Positive Psychology in the Workplace: Thank God It's Monday!

Dreading Mondays? It doesn't have to be that way. Positive Psychology provides you with science-based tools and interventions (more at: positivepsychologytoolkit.com...) that will help you and those around you to flourish in the workplace.
Here's how positive psychology and the latest science of flourishing can help transform your work.
Positive Psychology has shown that positive emotions are linked with numerous benefits including improved health, wellbeing, longevity, and a greater quality of life.
Given that we spend on average half of our waking hours at work, many organizations and business leaders are increasingly acknowledging the importance of using psychological techniques and know-how in the workplace.
So whether you’re an employee, manager, or CEO fostering positivity will improve:
Performance
Motivation
Engagement
Conflict Resolution Skills
Original Thinking
Professor Martin Seligman one of the founders of Positive Psychology has developed an evidence based model for the ingredients of well being known as PERMA; Perma stands for:
Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning and Accomplishment.
People thrive when they are happier. When people are in a brighter mood they set higher goals and persist longer towards them. How do we make people happier?
When people are instructed to count their blessings there is increased activity in the part of the brain associated with happiness.
Some organizations have adapted these ideas in innovative ways. For example, by listing ‘appreciations’ at the beginning of staff meetings.
So someone could say: “My appreciation is for Sarah. Last week she stayed back to show me how to complete my spreadsheets and since then I’ve been finishing on time.”
Cool stuff right? Let’s move on. How about relationships?
The greatest way to influence our happiness is to invest in our relationships.We are hardwired to connect with others and these connections have the power to affect how we feel.
In a recent survey by Virgin almost 40 percent of the participants named their colleagues as the top reason they enjoy their work.And two thirds said that not only did those relationships increase their productivity, but it helped deal with stressful and difficult challenges at work.
So get to know the person sitting next to you..
Eat lunch in the canteen. Organize a get together with your colleagues after work and get to know the people you are spending so much time with.
Scott Crabtree, a renowned and experienced leader at Intel suggests that a Pecha Kucha presentation could help break the ice,
“In Japanese, Pecha Kucha roughly means chit chat, but it’s a specific format of presentation. Usually, each person brings 20 slides with just pictures on them, and they get 20 seconds to explain each slide…but we made the rule that people could only share things about their lives outside of work.
immediately started treating each other less like competitors and more like collaborators.”
Next is engagement.
The formula for building engagement is to maximize the extent to which people are using and applying their strengths.
Studies suggest that up to 70% of professionals who actively utilize their strengths on a daily basis reported feeling more engaged and energized by their work.
Start meetings with an opportunity to share success stories - big and small. Give people the opportunity to share their successes, achievements and accomplishments with you, as well as sharing your own.
To find out your what signature strengths are and more on this topic visit viacharacter.org
Let´s explore Meaning . Adam Grant, author and professor at Wharton, created a very cool experiment into team productivity.
More information about applying positive psychology in the workplace can be found here: positivepsychologyprogram.com...

[@drjudykrings3451]

Seph, you never cease to amaze me with your creativity and practical positive psychology applications. PERMA holds a place so close to my heart. It is an easy-to-remember acronym for flourishing. How great to apply PERMA at work, especially how values and goals are linked. Terrific! Will pay this video forward. Gratitude!

[@katherinegeorgakopoulos7516]

Love! Love! Love!

[@catarinalino5279]

And we love that you love it! Thank you ;)

[@jayashreesanghani]

congratulations to the team well put together.

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you, glad to hear you like it!

[@leslieweatherly8233]

Nicely done! Informative and useful information! Thanks, Leslie

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you Leslie ;) have a great day

[@VandadoNascimento]

Very good! All that messages are so important... Thank you for that!

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you dear Vanda ;) big hug

[@coachbillturpin]

Very nicely done! Very useful. Great intro to Positive Psychology.

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you Bill, glad you enjoyed it.

[@HarvestcoachingAu]

Great video. Sets out the concepts clearly and makes them accessible.

[@catarinalino5279]

Thanks, that's what we were hoping for! ;)

[@ceciliacalos1605]

Great video, great information!, useful, good presentation, great resources

[@catarinalino5279]

Glad to know you enjoyed it Cecilia ;)

[@tuho4384]

The video sound is pretty good, beyond my imagination

[@TheHappinessChick]

Love it Seph! Well done and really well put together ;-) Great to see you're adding so much value to the industry! ;-)

[@susannemiller9808]

You asked for feedback.....loved the animation and messages, great ideas. However I found the voice-over less stimulating. The narrator needs to demonstrate more energy and tone variation to engage the listener. This would encourage listeners to be really thankful it's Monday.

[@catarinalino5279]

Got it Susanne, will definitely keep this mind. Thanks for the feedback, have a great day😉

[@angelwillems2718]

Fantastic 🏅

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you Angie ;)

[@nancygheysens9524]

Dank je wel ! Ik heb volgende week examen positieve psychologie (Open Universiteit) en dit is wel een motivator en geeft mij extra energie om te studeren! Groetjes

[@Positivepsychologyprogram101]

Thanks Nancy! Good luck with the positive psychology exam! :-)

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Great info - well worth remembering! :)

[@catarinalino5279]

Thanks Anthony!!! I´ve heard only great things about you ;)

[@Positivepsychologyprogram101]

Thank you so much Anthony! Be in touch soon.

[@humamughal7994]

i found it very interested. you people nailed it may you be positive sucess with more and more positive representations...best of luck and keep it up

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you Huma, all the best to you too! Xoxo

[@sportyguy1]

Love the animations. What software are you using to make your drawings?

[@LisaSansom]

Very nice! Though I think Marty has gotten away from strengths as a component of engagement. E.g. people can get into flow through activities even when they are not using their strengths... A worthy first video! Looking forward to more.

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you Lisa, that's true.

[@peppertreegroveyork]

Great video! Well presented and valuable information that was clearly explained. Only one thing spelt Finish wrong.

[@catarinalino5279]

Thanks Elizabeth, yeah, skipped a letter right?

[@christinemclean9973]

Spelt, - also known as dinkel wheat or hulled wheat, is a species of wheat that has been cultivated since approximately 5000 BC

[@peppertreegroveyork]

@@christinemclean9973 nice, spelt or spelled is acceptable in Australia 👍

[@billcook9240]

What is Finsh?

[@Rebookah]

You forgot an "i" in Finish

[@user-xn8cl2pk6t]

You spelled Finish wrong :)

[@Elmerphant]

Finish. #autocorrect

[@Elmerphant]

Time stamp 5:55

[@fawkes764]

apart from that great. ....Make it a voice that makes u excited to listen to the video a happy voice

[@catarinalino5279]

Thank you for your feedback, i'll keep that in mind for the next one.

[@ScottWilliams-bd4uo]

should spell finish properly on the sign, not "finsh"

[@BlakeDunkley]

Awful