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How can organizations boost their triple bottom line by using Positive Psychology? Utilizing a strengths based approach. West Kootenay HRMA meeting @ Selkirk College.
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Positive Organizations:
Harnessing Character Strengths
Todd Kettner, Ph.D.
WHERE WE'RE GOING TODAY
- What is positive psychology & why does it matter?
- What are positive organizations?
- What tools can we use to harness character strengths?
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POSITIVE EMOTIONS
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POSITIVE CHARACTER
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POSITIVE INSTITUTIONS
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ALIVE AT 85
STILL ALIVE AT AGE 94!
SMILES
PAN AM OR DUCHENNE?
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DUCHENNE SMILERS
- More likely to be married
- More likely to stay married
- Greater personal well-being
- Lower blood pressure
- Raise resilience to stress
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POSITIVE EMOTIONS ABOUT THE PAST
- Satisfaction
- Contentment
- Pride
- Serenity
- Gratitude
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POSITIVE CHARCTER
- Wisdom and Knowledge
- Courage
- Humanity and Love
- Justice
- Temperance
- Transendence
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PERSONAL STRENGTHS
- Write down, "One strength I have as a professional is..."
- Explain your strength to someone you've never met
- Tell a story that illustrates you using your strength
- After 4 minutes, switch, and listen to your partner's strength and story
- Write down another strength, take >5 steps, new partner, repeat above
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ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHS
- Write down, "One strength my organization has in developing our people is..."
- Explain your organization's strength to someone NOT from your organization
- Tell a story that illustrates your organization's strength
- After 4 minutes, switch, and listen to your partner's strength and story
- Write down another strength, take >5 steps, new partner, repeat above
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- Meaningful work: What impact is my organization having on the lives of customers and on society?
- Meaningful connections: Deepening relationships.
- Meaningful progress: Sense of accomplishment.
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"If you're doing something you care about that much, and you believe in its purpose deeply enough, then it is impossible to imagine not trying to make it great. It's just a a given."
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HAPPINESS AT WORK
- Concretely re-experience and concretely observe
- Practice gratitude
- Stop comparing
- Understand habituation
- Realize money doesn't (really) buy happiness
- Pursue (realistic) goals, not happiness
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