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Positive things at a big conference

Posted on January 25, 2013 by LVS Consulting — 3 Comments ↓

Thursday morning, I presented to a packed room (I’m guessing 200 people) at Canada’s largest HR conference – HRPA2013. It was held in Toronto and apparently attendance last year was something like 4500 (according to their website). I don’t know…

Tagged with: celebration, gratitude, HRPA2013, positive organizations, speaking, strengths, well-being
Posted in continued learning, Positive Interventions, positive psychology, positive relationships

Internally consistent

Posted on December 6, 2012 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

I recently gave a workshop and ended up talking with one participant for nearly an hour afterwards about a very specific situation that she is facing. She is in a difficult situation, trying to figure out how to talk with…

Posted in coaching, decision making, positive relationships

Blue Zones at MAPP Summit

Posted on November 20, 2012 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

This is the last in my series of positive speakers at the 2012 MAPP Summit in Philadelphia. Previous posts in this series discussed reciprocity rings, connectedness, perception of time, and MAPP alumni sharing. You may have heard of Blue Zones,…

Tagged with: Blue Zones, Dan Buettner, flourishing, well-being
Posted in MAPP, meaning, Positive Interventions, positive psychology, positive relationships

Connected – further insights from MAPP Summit October 2012

Posted on November 6, 2012 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

My previous posts about the 2012 MAPP Summit (here and here) have shared talks from MAPP Alumni and one researcher (Kathleen Vohs) and are very easily connected to the roots of positive psychology. Our next speaker was perhaps less explicitly…

Tagged with: flourishing, leadership, MAPP, Nicholas Christakis, positive workplaces
Posted in continued learning, Positive Interventions, positive leadership, positive psychology, positive relationships, positive workplaces

Chris Peterson – missing you

Posted on October 13, 2012 by LVS Consulting — 2 Comments ↓

Many readers of this blog will be familiar with Chris Peterson, one of the founding fathers of the modern field of positive psychology. Chris was one of the authors of the Character Strengths and Virtues as well as the author of…

Tagged with: #SOMO, Chris Peterson, flourishing, MAPP, Other people matter, remembering, RIP
Posted in positive psychology, positive relationships

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