfaction is meaning. We all want to know that our lives matter. In this conversation, you will hear Emily share the four pillars of meaning and the small, practical ways you can find meaning in your work no matter what your job description or your boss says.

Connect with Emily Esfahani Smith:

Website – http://emilyesfahanismith.com

Twitter – @EmEsfahaniSmith

You’ll Learn: * [01:44] – Emily explains why meaning matters when looking at wellbeing. * [03:41] – Emily shares what her research shows might make life more meaningful. * [06:35] – While people are reporting their sense of loneliness is escalating, Emily provides some examples of how we can increase our sense of belonging at work. * [09:16] – Emily says that if we don’t feel a sense of belonging, it may be up to us to reach out and connect with others and explains how we can do this at work. * [10:03] – Emily puts “purpose” into context and shares how we can find purpose in our jobs. * [12:45] – Emily explains how storytelling provides a path to meaning. * [15:30] – Emily discusses Laura King’s exercise with our lost selves and how that might help us with storytelling. * [17:50] – Emily talks about The Moth and how it creates an environment for storytelling. * [18:56] – When looking at transcendence, Emily shares why aura is important to our sense of meaning. * [20:53] – The Lightning Round with Emily Esfahani Smith.

Your Resources: * The Moth * Lead Yourself First: Inspiring Leadership Through Solitude – Jim Collins and Michael S. Erwin * Middlemarch – George Eliot and Rosemary Ashton

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Paige Williams is a Positive Change Solutionary who uses the science of wellbeing to create sustainable positive change within individuals and organizations. She is a lecturer with The Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne.

In this conversation, you will hear Paige share her research on how an Inside-Out-Outside-In approach to improving wellbeing can help to improve work happiness in organizations. Paige explains how achieving successful and sustainable change relies on the dynamic interplay been the individual and the system that they are part of and the practical strategies organizations can use to create upward and sustainable spirals of wellbeing.

Connect with Paige Williams:

• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paige-williams/

You’ll Learn: * [01:48] – Paige published a paper, Inside-Out-Outside-In: A Dual Approach Model To Developing Work Happiness. She explains this approach to wellbeing in workplaces. * [04:52] – Paige explains how workplaces can leverage the factors that help us to improve from the inside out. * [05:59] – Paige lists the factors that make up psychological capital and how they can influence outside in elements. * [07:42] – Paige describes how a three-day positive psychology training intervention helped build psychological capital in people. * [10:43] – Paige talks about using Kim Cameron’s Positive Practices framework to help organizations build more positive cultures. * [12:15] – Paige lists the insights she shares with leaders who are looking to improve workplace wellbeing. * [14:44] – Paige talks about helping organizations and individuals implement and sustain these wellbeing practices. * [16:05] – Paige talks about how leaders can provide people with opportunities to reinforce the positive training they’ve received. * [17:02] – Paige discusses what she would like to research in the future. * [19:11] – The Lightning Round with Paige Williams

Your Resources: * Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error – Kathryn Schulz * Positive Psychology as Social Change – Robert Biwas-Diener

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Christine Porath is an associate professor at the School of Business at Georgetown University. Christine’s research focuses on leadership, organizational culture, the effects of bad behavior in workplaces, and how organizations can create a more positive environment where people can thrive. She recently released a new book, Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace.

How often does someone’s rude or insensitive behavior zap your energy and motivation? Unfortunately it seems that incivility is on the rise in our workplaces. It can undermine your work performance, and your mental and physical wellbeing. Listen to Christine share strategies on buffering the negative effects of incivility and building more civil organizations.

Connect with Christine Porath:

• ChristinePorath.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:48] – Christine defines “incivility” and says that it has become more prevalent in workplaces. * [04:44] – Christine explains that the number one thing driving incivility is stress and feeling overwhelmed. She also talks about technology’s role in civility. * [06:20] – Christine describes the cost to employees and workplaces from tolerating incivility. * [08:13] – Christine shares some tips on how to handle incivility. * [11:04] – Christine talks about why wellbeing is the best antidote to incivility. * [12:30] – Christine asks, “Who do you want to be?” She explains why answering this question each day may determine our success. * [14:36] – The Cycle to Civility is a four step process for organizations to become more civil places. * [18:34] – Christine talks about where civility can go awry. * [20:13] – There are simple techniques to improve our civility. Christine shares some of these. * [23:21] – The Lightning Round with Christine Porath.

Your Resources: * The Price of Incivility * What Got You Here Won’t Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful – Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter * Triggers: Creating Behaviors That Last — Becoming the Person You Want to Be – Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter * Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth * Resisting Happiness – Matthew Kelly

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Ellen Langer is a Harvard psychology professor and the director of the Langer Mindfulness Institute. She has been described as “The Mother of Mindfulness” and has authored 11 books and more than 200 articles. Her work has influenced two decades of research in positive psychology.

In this conversation, you will hear Ellen share why mindfulness doesn’t require you to sit in hours of meditation. She explains the benefits she has found over 40 years of research for the practice of mindfulness in workplaces and what leaders can do practically to be more mindful and how they can help the people they lead to do the same.

Connect with Ellen Langer:

Websites:

• EllenLanger.com
• LangerMindfulnessInstitute.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:30] – Ellen explains why “mindfulness” as the process of noticing new things. * [02:15] – Ellen lists some benefits of mindfulness in workplaces. * [06:07] – Ellen talks about the practical ways leads can be more mindful. * [08:35] – Ellen provides an example of a mindful company that turned a failed product into a successful product. * [11:58] – Ellen shares how we can approach the same task differently, depending on our perception of that task and the impact this can have on our performance. * [13:53] – Ellen explains the simple changes we can each make to be more mindful. * [18:15] – Ellen shares the benefits she’s found of having happier workplaces * [18:55] – Ellen talks about the impact mindfulness can have on our health.

Your Resources: * The Art of Noticing – Ellen J Langer * The Dinner Party: Stories – Joshua Ferris * Making It Work cheat-sheet

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Roy Baumeister is one of the world’s most prolific and influential psychologists. He has published well over 500 scientific articles and more than 30 books. In 2013, he received the highest award given by the Association for Psychological Science, the William James Fellow Award. He is a professor of Psychology at Florida State University.

Wish you had more willpower to stick to your resolutions? Roy’s early studies found that generally self-control works like a muscle – it gets tired when you exercise it, but if you exercise it a lot, it seems to get stronger. Recently he is finding a link between your willpower and your body’s energy system, so when you are feeling tired, hungry, or run down your levels of self-control may be lower. Hear how self-control can help you manage the challenges of life.

Connect with Roy Baumeister:

Website: http://www.roybaumeister.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] – Roy explains why self-control seems more important and powerful than self-esteem. * [04:30] – Roy describes his findings on how self-control works. * [07:01] – Roy comments on a recent study by Carol Dweck where if you believe you have unlimited willpower you will be less likely to deplete it. * [09:40] – Roy’s current research is finding that when your willpower is depleted you’re more likely to jump to conclusions. * [14:08] – Roy talks about self-defeating behavior, specifically in situations with short-term gain and long-term loss. * [17:36] – Roy explains that people with good self-control generally have fewer stresses and problems. * [19:35] – Roy shares some insights on when and how to make positive changes in your life. * [20:17] – The Lightning Round with Roy Baumeister

Your Resources: * Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength – Roy Baumeister and John Tierney * A Natural History of Human Morality – Michael Tomasello * Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy – Mark Regnerus

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Garry Davis’ corporate career has included more than a decade in executive HR and OD roles in public and private sectors. His work in leadership development and applied positive psychology has been recognized through various awards.

In this conversation, you’ll hear Garry share his award-winning approach to introducing positive leadership into organizations and his tips for embedding these behaviors to create lasting changes. Garry also shares the surprising truths he learned about organizational cynics and how to manage them through the change process.

Connect with Garry Davis:

Website - thestylewisegroup.com

• [01:47] – Garry shares takeaways from his award-winning work. He explains the importance of context.
• [05:13] – Garry explains why a one-size fits all approach may not work when considering smaller teams within an organization. There can be different cultures with these teams.
• [07:18] – Garry shares his award-winning case study for the introduction of positive leadership into a workplace.
• [09:19] – After the conversation is changed, the behaviors need to be embedded. This takes time and using this company as an example, Garry talks about the time-frame to reach sustainability.
• [13:48] – Garry talks about early adopters and laggers and the impact they can have on implementing these practices. He draws a parallel to the movie, Toy Story.
• [18:03] – Garry shares what the strategy should be when it comes to the “terrorists” that don’t immediately buy in.
• [19:56] – Garry shares that there may be companies that are not ready for positive psychology practices.
• [21:10] – The Lightning Round with Garry Davis.

Your Resources: * The Positive Business Conference * Employee Engagement in Theory and Practice – Catherine Truss and Kirsten Alfes

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Sue Ashford is a professor in management and organization at the University of Michigan. Her research interests include leader effectiveness and development, issue selling, self-management and feedback processes in organizations.

