The Power of Positivity:Harnessing Strengths and Positive Emotions to

create a Good Day At Work

Matt Smeed and Katie Dodsworth

What is Positive Psychology?“…the scientific study of what goes right in life, and what we can learn and apply from this to our daily lives”

What are Strengths?“Underlying qualities that energise us and we are great at (or have potential to become great at)” Brewerton and Brook, 2006

Psychological wellbeing

• The affective state (balance between experience of positive and negative emotions) that people experience and…

• The extent to which people experience a positive sense of purpose in their work

Positive emotions at work

Flow

“In the zone - the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity”

Pressure and performance

The link between Strengths and Resilience

Strengths Coaching

RESILIENCE

Confidence

Know your strengths

Social Support

Build on interpersonal

strengthsAdaptability

Under-used strengths Reframing

Purposefulness

Values

Change Impacts Your Wellbeing

So How Do You Create Positive Change?Positive Emotions!

The Leadership Impact Model

Challenge Led Pace-Driven (C.PACE)

Strengths: Fast moving environment; flexible responding; change;

creativity.

Challenge Led Results-Focused (C.RES)

Strengths: Focus on results and goals; high standards; follow-through to completion and delivery.

Support Led Cooperative (S.CO-OP)

Strengths: Co-operation and teamwork; collaborative work groups.

Support Led Confident (S.CON)

Strengths: People have confidence in their own capability and that of the group and its leader/s.

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