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Everybody wants more Work-Life-Balance – but should we want to want more free...
If you look at all the surveys out there, it seems most people want to spent less time at work. Especially Millennials put a lot of emphasis on having a great work-life-balance – which, at the end of...
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Following your Bliss vs. following your Blisters
I´m sitting at “Vino Volo”, Philly airport right now. The 7th onsite of MAPP 2013/14 is over. It was another incredible, intensive, incomparable experience – not only thanks to the program itself, but...
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On “Liebe und Arbeit” (Love and Work)
Two days ago, I stumbled upon this (anonymous…?) quote on the net: Or rather, the quote consisted only of the first sentence – and I found it necessary to add the second. Sigmund Freud once wrote that...
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Positive Psychology at Work: A Book List for the Layman
Here, I´ve compiled a list of 15 books that apply Positive Psychology to the realm of “the organization”, leadership, management etc. As always, I see the list as work in progress and will be happy to...
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Being your Best on the Job: The Case of Thriving at Work
A couple of days ago, I shared some videos where Kim Cameron elaborates on his ideas about organizational energy. Yesterday, I stumbled upon an adjacent concept that I find equally interesting:...
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Ready to push the Button? Instant Feedback for a Positive Work Culture
Today, I stumbled upon an article in The Wall Street Journal (Are You Happy at Work? Bosses Push Weekly Polls) that explains how some firms have adopted short weekly employee surveys/polls to measure...
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No, the Chief Happiness Officer is not the Pizza Guy!
As Positive Psychology has been entering mainstream media outlets over the past years, there have been people advocating for the implementation of ”Chief Happiness Officer” (CHO) role (sometimes also:...
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Want to stay on top of Positive Psychology in Organizations? Here are 3...
Being a manager in my day job, I am foremost interested in the application of Positive Psychology in organizations – and the science exploring these issues, Positive Organizational Scholarship. While...
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Want to be the Boss? Be Happy, Science says, and you´ll be a Good Leader
For a moment, think about a leadership person (a.k.a. boss) in your life that you really liked working for. How could that person be described, what kind of personality did he/she convey? Was he/she...
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22 Positive Psychology-infused Articles every (HR) Leader should know
Positive Psychology has a lot to offer for leaders, especially those people taking on a leadership role in human resources and people management. In this post, I´ve gathered 22 research articles...
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Research: Linking “Positive Practices” to Organizational Effectiveness
There are tons of books out there explaining how to use Positive Psychology for boosting the performance of organizations. But the truth is: from a scientific point of view, we really do not know very...
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German Workforce is especially stressed out. One more reason to bring...
The European branch of HR consulting firm ADP has surveyed some 11,000 employees across eight countries of the continent (link to press release). One of the striking results: Despite (Or maybe: Due...
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Staying Sane, Cavemen-Style
Mankind is a smart bunch. We´ve learned how to put a man on the moon, how to build skyscrapers as high as mountains, and we have access to all the knowledge in the world via small devices in our...
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