Joy at Work - hamad.qa€¦ · between mental health and mental illness, concluded that the absence...
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JoyatWork:Whythisissovital
Dr. MohammedUssama AlHomsiDrLakshman SwamyDrJoanneWatson
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W.EdwardsDeming,1900-93
ScienceofImprovement
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PositivePsychology isthescientificstudyofthestrengthsthatenableindividualsand
communitiestothrive.Thefieldisfoundedonthebeliefthatpeoplewanttoleadmeaningfulandfulfillinglives,tocultivatewhatisbestwithinthemselves,andtoenhancetheir
experiences.
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OurObjectivesforthisWorkshop
• Describethescientificunderpinningsoffiveprinciplesofpositivepsychologythatcanbeusedtocreatesustainableculturalchange
• Utilisefivepositivepsychologystrategiesforcoachingemployeestohigherperformance
• Developanactionplanforcreatingsustainableculturalchangeinyourworkplace
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W.EdwardsDeming’sObjectiveswereto:
• Tolearn• Tomakeadifference• Tohavefun
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Let’sstartwithsomeaction!
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1.Abundance• Focusonwhatisworkingwellandhowitcanworkevenbetter
• Peoplearecreativeandenjoyself-determination• Threeimportantquestionstoaskyourselfandhowtoworkwithpeoplearoundyou– “Whatmakessomepeoplesucceed?”– “Whichactivitiesbroadenandbuildpeople’sresources”
– “Howcanwecreateenvironmentswherepeopleperformattheirbest?”
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1.Abundance• PositivePsychologyappliesanabundancelenstohelppeople,
organisationsandcommunitiesflourishandexcel—focusonwhatisworkingwellandhowitcanworkevenbetter. Itviewspeopleascreativeandself-determinedwithaccesstoinnerresources,abletoactivelycreatetheoutcomestowhichtheyandothersaspire,ratherthanaspassivevictimsofexternalforces. Thusitseekstoanswerquestionssuchas:“Whatmakessomepeoplesucceed?”“Whichactivitiesbroadenandbuildpeople’sresources”and“Howcanwecreateenvironmentswherepeopleperformattheirbest?”
• Itsharesmuchwiththeabundanceandsolution-focussedfieldofcoachingpsychology,whichhasgrownalongsidepositivepsychologytofacilitatepositiveoutcomesandperformance.
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Talkingwiththepersonnexttoyou,discusstheseprinciples:– “Whatmakessomepeoplesucceed?”– “Whichactivitiesbroadenandbuildpeople’sresources?”
– “Howcanwecreateenvironmentswherepeopleperformattheirbest?”
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2.StrengthsandVirtues
• Conceptsofstrengthsandvirtueshaveinfusedhumanhistoryacrossmanycultures.
• Focusmovesfromfixingweaknesstoidentifyingandbuildingonwhatpeopledowellandenhancingtheirpotentialtodevelop.
• Everyonehastheirownstrengthsanddeservesrespectforthem.
• Ourweaknessesimprovewhenweworktoourstrengths.
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2.StrengthsandVirtues• Conceptsofstrengthsandvirtueshaveinfusedhumanhistory
acrossmanycultures.Theyshapeourcharacter,ouridentityandourcapacitytoflourish.Aristotleextolledustostriveto“liveinaccordancewiththebestthinginus”ifwewanttoattainagoodlife.Inotherwords,toamplifyandrefineourvirtuesandstrengths.
• Thestrengthsapproachattheheartofpositivepsychologyshiftsthefocusfromfixingweaknesstoidentifyingandbuildingonwhatpeopledowellandenhancingtheirpotentialtodevelop.Itassumesstrengthsarepartofhumannature;everyonehasthemanddeservesrespectforthem.Italsosuggestswecanonlyaddressourweaknesseswhenwealsomakethemostofourstrengths.
• Positivepsychologyitselfcanbeseenastakingavirtuousorethicalstancebyadvocatingthatthedesireandcapacitytoimproveislatentwithinpeopleandhumansystemsandshouldbefurtheractivated
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• Makeanoteofwhatyouthinkyourstrengthsare
• Howcanthesehelpyouatwork?• Usingthispieceoftheory,howcanyouworkwithanotherpersonbetter?
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Ifyou’recuriousaboutyourownstrengths(andweaknesses),youcantakethe
VIASurveyofCharacterStrengthshere,issuedbytheUniversityofPennsylvania.
