You Can Deliver Bad News to Your Team Without Crushing Them Harvard Business Review, Michelle Gielan March 21, 2016 After a talk I recently gave on positive psychology at a large multinational company, a senior leader told me, “I’m going to use this to fuel my team’s success, so I’ve decided to only talk about good things…
Challenge to Managers: Lead with Positivity Society for Human Resource Management, Michael Woodward, Ph.D. February 2016 I recently had the opportunity to give the closing keynote at the IBM Smarter Workforce Summit, an annual gathering of HR professionals and consultants. In my attempt to avoid the standard fare for this type of talk—long lectures and rousing motivational…
The Busier You Are, the More You Need Mindfulness Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan December 2015 The most forward-looking companies are willing to take risks to achieve greatness. Most leaders give lip service to this idea, but few actually do it. We have worked with banks willing to take on toxic assets…
Does Your Personal Brand Broadcast Success? 5 Easy Actions You Can Take to Create Career Success Psychology Today, Michelle McQuaid October 2015 How do other people describe the way you work? Are you approachable and collaborative? Or maybe judgmental and controlling? Or perhaps even inspiring and empowering? The actions you take each day build your…
What Entrepreneurs Should Do First Thing in the Morning Entrepreneur, Dorrie Clark September 2015 How should successful entrepreneurs start their day? Some, like me, immediately crack open the newspaper. And for everyone else — whether your primary morning focus is working out at the gym, making coffee or driving to work — you’re likely consuming…
Make Yourself Immune to Secondhand Stress Harvard Business Review, Shawn Achor & Michelle Gielan September 2015 Over the past decade, we have learned how our brains are hardwired for emotional contagion. Emotions spread via a wireless network of mirror neurons, which are tiny parts of the brain that allow us to empathize with others and…
Why Leaders Must Broadcast Happiness Fox Business, Dr. Michael Woody September 2015 As our work and personal lives continue to blend together so too has our understanding of happiness. Creating a happier life isn’t just about reading self-help books and reconciling with family. The fact is we spend most of our waking hours working, which means we…
Why Happiness at Work Matters More Than You Think Switched On Leadership, Christele Canard August 2015 What would you say are the top concerns facing leaders today? Profitable growth? Organizational agility? Economic uncertainty? