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