Are you keen to step up to a leadership role but worried you aren’t quite ready? Sue suggests that everyone has leadership potential, and you learn leadership mostly from experience. But if you’re racing through your experiences mindlessly, you could be missing out on a lot of learning. By mindfully engaging in your experiences, and being open to growing, developing your skills and getting feedback you can be more effective at learning leadership skills.

Connect with Sue Ashford:

Sue’s Website

You’ll Learn: * [01:42] – Sue will be presenting at the upcoming Positive Business Conference on ‘Control Your Own Destiny: Leadership Development through Mindful Engagement.’ * [03:41] – Sue discusses the leadership is part skill, part mindset, and in part risk. * [05:32] – Sue defines ‘mindful engagement’ as a set of practices that allow you to learn more from the experiences you’re in. * [07:53] – Sue explains that it’s not possible to be mindful every moment of every day, but she says that you can be mindful in certain experiences. * [12:45] – Sue says that experimentation with different approaches allows you to find what works and doesn’t work. * [14:08] – Both anxiety and too much positivity can prevent learning. Emotion regulation can keep your emotions in a middle ground. * [15:48] –Referring to yourself in the third person has been found to help regulate emotions. * [17:14] – Sue talks about feedback-seeking and explains two strategies for gaining this information. * [20:20] – Sue explains why managers struggle with reflection. * [23:15] – The Lightning Round with Sue Ashford.

Your Resources: * The Positive Business Conference * A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Being a Better Leader – Ari Weinzweig * Betwixt and between identities: Liminal experience in contemporary careers – Herminia Ibarra

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Edwin Locke is the Dean’s Professor of Motivation and Leadership Emeritus at the University of Maryland. He has published over 300 chapters and articles in professional journals on topics such as motivation, job satisfaction, incentives and the philosophy of science. He is internationally known for his research on goal-setting.

Goals are critical in helping us create change in our lives, and yet most people struggle to stick with the goals they set. In this conversation, you’ll hear Ed explain the importance of setting goals and what his 35 years of research has discovered about setting effective goals and why SMART goals may not be as smart as you thought they were.

Connect with Edwin Locke:

Website: http://edwinlocke.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:37] – Ed explains that life is a goal-directed process and if we remain passive in setting goals it’s unlikely we will thrive. * [04:44] – Ed shares why people struggle with goals. * [06:14] – Ed explains why we should be setting difficult goals for ourselves. * [07:08] – Ed describes the difference between a performance goal and a learning goal. * [09:18] – Ed explains why SMART goals are incomplete. * [10:55] – Ed shares the power of goal hierarchies and how to avoid goal conflicts. * [12:16] – Ed reminds us that it’s important to set goals for your own life and not setting goals to “show off” or goals based on someone else’s life. * [13:45] – Ed explains why “emotional intelligence” is over-rated for leadership. * [15:00] – The Lightning Round with Ed Locke

Your Resources: * American Psychologist Article – Building A Useful Theory Of Goal Setting & Task Motivation * Selfish Path to Romance: How to Love with Passion and Reason – Edwin Locke and Ellen Kenner * New Developments in Goal Setting and Task Performance – Edwin Locke and Gary Latham

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Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, and her research addresses the question, “Who flourishes, and why?”

Are we oversimplifying positive psychology? While the field has made much progress over the last 15 years in helping people find ways to improve their wellbeing, however, at best interventions are only beneficial for some people, some of the time, and are far from a magic bullet for everyone in all situations. Peggy suggests combining positive psychology’s focus on the individual with systems science to take into account the complex reality of our everyday contexts, could assist target interventions for individuals and the collective good.

Connect with Peggy Kern:

Website: http://peggykern.org

You’ll Learn: * [01:36] – Peggy has been working with a team of collaborators at Melbourne University that merges positive psychology with systems science to create positive systems science. She explains this merging of two interdisciplinary fields. * [04:49] – Peggy shares how systems science helps us figure out which positive psychology interventions will be helpful for specific outcomes at different times. * [11:10] – Peggy talks about how a systems map helps discover the relationships between things. * [13:12] – Systems are complex, dynamic and changing. * [15:13] – Peggy talks about how system science needs to be developed to help people flourish. * [17:23] – Peggy addresses how we can get organizations to see themselves as wellbeing systems. * [18:24] – To determine if a system is flourishing, measurement is necessary. Peggy talks about how the measurements work. * [21:08] – This is the early days of this type of thinking. Peggy shares some resources for you to learn more, such as her blog. * [22:08] – The lightning round with Peggy Kern.

