E2 - Ch 7

Element of well being (PERMA): Pertains to the extent to which you have a self-directed achieving life. People flourish when they pursue this for its own sake

Achievement

People flourish when they pursue __________ for its own sake

Achievement

In the flow of positive influence, positive practices in organizations can result in 3 effects, which all lead back to an organizational effect

Amplifying effect Buffering effect Positivity effect

Inhibitor of mindfulness that is the inability to focus vividly on an object

Attentional deficit

2 inhibitors of mindfulness

Attentional deficit Attentional hyperactivity

Inhibitor of mindfulness that happens when our mind are racing or wandering, resulting in compulsive daydreaming or fantasizing

Attentional hyperactivity

2 ways to practice mindfulness, which reduce stress, reduce negative emotions, increase emotional regulation, increase task performance, and increase memory

Breathing meditation Walking meditation

Integrating POB through every aspect of the organization and incorporating: Higher purpose beyond profit maximization Stakeholder interdependence rather than shareholder-centric Conscious leadership instead of "carrots and sticks" Conscious culture instead of bottom-line focused. Results in better organizational performance and a more desirable workplace for employees

Conscious capitalism

Confidence in your ability to do something. Influences the world around you and your ability to deal with inherent challenges and opportunities. Leads to being more confident and positive

Efficacy

the state of being completely involved in an activity for its own sake

Flow

4 components of virtuous leadership

Forgiveness, greater good, integrity, trust

Those with high levels of psychological capital, also have high levels of... (4)

Hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism

Element of well being (PERMA): belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self

Meaningfulness

The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment. Nonjudgmental to the unfolding of experience, moment by moment. Requires effort because the brain works in ways that detract from staying focused; requires attentional balance. Improves interpersonal communication

Mindfulness

• Resources that fuel individual, group, and organizational flourishing • Help build social, psychological, and physical resources • Combat negative emotions • Broaden your mindset, open you to consider new things • Have benefits which endure over long periods of time

Positive emotions

five elements of well-being

Positive emotions Engagement Relationships Meaning Achievement

The study and application of positively oriented human resource strengths and the psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for improvement performance in today's workplace

Positive organizational behavior (POB)

Capital that I own and control

Positive psychological capital

Element of well being (PERMA): Positive emotions are associated with activities involving others. Incorporates social support

Relationships

The capacity to consistently bounce back from adversity and to sustain yourself in the face of the demands of positive events

Resilience

4 strategies to increase positivity

• Create high-quality connections • Cultivate kindness • Develop distractions • Dispute negative self-talk and thoughts

Host of procedures, policies, practices, routines, and rules that organizations use to get things done (training, support programs, HR practices/programs/policies)

Organizational practices

Ideals that are endorsed, shared, and supported by the organization as a whole (restorative justice, compassion, temperance, etc.)

Organizational values

3 components for creating an organizational climate that fosters POB

Organizational values Virtuous leadership Organizational practices

2 components of hope

Willpower Waypower

Element of well being (PERMA): The extent to which you are physically, cognitively, and emotionally involved with an activity, task, or project. Incorporates flow

Engagement

4 components of social support

Esteem support Informational support Social companionship Instrumental support

The extent to which our lives contain PERMA (the five elements of well-being)

Flourishing

State of reduced attention expressed in behavior that is rigid or thoughtless. A key component is the failure to control emotions. Requires minimal information processing (done automatically). Associated with poor mental and physical health

Mindlessness

You must have ________ positive experiences for every negative experience. You cannot simply remedy a negative situation with one positive

Multiple

Limiting feelings that spur you to act in narrow or specific ways

Negative emotions

The viewing of successes as due to their personal, permanent, and pervasive causes, and negative events to external, temporary, and situation-specific causes. Realistic, flexible, and self-inspirational thinking

Optimism

Employees' perceptions of formal and informal organizational policies, practices, procedures, and routines

Organizational climate

One of the benefits of POB is ________, which is successful performance that dramatically exceeds the norm in a positive direction. Avoids insights into predictors of job performance

Positive deviance

Element of well being (PERMA): • Broaden your perspective about how to overcome challenges in your life • Build on themselves resulting in a spread • Strengthens relationships with others (the R component in PERMA)

Positive emotions

The amount of perceived helpfulness derived from social relationships (includes esteem support, informational support, social companionship, and instrumental support)

Social support

What individuals and organizations aspire to be when they are at their very best. Helps individuals, groups, and organizations to elevate, enrich, and flourish. Composed of forgiveness, greater good, integrity, and trust). Can increase financial performance, customer satisfaction, positive organizational climate, and measures of organizational effectiveness.

Virtuous leadership

Component of hope; need to see the alternative paths to achieve the goal

Waypower

The combined impact of five elements (PERMA): Positive emotions Engagement Relationships Meaning Achievement

Well-being

Component of hope; having a goal and the determination to achieve it

Willpower