INTRODUCTION
Applied positive psychology (APP) in the workplace is more than being happy at work. It’s having the knowledge and skills to apply basic positive interventions in one’s life. It’s about savoring life, expressing gratitude, nurturing social relationships, practicing optimistic thinking, avoiding over thinking social comparisons, increasing flow and engagement, creating strategies for coping, practicing spirituality and utilizing a fool-proof technique for setting goals. The absence of positive psychology in the workplace can lead to adverse effects on an individual’s total wellBEING and a company’s bottom line.
The state of wellBEING among leadership is startling when you look at some statistics about stress, emotional and physical burnout. Many employers and its people lack basic wellBEING literacy. They aren’t making sound wellBEING decisions, which can lead to psychological and emotional anxiety.
What should be disturbing to employers is how much time leaders spend their waken hours at work — dealing with their personal challenges. In doing this, their performance drops and the organization’s competitive edge is negatively affected.
The root cause of the nation’s wellBEING literacy crisis among today’s executive is somewhat dim. Some believe it’s due to increased workloads and longer hours, while others argue that wellBEING merely is limited to physical health and wellness. Solving the condition and dealing mastering performance wellBEING in the workplace is something leaders should address.
The breakout field of APP has spread rapidly across social and human sciences over the past decade, offering a fresh lens to address some of today’s most pressing issues.
By challenging traditional psychology, which has focused largely on fixing what’s wrong, positive psychology aims to cultivate flourishing by moving people towards building what’s right.
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