How to Turn Your Work into a Calling
People who view their work as a calling experience higher job satisfaction and perform better. Do you wish you had a calling? All it takes is to change the way
Do You Have a Job, a Career, or a Calling?
People typically see their work as a job, a career, or a calling. Those who view their work as a job do it mainly to earn a living. People who
Positive Leaders Provide “Supportive Autonomy”
Positive organizations create cultures of caring based on the belief that everyone who comes into contact with the company should be better off because of it. This includes employees. Companies
Experiencing Meaning at Work
“The job of leadership today is not just to make money, it’s to make meaning.” – John Seely Brown People seek meaning in their lives; they want to feel like
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,
Celebrate (and Engage) Workers
With the Labor Day weekend coming up I have been thinking a lot about what food to take on our family camping trip. I have also been thinking about how
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
Do Women Really have a Choice?
I strongly believe that positive organizations are inclusive. They recognize the value of diversity and take intentional steps to create environments where all individuals can thrive. Unfortunately, too many companies
Results Matter, not Presence
Increasing autonomy requires a cultural transformation moving away from norms valuing physical presence at the office to norms valuing results. Autonomy is about giving people increased control, but also giving
ROWE Helps to Build Positive Relationships
Trust Leaders build positive relationships by showing their followers that they trust them. People who feel that their leaders trust them have higher levels of performance, are more likely to