Your Resources: * The Soul of Money: Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources – Lynne Twist * Peggy’s Positive Systems Science Blog * Understanding Systems Science: A Visual and Integrative Approach – Andreas Hieronymi

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Professor Carol Dweck is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in the fields of personality, social psychology, and developmental psychology. She has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the US Academy of Sciences and won nine lifetime achievement awards for her research. Her work is used by organizations around the world to transform their cultures.

In this conversation, you will hear Carol talk about fixed and growth mindsets and how her research has found they can impact our performance at work. She draws on her experience of helping organizations implement this type of mindset to share the small changes workplaces can make to cultivate growth mindset environments and where this can go wrong.

Connect with Carol Dweck:

Website: http://mindsetonline.com/abouttheauthor/

You’ll Learn: * [02:10] – Carol explains the differences between fixed and growth mindsets, according to her research. * [04:56] – Carol shares how her studies have found that when there is a fixed mindset culture with an organization, there’s a lot of unethical and unhealthy behaviors because of the pursuit of outcomes. * [08:41] – Carol shares that innovation is coming out of growth mindset companies at a higher rate. * [10:22] – Carol’s recent article in the Harvard Business Review points out some of the misconceptions around growth mindsets in workplaces. She explains what those misconceptions are. * [13:00] – Carol talks about how Microsoft are cultivating growth mindsets across their teams. * [19:32] – Carol explains why she believes self-compassion works well with a growth mindset. * [23:20] – Carol shares where the growth mindset and these strategies can go wrong and the importance of evaluation. * [24:16] – The Lightning Round with Carol Dweck.

Your Resources: * Carol’s article in Harvard Business Review: What Having a “Growth Mindset” Actually Means * How Microsoft Uses Growth Mindset to Develop Leaders * Mindset: The New Psychology of Success – Carol Dweck

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Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley. He is also the faculty director of The Greater Good Science Center. Dacher’s research focuses on the biological and evolutionary origins of compassion, love, beauty, power, social class, and inequality.

Do you run towards or away from having more power? Often perceived as the need to manipulate, coerce or dominate others, it turns out that power is actually the ability to make a difference in the world by influencing others. As a result power is not something to be taken, but given to us through the practices of empathy, kindness, generosity and gratitude. The paradox however is that as our power grows from these practices, it often ends up disconnecting us from the very people we serve. So how can we navigate the power paradox?

Connect with Dacher Keltner:

Website – http://psychology.berkeley.edu/people/dacher-keltner

You’ll Learn: * [01:35] – Dacher defines “power” as your capacity to influence other people. * [06:53] – Dacher explains that there are small things you can do to feel more powerful. * [09:05] – Dacher speaks about Adam Grant’s work on keeping your generosity right for the context. * [13:06] – Dacher explains how feeling powerful helps ignite your approach system by focusing on rewards, and when you’re not feeling powerful it trigger your inhibition system making you more aware of risks. * [15:05] – Dacher gives strategies to use to overcome the power paradox. * [23:32] – Dacher shares some thoughts on servant leadership. * [24:59] – Dacher explains what a future workplace looks like with shared power. * [26:40] – The Lightning Round with Dacher Keltner

Your Resources: * Born to be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life – Dacher Keltner * The Compassionate Instinct: The Science of Human Goodness – Dacher Keltner * The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence – Dacher Keltner * Good Natured: The Origins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals – Frans B. M. de Waal * The Ethics for a New Millennium – Dalai Lama * The Greater Good Science Center * The Varieties of Religious Experience – William James

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Vanessa King is a board member of Action for Happiness, which is a UK-based not-for-profit that focuses on proactively building skills for psychological well-being and resilience. She’s also the architect of the Ten Keys to Happier Living. She joins me on this episode to talk about

In this episode, you will hear Vanessa’s Ten Keys to Happier Living, which form the acronym, GREAT DREAM. Vanessa lists these ten keys and describes how they can bring about happier living. She also talks about her program, Doing Well From the Inside Out and describes some of the success she’s seen through that program with building well-being in the workplace. As technology changes the landscape of business and the future becomes more difficult to predict, getting back to the basics with well-being is more important than ever.

