Positive Psychology http://businessjournal.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam We're all prey to cognitive mistakes, says Daniel Kahneman in his bestselling book Thinking, Fast and Slow. But knowing that can help you avoid those mistakes, he explains here. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/153062/Truth-Think.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/153062/Truth-Think.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:00:00 GMT It’s easy to cultivate a sense of doom at the moment, and there are ample reasons to give up hope. But business leaders should resist the tide of negativity, says a prominent psychologist. That’s because hope serves a bottom-line business purpose. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/121211/Why-Hope-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/121211/Why-Hope-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:00 GMT After an exhaustive study, two researchers came to this conclusion: Optimism is essential to being an effective leader. Without it, they discovered, "there is no hope, no reason to stretch, and no belief that an organization can rally to achieve its vision." Find out more about their compelling and actionable research. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28303/Pays-Optimistic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/28303/Pays-Optimistic.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:00:00 GMT World-renowned psychologist Shelley Taylor explores the problem of chronic anxiety at work, and how support systems can help companies to alleviate it. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27808/Positive-Approach-Workplace-Stress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27808/Positive-Approach-Workplace-Stress.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Do teams perform better for managers who apply positive leadership practices? Are they more engaged than those led by less-positive supervisors? Two researchers set out to tackle these questions. Here's what they discovered. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27496/Business-Benefits-Positive-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/27496/Business-Benefits-Positive-Leadership.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 May 2007 05:00:00 GMT Psychologist Shane Lopez has many reasons to be optimistic about the bottom-line power of hope. Far from being a mere warm-and-fuzzy attribute, hope can be measured, increased, and deployed. And Dr. Lopez contends that it plays a central role in business as it drives persistence, motivation, goal setting, and innovation. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/26380/Business-Case-Instilling-Hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/26380/Business-Case-Instilling-Hope.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00:00 GMT Leading management thinker Fred Luthans says that while management science and economics have explored business with excruciating thoroughness, they've overlooked something big -- the human mind. In this interview, Luthans tells how businesses can benefit from developing "psychological capital," how managers can turn common sense into a systematic tool, and why psychological capital is a business advantage most organizations don't even know they have. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25708/Hope-Optimism-Other-Business-Assets.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25708/Hope-Optimism-Other-Business-Assets.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT The precepts of the Positive Psychology movement have profound implications for both huge multinational corporations and the micro-enterprises that represent the seeds of a better future in developing nations. Business leaders and leading social scientists explain why. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25852/How-Good-Feelings-Boost-Bottom-Lines.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/25852/How-Good-Feelings-Boost-Bottom-Lines.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:00:00 GMT Gallup research backs up what the comic strip has already told us: The less you like the physical surroundings of your work environment, the more likely you are to be dissatisfied with your job. Read this and other results from the GMJ's latest survey of U.S. employees. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/21802/Why-Dilbert-Right.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/21802/Why-Dilbert-Right.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Mar 2006 06:00:00 GMT Happy employees are better equipped to handle workplace relationships, stress, and change, according to the latest Gallup Management Journal survey. Companies that understand this, and help employees improve their wellbeing, can boost their productivity. http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/20311/Work-Feeling-Good-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://businessjournal.gallup.com/content/20311/Work-Feeling-Good-Matters.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 08 Dec 2005 06:00:00 GMT