(Lookunderthe"Questionnaires"pull-downmenu;you'llneedtoregister.)Of24possiblestrengths,thequizwillrankyoursinorder.(Ifyoudon’twanttotakethefulltestof240questions, youcangoheretorankyourself.(Clickonthe"SignatureStrengths
Self-RatingScale"link.)
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3.PositiveDeviance
• Sometimespeopleareabletothriveevenagainsttheodds
• Theyfindsolutionswhenothersareonlyseeingproblems
• Thisispositivedeviance- respondingpositivelytodifficultsituations
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3.PositiveDeviance• Strivingtobeexceptional,daringtogoagainstthegrain,andlookingfor
solutionsthatmaynotbeaccessiblefromaproblemordeficitfocusareallpartofpositivedeviance—akeyconceptinpositivepsychology.
• Whyispositivedeviancesonecessaryoradvantageous?Ourbrainstendtohaveabiastowardthenegative.Therearemorenegativeemotionsthatpositive;theirintensityisoftenstrongerandwerespondmorepowerfullyandautomaticallytonegativeevents.
• Neuroscientistscallthisthe‘walktowards,runaway’theory.Wewanttoactfirstandfasttominimiseperceivedthreat,yetweapproachsituationsandpeoplethatwillrewardusmoreleisurely.Inmanycasesournegativefocusisanevolutionaryhangoverthatleavesuswithanopportunitycostandkeepsusfromdevotingenergy,timeandeffortthatmaybebetterspentbuildingresourcesandmovingtowardgreaterwellbeingandsuccess.Akeygoalofpositivepsychologyistohelpresetourbiasfromnegativetopositiveandsparkflourishingbyamplifyingtheimpactofpositiveemotions,experiences,influencesandpractices.
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• CanyouthinkofexamplesatyourorganisationofPositiveDeviance?
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4.Flourishingvs.Languishing• Flourishing—astatecharacterisedbygenerosity,growthandresilience.
• Theoppositeofflourishingisinfact“languishing”—astatewherepositiveemotionsappeartoolowtostimulateflourishing:emotionaldistress,socialimpairmentorlackoffulfilmentarepresent
• Bothneedtobeunderstood&addressedtogether
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4.Flourishingvs.Languishing• Positiveandnegativearecommonlyseenaspolaropposites.Yet
thisnotioncancreateanartificialdichotomywhenitcomestounderstandingflourishing—astatecharacterisedbygenerativity,growthandresilience.CoreyKeyes,studyingtherelationshipbetweenmentalhealthandmentalillness,concludedthattheabsenceofmentalillnessdoesnotequatetothepresenceofmentalhealth.Treatingorpreventingmentalillnesswillnotbyitselfresultingreatermentalhealthasthetwoexistondifferentspectrums.
• Theoppositeofflourishingisinfact“languishing”—astatewherepositiveemotionsappeartoolowtostimulateflourishing,andemotionaldistress,socialimpairmentorlackoffulfillment arepresent.Bothneedtobeunderstoodandaddressedholistically.
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4.FlourishingandLanguishing
• Discusswiththepersonnexttoyouatimewhenyouwereabletoflourishatwork.Whywasthisabletohappen?
• Howcanyourecreatethesameconditions?
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5.HappinessandWell-beingTwoformsofwell-being:• Subjectivewell-being—hedonicexperience,satisfactionwithlife,matchedwithahighlevelofpositiveemotionsandlowlevelofnegativeemotions;
• Psychologicalwell-being— themoreenduringsenseoffulfilmentwegetfrompersonalrelationships,livingameaningfullifeanddevelopingasaperson.
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UniversityofPennsylvaniaPositivePsychology
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5.HappinessandWell-being
• Howareyoudoingatwork?Whatisyoursenseofwell-beinglike?
• Howcanyoucreateasenseofwell-beingforothersatwork
Haveachatwithyourneighbour.(Connectingisgoodforus!)
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5.HappinessandWellbeing• Positivepsychologyhastraditionallyconceivedofhappinessascomprisingtwoformsofwellbeing:
• Subjectivewellbeing(SWB)—hedonicexperience,satisfactionwithlife,matchedwithahighlevelofpositiveemotionsandlowlevelofnegativeemotions;
• Psychologicalwellbeing(PWB)—eudaimonicexperience,themoreenduringsenseoffulfillment wegetfrompersonalrelationships,livingameaningfullifeanddevelopingasaperson.
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THANKYOU!IT’SBEENFUN.YOUHAVETHESTARTOFAPLAN.