Connect with Vanessa King:

Action for Happiness
Ten Keys to Happier Living

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] - Vanessa explains that the Ten Keys to Happier Living are areas that we can take action in to help ourselves and other people be happier. * [02:14] - GREAT DREAM is the acronym for these ten keys and Vanessa walks us through each of the keys. * [05:40] - Vanessa talks about how people can stick with these shifts. She explains that approaching these changes with an attitude of experimentation rather than lifestyle transformation where to set expectations. * [06:30] - Vanessa explains how sharing what you’re doing with other people can help create momentum through accountability. * [08:57] - The evidence is still out on these strategies, but Vanessa shares why she believes it’s possible long-term improvements in people’s well-being. * [11:40] - Vanessa emphasizes that these are ten keys to happier living, not ten keys to happiness. * [14:06] - Vanessa talks about her program, Doing Well From the Inside Out, which helps build well-being in the workplace. * [15:47] - Vanessa shares a few stories about participants that went through this and other programs who experienced transformations. * [18:34] - Vanessa explains how she presents these strategies to businesses. She shares there’s a need to think about organizations systemically. * [22:30] - Technology makes it difficult to predict the future in business. Vanessa explains that requires us to get back to the basics with happy living. * [23:14] - The Lightning Round with Vanessa King.

Your Resources: * Mindful Compassion: How the Science of Compassion Can Help You Understand Your Emotions, Live in the Present, and Connect Deeply with Others - Paul Gilbert PhD * Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself - Kristin Neff * Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul - Stuart Brown and Christopher Vaughan

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George Bonanno is professor of clinical psychology, Director of the Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab, and Director of The Resilience Center for Veterans and Families at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. George’s research focuses on resilience in the fact of loss and traumatic events.

Most of us have the natural tools to deal with extreme adversities in our lives. We cope well when extreme things happen to us. To deal with the world around us, it takes a repertoire of behaviors. Sometimes, this involves what George calls “coping ugly.” Sometimes we might need to do something that doesn’t seem pretty but is reasonably effective.

Connect with George Bonanno:

Website for Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab

You’ll Learn: * [01:55] - George will be presenting on loss, trauma, and resilience at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology. He shares what he would like attendees to take home from his presentation. * [03:45] - Media coverage ensures that we are aware of negative events. The negative psychological consequences can be overcome, and eventually they go away. * [05:38] - George believes that resilience is natural and speaks to the fact that organizations are spending money on trying to enhance resilience. * [08:50] - George talks about the behaviors that make us cope better. * [11:43] - “Coping ugly” is a phrase that George coined and he talks about what this means. * [12:55] - George talks about how laughter can be an example of coping ugly. * [14:20] - We all know the famous five stages of grief. George states that these stages have been harmful to many people. * [16:25] - The Lightning Round with George Bonanno

Your Resources: * 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology * The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss - George A. Bonanno * Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo - Hayden Herrera

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Jeffrey Auerbach designs and delivers executive coaching and emotionally intelligent leadership programs. He is the founder and President of The College of Executive Coaching, and past Vice President of the International Coach Federation Global Board of Directors.

In this conversation, you will hear Jeffrey talk about the well-being coaching he does with people in the workplace. The biggest part of well-being is career well-being. Jeffrey explains the importance of using strengths intelligently, and when one can’t rely on their strengths, doing the work to learn something new. A weakness is sometimes a strength that is overplayed. Jeffrey shares examples of coaching clients to demonstrate how these strategies can be implemented to make positive lifestyle changes.

Connect with Jeffrey Auerbach:

Website: http://executivecoachcollege.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-e-auerbach-4155722b/

You’ll Learn: * [01:45] - Jeffrey will be presenting at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology. He’ll be talking about coaching for executive well-being. He shares what he hopes attendees will take away from his presentation. * [03:10] - Jeffrey shares how he coaches people to make changes to achieve well-being. He talks about a few practical applications people can implement. * [06:02] - Jeffrey talks about his new book, Positive Psychology in Coaching: Applying Science to Executive and Personal Coaching. * [07:59] - In his new book, Jeffrey talks about the dangers of over-using strengths. In the world of leadership, people are hired and promotion because of their strengths. But, when their careers fail, it’s because they rely on those strengths rather than being an agile learner. * [10:50] - Jeffrey shares how he coaches individuals to build on their strengths, but also be aware of and owning their limitations. * [14:49] - Jeffrey cites Barbara Fredrickson’s work on the upward spiral of lifestyle change. He shares an example of how positive emotions can make lifestyle changes more likely. * [19:33] - Jeffrey talks about situations where well-being or strength-based coaching approaches are not appropriate. * [21:07] - Group coaching situations are becoming more common. Jeffrey explains the reasons that he likes this approach. * [25:08] - The Lightning Round with Jeffrey Auerbach

Your Resources: * 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology * Personal and Executive Coaching: The Complete Guide for Mental Health Professionals - Jeffrey E. Auerbach * Positive Psychology in Coaching: Applying Science to Executive and Personal Coaching - Jeffrey E. Auerbach and Sandra L. Foster * Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning - Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi * A Dog’s Purpose: A Novel for Humans - W. Bruce Cameron

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Angela Duckworth is a professor at The University of Pennsylvania. She is also the founder and scientific director of The Character Lab. She has advised the White House, professional sports teams and Fortune 500 CEO’s.

