Podcast: Positive Emotion and Upward Spirals in Organizations

What good comes from feelings of joy, gratitude, optimism, and contentment? Can these states enhance your life and your organization?

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In my first edition of the Five Pillars of Happiness, I laid the groundwork for why you better pay attention to the scientific research Psychology reveals if you want to leverage what works to help people flourish.

In this edition, I will describe why positive emotions are much more than cute ideas to enable a good time with your kids. I’ll tell you why they are actually the very fuel that unlocks an organization’s potential and creates “upward spirals in organizations” (Fredrickson).

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