Positive Psychology Can Help You And Your Company Succeed
12 ways you can benefit from positive psychology by incorporating the science into your day to day work life and business.
- Employees who find meaning and purpose at work are more competent, committed and contributing, leading to better financial results
- Employees who have strong relationships–even a best friend at work– are seven times more likely to be highly engaged in their job, resulting in increased productivity and lower absenteeism
- Managers with a strengths orientation tend to be high performers; their teams tend to be more engaged, productive and profitable
- Feelings of gratitude can lower resentment, envy and other toxic emotions in the workplace
- Employee happiness is positively associated with performance, morale and commitment, and negatively associated with absenteeism, turnover and burnout
- By unlocking capacities for elements such as meaning, creation, relationship transformation, positive emotion cultivation, and high quality connections, organizations can produce sustained sources of collective capability that help them compete and thrive (Cameron)
- When asked to think of the best job they ever had, most people described a situation entailing challenge, impact, respect, autonomy and the opportunity to learn—not compensation, fringe benefits, prestige or locale. (Research conducted by Peterson and Seligman)
- Forgiveness is associated with broader and richer social relationships, higher satisfaction, greater feelings of empowerment, less physical illness, faster recovery from disease and injury and less depression and anxiety
- Optimism and hope are associated with better social relationships as well as higher levels of physical health, academic and athletic performance, recovery from illness and trauma, pain tolerance, self efficacy and flexibility in thinking
- Compassion is associated with higher levels of helping behavior, moral reasoning, connectedness, and stronger relationships, less depression and reduced moodiness
- Integrity is associated with higher levels of self esteem, intimacy, self regard and positive affect
- All in all, organizations characterized by trustworthiness, resilience, wisdom, humility and high levels of positive energy are better positioned to create abundance and human well being
And finally, as noted in the Wall Street Journal, “if employees start the day in a good mood, it can have a huge impact on the company’s performance”. Read the article
