Recommended for:
Positive Psychology at Work is for managers, team leaders, project leaders, internal and external consultants and, in general, participants from various levels within organisations who acknowledge that enhancing performance in themselves and others may arise from indirect as well as direct interventions.
Course overview:
The study of positive psychology is founded on an increasing body of research evidence pointing to the fact that when people make use of their character strengths they are happier, more successful, more productive, and more efficient. They are less likely to suffer from illness, and bounce back faster when they do. In short, using a strengths-based approach as the foundation for organisational processes such as selection, development, project management, performance management and evaluation has the potential to maximise organisational success. The Positive Psychology at Work course examines what we mean by strengths and happiness at work, using a solid research base which equips you with the tools to identify and enhance both your own strengths and those of your team and co-workers. We examine how you can use positive psychology in selecting the right people, creating the right teams, and driving organisational change.
Course benefits:
By the end of the Positive Psychology at Work course you will be able to:
- understand and appreciate the contribution strengths and happiness make to a wide variety of measurable outcomes at work
- know your own strengths and how to utilise them to enhance your own effectiveness
- assist members of your team to identify their own strengths, and help them work to these
- match team members’ strengths to roles, thereby improving your team’s happiness, productivity and cohesion
- appreciate the role of a strengths-based approach in selection, development, evaluation and strategic organisational change.
Additional information:
Positive Psychology at Work can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-house team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202.
Course title:
Positive Psychology at Work
Duration:
1 day (Non-residential)
Dates and prices:
7 June 2012, Londonavailability: 
Non-member price: £530 + VAT
10 December 2012, Londonavailability: Non-member price: £530 + VAT
In-Company Training
Positive Psychology at Work can also be provided in-house, which is a cost-effective approach if you have a number of people who require training. You choose where and when you want our trainers to deliver. We will also tailor the course content to suit your precise organisation needs.
To speak to an advisor about your particular requirements call our In-Company team on +44 (0)20 8612 6202 or visit the in-company web pages to find out more.
Day 1
Introductions and objectives
Foundations of positive psychology
Humanistic psychology
Cognitive-behavioural approach
What is happiness in the workplace?
- pleasure; engagement and flow; meaning
The benefits of happiness at work – research evidence
Strengths of character
- strengths, virtues and talents
- what are your strengths?
- how do you use your strengths and how do they make you feel?
- utilising strengths at work; utilising strengths in new ways
Work and the ‘attentive optimist’.
Day 2
Review of Day 1
Positive psychology in practice
- case study examples of applying strengths at work
- case study exercises
What you can and cannot change
- the task, the role and the role-holder – find opportunity in structure
- strengths-based approaches and intrinsic motivation – getting people to want to do what they have to do
Excelling with what is there rather than being average with what is not – positive psychology, transformational leadership, and coaching
Meaning and happiness
- Seligman’s ‘third pillar’
- the positive organisation – how to change from a deficit model to a strengths model; the positive environment
Positive interventions within the workplace – positive selection and positive development
Review and action planning
- mapping how your strengths can be applied in your role
- identifying strategies to identify and develop strengths in others
- moving towards a strengths culture
Review and action planning.