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- Can You Be Too Positive?
- While I have been critical of The Emotionally Intelligent Manager: HOW TO DEVELOP AND USE THE FOUR KEY EMOTIONAL SKILLS OF LEADERSHIP by David R. Caruso and Peter Salovey, there was one concept in the book that I found compelling: namely the usefulness of negative emotions. What...
- Blog posts 2009-02-04
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- T&F Informa launches new journals
- T&F Informa New York has begun the publication of three new journals, including "The Journal of Positive Psychology," "Journal of Land Use Science" and "Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology." "The Journal of Positive Psychology" is designed to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum for the science and application of...
- Research articles 2005-09-16
- Get happy the White House way
- DID YOU know that happy nuns live longer than unhappy nuns? No? Don't feel bad. You probably didn't go to Harvard, where the most popular class last semester was Psych 1504, positive psychology." That's "positive" as in "Don't be so negative." In positive psychology, students read up...
- Research articles 2006-08-22
- Rosa BROOKS Happy the White House way
- DID YOU know that happy nuns live longer than unhappy nuns? No? Don't feel bad. You probably didn't go to Harvard, where the most popular class last semester was Psych 1504, "Positive Psychology." That's "positive" as in "Don't be so negative." In Positive Psychology, students read up...
- Research articles 2006-08-22
- Centered leadership: How talented women thrive
- A new approach to leadership can help women become more self-confident and effective business leaders. Women start careers in business and other professions with the same level of intelligence, education, and commitment as men. Yet comparatively few reach the top echelons. This...
- Articles 2008-10-23
- The Proposed Contagion Effect of Hopeful Leaders on the Resiliency of Employees and Organizations
- The emergence of positive psychology and positive organizational behavior has clearly shown that hope is a strength that has many important implications for embattled organizations - both in terms of effective leadership and employee retention and performance. The purpose of this paper is to not only give the background of...
- White papers
- How To Deal With 4 Common Work Worries
- Your anxiety about work isn't just aggravating — it's actually hurting your performance and making things worse. Here's how to deal with every workplace-related situation that fills you with dread, from dealing with an irate boss to going on your first job interview in years. But when you...
- Articles 2009-09-09
- Towards a Deeper Understanding of Hope and Leadership
- A cognitive based theory of hope developed within the field of positive psychology has been discussed in relation to organizational leadership. Hope in this context can be described as a positive motivational state that contributes to leaders and followers expending the requisite energy necessary to pursue and attain organizational goals....
- White papers
- Positive thinking doesn't stop cancer: US scientists
- WASHINGTON AFP — Cancer patients' state of mind has no influence on their survival chances, according to a US study released that contradicted a widespread belief in the power of positive thinking. Researchers led by James Coyne, professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, found no correlation to...
- Research articles 2007-10-22
- B-School Buzz: Haas Bails Out Alumni, LBS Podcast Targets Middle Managers, Smith Prof's "Road Rules"
- Stacy Blackman's Weekly Roundup of B-School Intelligence Berkeley's Haas School of Business has expanded its career services offerings for alumni in response to the economic downturn, adding evening career advising, job search teams for alumni out of work, and new programs for alumni in New York, which...
- Blog posts 2008-12-05
- Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools: Functional Behavioral Assessment.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
- Building Positive Behavior Support Systems in Schools: Functional Behavioral Assessment. By D.A. Crone and R.H. Horner. New York: Guilford, 2003, 171 pp., $28.00 softcover. Behavior Psychology in the Schools. Edited by J.K. Luiselli and C. Diament. New York: Haworth Press, 2002, 190...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- SOCIAL CONCERNS: Teachers ask for positive change.
- In a twist on 1960s demonstrations, university professors will be taking to the streets of New York, protesting the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund's refusal to adopt positive screening techniques in managing its $4 billion Social Choice Account. Led by...
- Research articles 2001-02-19
- The 10 Most Obvious Things About How to Succeed in Business
- Are we not yet completely bored by top 10 lists of the things you need to be to succeed? Here's a great example, from Peterson's, a college-oriented site that has built a scholarship program around a top 10 list of things to do to succeed. Here's part of the...
- Blog posts 2008-06-10
- Be happy
- BE HAPPY: Tal D. Ben-Shahar teaches two of the three most popular courses at Harvard College. In those two courses he teaches at least a fifth of Harvard's undergraduates. But he is not on track to get tenure and is not seeking it at Harvard. To get tenure he would...
- Research articles 2006-04-18
- Blissful Thinking
- In “Thank You Power,” TV journalist Deborah Norville taps the emerging field of positive psychology to argue that everyday expressions of gratitude are one giant step down the road to happiness. NEWSWEEK’s Jeneen Interlandi appreciated the interview: What led you to write this book? ...
- Research articles 2007-10-15
- Data point
- 200 Number of colleges and graduate schools that offer a class in positive psychology, or finding personal well-being.--New York Times, January 7, 2007. 47%--The percentage of American colleges that use web advertising to market themselves.--Survey of College Marketing Programs, Primary Research Group.
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Happier—Finding Pleasure, Meaning and Life's Ultimate Currency
- [A] Happier--Finding Pleasure, Meaning and Life's Ultimate Currency Tal Ben-Shahar McGraw Hill ISBN-0071492399 Paperback 12.99 [pounds sterling] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer at Harvard University. He claims to have taught the most popular-ever course at Harvard--on positive psychology--and now consults...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Don't Let a Global Economic Cataclysm Ruin Your Day
- According to psychologists, there are plenty of concrete steps you can take to keep your spirits up even when the economy's down — from being selective about what you pay attention to, to spending what remains of your discretionary income in ways that will maximize your happiness dividend…It might not...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Thoughts On Performance Reviews And Positive Psychology
- The "Performance year" starts with some kind of discussion about the goals to be achieved during the year. These individual goals are supposed to be tied in to departmental and organizational goals - aligned with the organization. Through the course of the year managers are supposed to provide feedback to...
- White papers 2007-07-16
- Sirius XM Bulls Anticipate Positive Q3 Results
- Brandon Matthews submits: By Steve Garcia, Cos1000 So many have asked about SIRIUS XM’s SIRI stock price reaching the dollar mark, that I felt compelled to put the words of one of the most intelligent members of the Satwaves community, COS1000, together with my own and provide...
- External links 2009-10-04
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