Class 2/3 Flashcards
Over last 50 years
- life satisfaction remained flat in US despite triple GDP
- increased suicide, divorce, violent crime, prison rates and depression
measuring satisfaction in different countries
people in wealthier countries are more likely to be satisfied with their lives - money helps satisfaction up to a point, and then plateaus
Ranking of happiness top countries
- Finland
- Denmark
- Norway
- Iceland
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Sweden
Elements of wellbeing by region
% thriving in three or more elements
- Americas 31%
- Europe 22%
- Former Soviet Union 18%
- Middle East/Africa 15%
- Asia 13%
Purpose wellbeing - 10 highest countries - (are you learning something new?)
all latin american countries except for Denmark
Social wellbeing - 10 highest countries
all latin american countries except for Myanmar
Financial wellbeing- 10 highest countries (do you have enough money to do everything you want?)
all European countries except for Singapore
Community wellbeing- 10 highest countries -
Sri Lanka is #1 - not present in any other lists, the rest is a mix between European, Latin American and Asian countries
Physical wellbeing - health
all Latin American countries except for Myanmar
Well being overall - top countries
- Panama is present in top 3 of 4/5 aspects *not in financial)
- Costa Rica is in 4/5 aspects *not in financial
- Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Belize, in 4/5
- Guatemala in 3/5
leading the empirical research about what enables individuals and organizations to thrive - empirical research with 14 interventions that raise happiness persistently
Positive Psychology
What we are born with vs. what we can change
50% genetics
40% under our own control
10% circumstance -(environment, upbringing (education, income, good health) )
– found out through twin studies
Happiness is ____ the negation of ______
Happiness is not the negation of unhappiness
-40,000 studies on depression, but only 400 on joy- why not study joy more? Why do we study what’s wrong instead of what’s right- why do we study divorced couples instead of healthy marriages?
Disease Model
- focuses on weaknesses and overcoming deficiencies
- neurosis, anger, anxiety, depression, psychosis
- avoiding pain, running from unhappiness
- neutral state is 0 as ceiling
Health Model
- focus on wellbeing, satisfaction, joy, excitement, happiness
- focus on strengths
- building competencies, seeking pleasure, pursuing happiness
- no ceiling
last 20 years, surge in research on what makes life worth living
-happy people are successful, happiness precedes success, happy people are better workers (more promotions, earn more), happiness precedes marital success, happy people have better health, happy people are more liked by others, happy people are more generous and better citizens
tendency to focus on what’s wrong is 3x more likely than tendency to focus on what’s right - we are much more likely to avoid threat than approach reward, hardwired to survive instead of thrive - react more intensely to losing 1m$ than wining 1m$ - nonstick for the good, velcro for the bad
Negativity bias
secret of oldest holocaust survivor
life is beautiful, look for the beauty
- study of what goes right in life, far beyond happiology
- learning about positive psychology is not a spectator sport
Positive psychology
Positive Organizational Scholarship is about unlocked resources
- assumes:
- always resources to be unlocked in individuals, relationships, teams, and whole organizations
(resources like trust, hope, confidence, generosity, efficacy, creativity, empathy, curiosity, integrity, skills)
- positive climate (foster compassion, forgiveness, gratitude)
- Positive relationships (build energy networks, reinforce strengths)
- Positive communication (obtain best-self feedback, use supportive communication)
- Positive meaning (affect human well-being, connect to personal values, highlight extended impact, build community)
Four leadership strategies that enable positive deviance
- growing
- learning
- positively energized
- engaged
- resilient
- creating/innovating
- engaged
- committed/loyal
- generous
- productive
- caring/compassionate
- healthy
Indicators of individual and collective flourishing
- merger of two company cultures that were basically competitors/enemies - cynicism and predicted to fail
- successful culture merger
- from losses to substantial profitability- 20% annual growth, kept 95% of clients, higher employee opinion survey results, eventual loss of CEO didn’t alter course
Prudential Financial intervention
implementing positive, virtuous organizational practices are significantly and positively related to profitability, productivity, quality, innovation, customer satisfaction, retention
business case for POS
