Using Strengths to Build Well-Being
I’m a big believer in the power of strengths. Over the years, I’ve written many blog posts and a book chapter on the topic, and I’ve taught
The Joy of Cooking
For most of my adult life, I considered cooking a chore. I didn’t find much joy in meal planning, grocery shopping, or preparing dinner at the end of a
Careful Not to Overplay Your Strengths
Knowing and using your strengths is a great strategy for increasing your happiness and success. But it’s important to find the “golden mean” of your strengths by using the
Strengths-Based Talent Management
People who have the opportunity to do what they do best every day are happier and more successful. A strengths-based approach to managing talent recognizes the value of emphasizing strengths
Realize your Strengths
According to Alex Linley, “realizing our strengths is the smallest thing we can do to make the biggest difference”. Using our strengths makes us happy and is the surest way
Take up Something Positive for Lent
Giving something up for Lent is a Christian practice that is supposed to remind us of the sacrifice Jesus made for us. But that sacrifice was to show us how
5 Steps for Inspiring Excellence
In his book, Shine, Ed Hallowell describes five steps that managers can take to ignite peak performance in their employees. His ideas are based on research from neuroscience and positive
Tips for Spotting Strengths
Using your strengths is a great way to boost your positivity. So do you know what your strengths are? There are on-line inventories that you can take to identify your
Use Your Strengths at Work
Are you using your strengths at work every day? The happiest, most successful people know what their strengths are and use them often. So once you have identified your strengths,
Positivity Through Partnerships
“Two heads are better than one.” An old cliché maybe, but so true. Michael Eisner has written a book called Working Together about successful business partnerships. He highlights numerous partnerships
Use Assessments to Identify Strengths
An important step for increasing organizational positivity is to focus on people’s strengths. In order to do this, leaders first need to help their employees identify their strengths. Below
3 Reasons to Focus on Strengths
Focusing on strengths is an important step toward creating a more positive work environment. Below are three specific reasons why a strengths-based approach to managing people leads to higher levels
Evidence that Work Sucks
Scientists at Harvard and Northeastern Universities used the social networking cite twitter to study moods. The researchers coded words that were linked to positive, negative, and neutral moods and tracked
The Good Life at Work
Aristotle said that the greatest human good is to live the good life. So just what is the “good life”? According to Martin Seligman, the father of positive psychology, Aristotle