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Working with teams: a strengths-based approach

Posted on June 4, 2012 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

I do a lot of work with teams and there are two specific tools that I like them to know about to increase their chances to achieving high-performance status: the positivity ratio and strengths-spotting. The positivity ratio is the notion…

Tagged with: positive emotions, positive organizations, positive psychology interventions, positive teams, positive workplace culture, positive workplaces, positivity ratio, strengths, VIA Institute
Posted in coaching, consulting, positive psychology, positive relationships, positive workplaces, teams

Story-telling to create a great place to work

Posted on February 12, 2011 by LVS Consulting — 2 Comments ↓

A legendary story is told about Nordstrom’s department store – that a customer successfully returned a set of tires there, even though Nordstrom’s doesn’t sell tires. The story is debatable as to its veracity, but that doesn’t matter.

Tagged with: focus on the culture, it's the culture stupid, organizational culture, positive workplace culture, tell positive stories, workplace culture
Posted in coaching, consulting, meaning, positive workplaces

Creating positive workplaces

Posted on February 7, 2011 by LVS Consulting — No Comments ↓

I subscribe to Positive Psychology News Daily and I highly recommend it for anyone who is interested in learning more about positive psychology and keeping up on interpretations and applications of positive psychology research. A recent article caught my eye:…

Tagged with: appreciation, increase employee engagement, increase retention, low-cost employee engagement strategies, positive change, positive organizations, positive workplace culture, what went right
Posted in employee engagement, positive psychology, positive workplaces

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