Chapter 7

Benefits of Mindfulness

1. Increased physical, mental, and interpersonal effectiveness. 2. More effective communications and decision making. 3. More balanced emotions. 4. Performance and satisfaction.

H.E.R.O.

Hope, Efficacy, Resilience, and Optimism.

Waypower

Means for achieving the goal Need to see alternative paths to achieve the goal

Benefits of Positive Emotions

Positive emotions are processes that influence many of the outcomes in the Organizing Framework. They have desirable effects on: 1. Organizational commitment 2. Creativity 3. Decision making 4. Intentions to quit 5. Performance 6. Stress

The two components of hope are willpower and waypower.

This means to have hope you need to have a goal and the determination to achieve it—willpower—and you also need to see one or more paths to achieve your goal, even when faced with adversity—waypower.

Organizational climate

consists of employees' perceptions "of formal and informal organizational policies, practices, procedures, and routines."

Postive OB

focuses on positive human characteristics that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement.

Mindfulness

is "the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment."

amplifying effect

positive practices from one individual result in additional positive practices by others, which spur positivity in others, which generate other positive outcomes.

postive psychological capital

possess considerable hope, efficacy, resilience, and optimism (HERO).

Virtuous Leadership

represents "what individuals and organizations aspire to be when they are at their very best."

florishing

represents the extent to which our lives contain PERMA.

positive deviance

successful performance that dramatically exceeds the norm in a positive direction.

willpower

the self-control strength used to overcome counterproductive impulses to achieve difficult goals

Mindlessness

is a state of reduced attention. It is expressed in behavior that is rigid," or thoughtless.

positivity effect

is the attraction of all living systems toward positive energy and away from negative energy, or toward that which is life giving and away from that which is life depleting.

Meaningfulness

is the sense of "belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self.

achivement

pertains to the extent to which you have a self-directed "achieving life." In other words, we flourish when we pursue achievement for its own sake.

perma

positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement

buffering effect

positive practices and resources reduce the impact of negative events and stressors.

well-being

was the combined impact of five elements—positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement (PERMA)