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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & SustainabilityInteraction Associates

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What is positive psychology?

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“Psychology is not just the study of pathology, weakness, and damage; it is also the study of strength and virtue… treatment is not just fixing what is broken; it is nurturing what is best.”

– Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi (APA, 2000)

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resiliency courage

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Individual Organization

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What is Positive Leadership and why is it relevant for today?

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1.Idealized influence

2.Inspirational motivation

3.Intellectual stimulation

4.Individualized consideration

What can we do as leaders to create healthy organizations?

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Flow

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• Concentration is deep

• Problems are forgotten

• Control is possible

• Self-consciousness disappears

• Sense of time is altered

• Activity is intrinsically rewarding

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Qualities of a Healthy Organization

Abundant opportunities for feedback on performance not personality

Matching challenges and skills

Space created for concentration

Clear and shared organizational goals

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Ashley WelchDirector, Leadership & Sustainability

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