In this conversation, you will hear Angela discuss the research that she is doing on character with children and teachers in middle schools. Character is not one thing, it is many. Various character strengths fall into three dimensions: interpersonal character, intellectual character, and intrapersonal character. Angela also talks about these types of characters in regards to the workplace. You will also hear Angela talk about grit, and her opinions on the things workplaces are doing to try to cultivate grit.

Connect with Angela Duckworth:

CharacterLab.org

You’ll Learn: * [01:59] - Angela shares some of the takeaways from her upcoming presentation on character at the 5th World Congress in Positive Psychology. * [03:53] - In Angela’s research, she looked at a subsets of strengths in the VIA (Values in Action Inventory). * [05:31] - Angela says that self-control and grit are in the strength of will family. * [06:41] - Angela describes the interpersonal strengths. These allow you to appreciate other human beings. * [07:36] - Angela lists some characteristics that she defines as intellectual character. * [09:26] - Angela talks about determining where students are in their strengths in these areas of character. * [10:42] - Angela believes that these areas of character strengths are relevant to adults, in addition to youth. She describes how these translate to the workplace. * [12:36] - Angela talks about the relationship between grit and character and their roles in achievement. * [14:00] - Grit is sought-after in the workplaces, and Angela talks about the idea that the role of character will grow in businesses. She explains how strengths in some areas of character can lead to the individual being likelier to have or develop strengths in other areas of character. * [16:31] - Angela talks about what workplaces are doing to successfully cultivate grit. * [19:42] - Angela shares some concerns she has with workplaces implementing grit exercises. * [22:09] - The Lightning Round with Angela Duckworth.

Your Resources: * 5th World Congress in Positive Psychology * CharacterLab.org * Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance - Angela Duckworth * Getting Grit: The Evidence-Based Approach to Cultivating Passion, Perseverance, and Purpose - Caroline Adams Miller * Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise - Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool

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Martin Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of positive psychology, resilience, learned helplessness, depression, optimism, and pessimism. He is the director of the Penn Positive Psychology Center, the Penn Master of Applied Positive Psychology program.

In this conversation, you will hear Martin share what he would like attendees to take away from his presentation at the 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology. He talks about changes he is seeing with governments as they implement positive psychology practices. Martin believes well-being should be one of the principle goals of political policy around the world.

Martin also talks about positive psychology in the workplace. He shares one small change that he believes can make a big impact on workplaces. He also shares that increases in occupational well-being should decrease accidents and increase safety in the workplace.

Connect with Martin Seligman:

Website - http://authentichappiness.org

You’ll Learn: * [02:02] - Martin will be speaking at the IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology in July in Montreal. He shares what he would like attendees to learn in his session, “Positive Psychology: Past, Present, and Future”. * [03:55] - Martin shares some of the changes he is seeing with governments as they implement these ideas. He shares the five groups to life satisfaction and happiness, which forms the acronym, PERMA. * [05:51] - Martin talks about the ways of measuring well-being with psychometric accuracy. * [09:03] - Martin shares his confidence that these are the pillars of well-being and that governments can make changes with well-being. He explains how they are using social media to measure the results. * [12:17] - Martin states that our positive emotional system is built around the question, “what works?” * [13:49] - Martin shares a small change that can make big differences in the workplace. * [16:22] - Martin defines good leadership in the workplace. * [17:45] - Occupational safety dangers are increased by depression, anxiety, and anger. * [18:41] - Martin explains how his original theories on learned helplessness may have been wrong. * [20:44] - Martin talks about the idea of positive psychology practices may not be a good fit for certain workplace environments. * [22:10] - The Lightning Round with Martin Seligman.

Your Resources: * Martin Seligman’s books on Amazon * Flourish - Martin Seligman * Homo Prospectus - Martin Seligman * 5th World Congress in Positive Psychology

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Sonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of Psychology at the University of California - Riverside. Her research on the science of happiness has been the recipient of many honors. She is a best-selling author of the books The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want and The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does.

