Over the past three mornings I have been engaged in an exercise aimed at increasing my levels of joy. What I’ve found is that it has increased my levels of creativity. So much so that I’ve managed to build the outline of a 9 month development programme aimed at building meaning in work. Meaning is … Continued
I am embarking on a 3 day writing exercise to boost my levels of joy. The Best Possible Self (BPS) exercise is one originally used by Pennebaker to help trauma victims get over the trauma by writing about their experience.The writing acts as a therapeutic means of getting closure and it seems to work. The … Continued
This blog summarises major research that appeared throughout 2013 on the leader – follower relationship and appeared in the BPS Occupational Research Digest. It raises questions about the emotional expectations of workers today and the value, if any, of the transformational leader. There was plenty of research on the give and take between leader and … Continued
I love this article by Bridget-Grenville-Cleave which appeared in Positive Psychology news. It so neatly highlights not only the importance of playing to our strengths, but by doing so, it is possible to create a meaningful life. —- Earlier this month I got together with several of my colleagues to share ideas about … Continued
Most recently, the term ‘meaning’ has entered the business lexicon. So much so that McKinsey have developed a ‘meaning quotient’ to measure the level of meaning within an organisation. ‘Meaning’ and finding meaning in one’s work has become the new holy grail, the next big thing beyond employee engagement. And yet an interesting article by … Continued
How can we get employees to take more interest in the organisation and take more ownership of their role within it? This little experiment might show you how. Daniel Kahneman is a psychologist I admire alot. In a TED talk he shared some surprising results of an experiment. During the experiment, half the participants were … Continued
We’ve had IQ, then EQ and now, according to McKinsey, we have MQ – meaning quotient. MQ refers to the peak performance experience involving high stakes; excitement; a challenge; and something that the individual feels matters, will make a diference and hasn’t been done before. McKinsey states that employees working in a high-IQ, high -EQ … Continued
Emotions are a crucial aspect of how we experience our day to day working lives. They are seen as useful markers of optimal well being and experiencing more positive than negative emotions contributes to our happiness. There are significant benefits to employing happy workers. Happy workers take less time off, are less stressed and demonstrate … Continued
What role do emotions play with regards to employee engagement? Experiencing positive emotions can raise well being, encourage creativity and broaden thinking. Experiencing negative emotions can lead to anti social behaviour, narrower thinking and negativity. All emotions are part of day to day life but the balance and the context in which we experience them … Continued
How much of what you’ve done over the past 24 hours was purposeful and intentional? Due to the huge amount of writing I’m doing for my MSc, I’m not blogging as much as I should. However, yesterday I came across an article I felt I must plagiarise – it’s about being a mindful leader. Mindful … Continued
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