{"product_id":"positive-psychology-at-work-isbn-9780470683200","title":"Positive Psychology at Work","description":"\u003ci\u003ePositive Psychology at Work\u003c\/i\u003e brings the fields of positive psychology and appreciative inquiry together for the first time to provide leaders and change agents with a powerful new approach to achieving organizational excellence.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws together positive psychology and appreciative inquiry in the context of leadership organizational challenges for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents academically rigorous and referenced material in a jargon-free, accessible manner\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArranged with chapters focused on specific organizational challenges to allow readers to quickly find ideas relevant to their unique situation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures short contributions from experienced practitioners of positive psychology and Appreciative Inquiry, and includes case studies from the UK, Europe, Australia and the USA  \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBook Contributors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Short Version of This Book xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to Positive Psychology 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Psychology is Not Positive Thinking 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Positive Psychology Differs from Positive Thinking 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Ethical Bias of This Book 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Themes of the Book 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Positive Workplaces 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is a Positive Workplace? 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does Positive Organizational Behaviour Turn into Positive Organizational Performance? 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Culture 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Organization as a Complex Adaptive System 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy is Culture so Hard to Change? 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Create Positive Workplaces 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Positive Engagement and Performance 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eActive Engagement at Work 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrengths and Talents 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMindfulness 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eManagement Influence on Engagement and Productivity at Work 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Seeking 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Setting 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoal Setting and Environment Contingencies 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaningfulness of Work 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Increasing the Meaningfulness of Work 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended Reading 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Positive Communication and Decision-Making 71\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunication 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConnectivity 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDynamic Patterns of Communication 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Build Positive Communication and Increase Performance 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership and Positive Communication 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Self-Feedback 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecision-Making 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotions in Decision-Making 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicro-Decision-Making 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Factors that Enhance Decision-Making 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving from Decision-Making to Sense-Making 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Positive Leadership and Change 101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychopathic Leaders 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganizational Change 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApproaches to Change 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeadership Change Behaviour 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Leadership Behaviour 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Strategy 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Positive Sustainable Growth 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsychological Capital 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppreciative Inquiry 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Profusion Theory of Growth of the Positive Organization 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three-Circle Strengths Revolution 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Positive Relationships at Work 171\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePositive Team Working 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHigh Quality Working Relationships 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Positive Transformation 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey Processes of Flourishing and Inspiring Workplaces 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Organizations Ignore the Transformative Collaboration Approach to Change 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformative Collaboration 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Organizational Life 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransformative Collaboration Approaches 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther Things You Need to Know 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Live a Happy and Meaningful Life 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Have a Better Quality Old Age 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 239\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e“For these reasons, Lewis’s timely and accessible book will be useful to business leaders and introductory audiences interested less in the science behind positive psychology and appreciative inquiry than in its ready application to the organizational setting.”  (\u003ci\u003ePsycCRITIQUES\u003c\/i\u003e, 11 July 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \"Overall, this is a very readable book, of more interest to the business and organisation leader than to the practising psychologist, for whom the lack of detailed referencing and methodological evaluation would be problematic. However, if, like me, you are not versed in the psychology of work or for that matter, positive psychology, but you do have a practical interest in how organisations (don't) work, maybe simply as an employee, then this book is a very readable introductory text with lots of ideas for activities and reflective activities as well as further reading.\" (BPS South-West Review, Spring 2012)  \u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Business collections serving lower-division undergraduates and above.\" (Choice, 1 November 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, I would recommend this book to postgraduate researchers, consultants and senior managers who are serious about wanting to invest the time to learn more about the use of positive psychology and appreciate inquiry to improve organisations.\" (The Psychologist, 1 October 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I believe this book will quickly become a classic reference text. In just over 200 pages Lewis has produced a content rich, accessible work that readers will want to revisit regularly. And I’ve no doubt they will be pleasantly surprised at how much fresh information they glean each time they do.\" People Management, April 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this is a very readable book, of more interest to the business and organisation leader than to the practising psychologist, for whom the lack of detailed referencing and methodological evaluation would be problematic. However, if, like me, you are not versed in the psychology of work or for that matter, positive psychology, but you do have a practical interest in how organisations (don’t) work, maybe simply as an employee, then this book is a very readable introductory text with lots of ideas for activities and reflective activities as well as further reading.\" BPS South-West Review, Spring 2012\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associated Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a Principal Member of the Association of Business Psychologists and the Managing Director of Appreciating Change, where she works as a facilitator and consultant. She is the lead author of \u003ci\u003eAppreciative Inquiry for Change Management\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositive psychology is a rapidly growing branch of psychology focused on ways to enhance human wellbeing, happiness and longevity. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is a well-established organizational development methodology that fosters the same attributes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy drawing together the most up-to-date research from these previously distinct fields, \u003ci\u003ePositive Psychology at Work\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a powerful new approach to achieving organizational excellence while revealing new perspectives on the challenges of leadership. Keeping technical psychology jargon to a minimum, the author provides organizational leaders and managers of all levels with an understanding of positive psychology theory and practice and shows how its techniques can be applied to their specific workplace settings. The book reveals the most recent research and practice findings on such topics as positivity, flourishing organizations, flow, strengths, positive energy networks, transformational collaboration, psychological capital and authentic leadership. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters specifically address: workplaces, relationships, leadership and change, engagement and performance, decision-making, communication and organizational transformation. Brief case studies and a series of helpful practical tips throughout the book illuminate key points and further enhance clarity. Accessible and enlightening, \u003ci\u003ePositive Psychology at Work\u003c\/i\u003e offers ground-breaking insights into the hottest topics in today's rapidly changing business environment.   This book offers an inspiring and exciting way forward for work organizations. It shows how we can enhance organizational effectiveness through promoting the well-being and efficacy of the people who make up business organizations: the staff. Grounded in psychology and management research, the book offers leaders, practitioners and employees a clear agenda for creating positive and appreciative cultures that promote performance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003eMike West,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Executive Dean and Professor of Psychology, Aston University, UK.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePositive Psychology at Work\u003c\/i\u003e is a much needed book that lifts the lid on how a more appreciative, strengths-focused approach can transform organisations for the better. When organisations and their leaders focus on enhancing the best of what their people have to offer, they enable them to achieve the goals for which they strive, at the same time building the resilience they will need to cope with the changes and challenges of the modern world. I strongly recommend this book for organisational leaders and those who strive to support them.\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Linley,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Founding Director, Capp, UK\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989820784869,"sku":"NP9780470683200","price":50.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470683200.jpg?v=1761785571","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/positive-psychology-at-work-isbn-9780470683200","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}