In this conversation, you will hear Sonja share her thoughts and findings on happiness. Sonja shares some of her findings that prove that positive activity interactions work. Sonja also talks about some of the myths of happiness, which is the topic of her latest book. She talks about the identification process to determine which interactions may work for individuals. She also talks about happiness in group dynamics, specifically the workplace. Sonja must present these interventions in various ways, depending on the environment and situation and she explains how she does that.

Connect with Sonja Lyubomirsky:

Website: http://sonjalyubomirsky.com/

You’ll Learn: * [01:57] - Sonja shares what she hopes attendees gain from her presentations on happiness. Sonja says that it is possible to become happier. * [03:06] - Happiness is a broad term and Sonja describes how she defines the term. * [04:07] - Sonja’s talks about the short-term and long-term improvements people can make with happiness. She explains that short-term happiness is easier to achieve than long-term happiness. * [05:10] - Sonja describes the benefits of people being happy in the workplace. She also explains why it’s not a good thing to be “too happy” in the workplace. * [06:46] - Sonja lists a few interventions that people can use in the workplace to become happier at work. * [08:38]- Sonja shares some of her findings that prove that positive activity interventions work. She talks about gratitude and the role that factors like culture and dosage play a role. * [10:37] - In her book, The How of Happiness, Sonja provides a survey to help determine which interventions might work for individuals. She talks about this identification process. * [13:04] - Sonja shares some of the myths of happiness. * [15:32] - Sonja talks about the idea of happiness and well-being in social environments and with each other in various relationships. * [16:50] - Happiness shouldn’t be forced on anyone. Sonja talks about situations where happiness interventions aren’t the right strategy. * [19:11] - Sonja explains how she presents these interventions in different types of workplaces. * [20:00] - The Lightning Round with Sonja Lyubomirsky

Your Resources: * The International Positive Psychology Association’s 5th World Congress on Positive Psychology * Born to Be Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life - Dacher Keltner * The Power Paradox: How We Gain and Lose Influence - Dacher Keltner * The Art of Happiness - Dalai Lama * The Undoing Process: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds - Michael Lewis

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Paula Davis Laack is a former practicing lawyer, an internationally published writer, media contributor, and a stress and resilience expert. She has designed and taught burnout prevention and resilience workshops for thousands of professionals around the world. She also taught resilience skills to more than 25,000 soldiers.

While a lot of people are familiar with the term “burnout”, they don’t know what it is and how it develops. In this conversation, you will hear Paula talk about burnout and how individuals can avoid it. She also discusses the strategies that organizations can implement to help team members avoid burnout.

Connect with Paula Davis Laack:

Website: http://pauladavislaack.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:55] - Paula explains why burnout is such an issue in workplaces, even though businesses have been addressing this issue for a long time. * [03:45] - Paula defines “burnout” as a process of chronic stress. She explains the difference between stress and burnout. * [05:18] - Paula addresses how individuals can avoid burnout. She provides a template to evaluate your burnout or potential burnout. * [07:15] - The “I’m too busy” narrative is something Paula will be addressing in an upcoming blog post. This is something we need to be aware of and stop over-using. * [07:44] - Paula talks about STRONG strategies. * [09:22] - Small changes can make a huge differences. Paula talks about STOP, which is one of her favorite mindfulness techniques. * [10:12] - Paula explains how to use passwords to move forward with your goals. * [11:06] - Paula believes resilience skills can be very simple. * [12:30] - Paula lists some things organizations can do to help employees avoid burnout. * [15:56] - Paula says you can’t be “too resilient”. This is an important skill for people to have. * [19:35] The Lightning Round with Paul Davis Laack

Your Resources: * Addicted to Busy: Your Blueprint for Burnout Prevention * The Upside of Stress: Why Stress is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It - Kelly McGonical * Kelly McGonical Ted Talk * Daring Greatly - Brené Brown * The Psychologically Healthy Workplace: Building a Win-Win Environment Organizations and Employees * Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself - Kristin Neff

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Carin Rockind is the creator of Purpose Girl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living. She is also a leading happiness expert who works with companies around the world, teaching real-life strategies to help people live to their fullest potential of success and well-being.

In this conversation, you will hear Carin talk about purpose. Carin explains why purpose is a verb. She describes how you can find purpose in your life, even in existing situations. She also talks about purpose in the workplace and how leaders can help individuals find more purpose in their work.

