Transforming Performance at Work: The Power of Positive Psychology (Business in Mind)

A practical look at how positive psychology can transform performance at work, essential for anyone looking to both grow in their professional career and improve their well-being. It is equally appropriate for employees or for managers and leaders looking to increase performance in their teams and departments. Well-being at work should be more than just helping people feel okay. Positive psychology enables people to be more than okay and actually thrive at work. This book describes highly practical ideas and techniques that can be applied in the workplace at individual, team and organisational levels to increase positivity, boost engagement, develop strong working relationships, build purpose, enable a sense of accomplishment and grow resilience. It is packed with tools and tips to make a difference to your career, teams, organisations and daily working life, and demonstrates how ideas from positive psychology can help transform mindsets and drive the dual aims of performance and positivity. This book is an essential read for anyone looking to grow in their professional career while also improving their well-being and happiness, and for leaders who want to enable high performance at work but also want their teams to thrive and be happy. Part of the Business in Mind series. Cover Half-title Acknowledgments Title page Copyright information Table of contents Acknowledgements Meet the author and series editor 1 Introduction Well-being and performance at work Understanding positive psychology Positive Psychology Interventions Coaching and positive psychology 1) Awareness Awareness of yourself Awareness of others around you Awareness of the situation (what has happened, what is happening, what is likely to happen next) Awareness of the broader situation 2) Accountability 3) Action 4) Appraising Self-coaching The GROW tool Summary checklist References 2 Happy high performer Positive emotions Improving well-being Improving performance: Broaden and Build Growing positive emotions in the workplace Positive emotions and goals Individual PPI (Positive Psychology Intervention) Team PPI (Positive Psychology Intervention) Enhance positivity resonance Top tips for increasing positivity resonance at work Use positive language Plan positive events Savour the good Top tips for savouring positive feelings Increase gratitude Top tips for increasing gratitude in the workplace Individual PPI Team PPI Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 3 Superpowers Engagement: flow Strengths, flow and engagement Character strengths Strengths to improve performance and well-being Overuse of strengths Intrinsic motivation Growing engagement in the workplace Tapping into strengths Individual PPI Strengths in teams Team PPI Appreciative inquiry (AI) Enabling intrinsic motivation Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 4 People matter The potency of positive relationships Positive social interactions at work have vast benefits Empathy and compassion Self-awareness Positive leadership Growing positive relationships in the workplace Map your positive energy network Individual PPI Develop empathy Top tips Team exercise Grow compassion Top tips on how to grow compassion in yourself and in others Increase self-awareness Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 5 Finding meaning Understanding happiness and meaning The four needs for meaning Purpose Values Efficacy Self-worth Meaning and well-being Meaning and performance Creating meaning at work Enabling meaningful work Knowing your values Individual PPI Team PPI Understanding ikigai Individual PPI More than yourself The balance of your life Individual PPI Leadership and meaning Mattering Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 6 Accomplishment Hope theory Goals Pathways Agency Accomplishment, performance and well-being Enabling a sense of accomplishment Have clear, positive goals Mine Ambitious Positive Specific and stepped Positive feedback Top tips for positive self-feedback Solution-focused coaching (SFC) Individual PPI Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 7 Resilience PERMA and resilience Resilience, workplace performance and well-being Resilient teams Practical ideas to increase resilience Managing your resilience level The self-compassion break Individual PPI Team PPI Recognise limiting thinking patterns Manage inner voices Summary checklist Reflections Self-coaching questions References 8 Well-being in action and conclusions Well-being in action: the performance edge Well-being: line managers and teams Well-being: remote and hybrid working Developing a well-being strategy The PERMA profiler Concluding reflections References Index