Chapter 7 - Positive Organizational Behavior

waypower, willpower

two components of hope

flow

when employees are physically, cognitively, and emotionally engaged in an activity or project.

building resilience

developing PERMA (remember 5 elements)

positive emotions

•Are resources that fuel individual, group, and organizational success. •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 OB associated with

•Higher overall job performance. •Less burnout. •Increased commitment. •Higher job satisfaction. •Fewer sick days.

benefits of mindfulness

•Increased physical, mental, and interpersonal effectiveness. •More effective communications. •More balanced emotions. •Personal satisfaction.

flourish

•Occurs when achievement is pursued for its own sake.

optimism

•Optimists view successes as due to their personal, permanent, and pervasive causes, and negative events to external, temporary, and situation-specific causes. •Optimists are realistic and flexible. •Optimism is self-inspirational.

positive emotions have desirable effects on

•Organizational commitment. •Creativity. •Decision making. •Intentions to quit. •Performance. •Stress.

positive emotions

enhances ability to experiences the other components of PERMA. strengthens relationships with others (the R component in PERMA)

positive organizational behavior

focuses on positive human characteristics that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today's workplace.

restorative justice, compassion, temperance

global values essential for promoting positive organizational behavior

willpower

having a goal and the determination to achieve it

HOPE

hope, efficacy, resilience, optimism. traits of those with high levels of psycap

restorative justice

reflects a shared believe in the importance of resolving conflict unilaterally through the inclusion of victims, offenders, and all other stakeholders.

flourishing

reflects the extent to which our lives contain perma

organizational climate

represents employees' beliefs about what they see going on at work and beliefs about what is happening to them

positive psychology

scientific study of what makes life most worth living

temperance

shared belief in showing restraint and control when faced with temptation and provocation.

compassion

shared value that drives people to help others who are suffering

resilience

the capacity to consistently bounce back from adversity and to sustain yourself in the face of challenges.

achievement

•Pertaining to the extent to which you have a self-directed life, containing achievement for its own sake.

mindlessness

•State of reduced attention expressed in behavior that is rigid or thoughtless. •Typified by a failure to control emotions. associated with poor mental and physical health

mindfulness

•The awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose. •Is in the present moment. •Is nonjudgmental to the unfolding of experience moment by moment. •Requires effort because the brain works in ways that detract from staying focused. •Improves interpersonal communication.

meaningfulness

•When someone feels a sense of belonging and serving something that is bigger than self.

well-being

combined impact of five elements (PERMA)

self-efficacy

confidence in your ability to accomplish a specific task

strategies to increase positivity

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

positivity effect

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.

waypower

means for achieving the goal. need to see alternative paths to achieve the goal.

creating a climate that fosters positive OB

positive OB needs the right environment with respect to organization culture and organizational climate in order to flourish.

relationships

positive emotions are associated with activities involving other

PERMA

positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, achievement

buffering effect

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

amplifying effect

positive practices from one individual result in additional positive practices by others, which spur positivity in others, which generate other positive outcomes (play it forward).