Connect with Carin Rockind:

Website: CarinRockind.com

You’ll Learn: * [01:15] - Carin believes purpose is the driving force behind who we are. She explains why purpose is so important. * [02:32] - Carin explains why it’s so difficult people to discover their purpose. * [05:19] - Carin talks about finding purpose in your existing situation. * [11:00] - “Start where you are.” Carin talks about how the start the process of identifying and working towards your purpose and what lights you up. * [12:38] - If you are unable to “start where you are” in your company, Carin explains other venues that you can use. * [13:28] - Carin encourages you to not hide your passions. * [16:39] - Carin describes how leaders can help individuals find more purpose in their work. * [20:30] - Carin says we can’t have too much purpose because it leads to life satisfaction. However, it can lead to obsession, which impacts other areas of our lives. * [23:15] - The Lightning Round with Carin Rockind.

Your Resources:

• F Midlife
• Strength Based Leadership: Great Leaders, Teams, and Why People Follow - Gallup & Tom Rath
• You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life - Jen Sincero
• The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are - Brene Brown
• Brene Brown Ted Talks

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Russ Harris is the author of the international best-selling self help book, The Happiness Trap. He is a therapist and coach, as well as a world renowned trainer of acceptance and commitment therapy, otherwise known as ACT. He has provided ACT training to over 20,000 people all around the world.

In this conversation, you will hear Russ talk about the ACT approach. He explains how individuals and organizations can use the ACT approach to work through negativity and be comfortable with accepting rather than solving.

Connect with Russ Harris:

Website: ActMindfully.com.au

You’ll Learn: * [01:28] - Russ talks about finding healthy ways to accept things that seem completely unacceptable. * [04:07] - Russ shares how those of us that are used to a CBT approach to our challenges can get comfortable with accepting rather than solving. * [07:55] - Self-compassion is an important skill to normalize being able to get comfortably uncomfortable. Russ explains how the ACT approach works through negativity. * [09:54] - Russ talks about the ideas of expansion, anchoring, pursuing the value of kindness, and connectedness with others. * [12:22] - Russ describes how to introduce these ideas into workplaces. He describes his experiences with different types of work environments. * [17:24] - When asked about work situations where ACT approach may not be a good fit, Russ shares the range of situations where these strategies have been implemented. * [19:50] - The Lightning Round with Russ Harris

Your Resources: The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT - Russ Harris and Steven Hayes

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration - Ed Catmull and Amy Wallace

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Jo Murray is a facilitator and change consultant with a Masters in Positive Psychology from Melbourne University. Jo is specifically interested in how leaders in organizations can use the concept of psychological capital to improve the engagement and wellbeing of their employees.

While your organization may measure and track your economic, human or even social capital, have you ever considered the psychological capital? Psychological capital is about understanding what individuals uniquely bring to their role and the organization to give it life and vitality, and their potential to be great and perform at extraordinary levels. By providing meaningful and productive feedback to your staff based on the components of psychological capital - hope, self-efficacy, resilience, optimism - you can unlock the performance potential of your team.

You’ll Learn:

• [01:33] - Jo explains that psychological capital is simply described as the notion of who you are and, more importantly, who you’re becoming.
• [02:44] – As an organization leader it means tapping into when your employees enjoy their job, are motivated and optimistic about improving their performance.
• [03:36] - People who are higher in psychological capital are more engaged, involved, and rewarded by the work they do.
• [04:27] - Jo explains how psychological capital is the dynamic interplay between hope, self-efficacy, resilience, and optimism (HERO).
• [08:10] – You can use these four elements of psychological capital by firstly becoming conscious of what you’re doing as a leader and then using as a basis when you manage performance or provide feedback to your staff.
• [09:53] - Jo shares her experiences and thoughts on how organizations can introduce the practices of psychological capital into workplaces.
• [12:04] - Jo talks about the importance of understanding why and being ready to introduce the concept of psychological capital into an organization.
• [14:50] - Jo shares one example of introducing psychological capital into a challenging workplace and the benefits of providing feedback in a meaningful, productive way that actually unlocks performance.
• [17:34] – Jo explains how you can find more information on psychological capital and learn how to introduce it into your workplace.
• [18:46] - The Lightning Round with Jo Murray.

Your Resources: The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection - Brené Brown

Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and Techniques That Create Extraordinary Results - Kim Cameron

Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being - Martin E. P. Seligman

How to Be a Positive Leader: Small Actions, Big Impact - Jane E Dutton and Gretchen Spreitzer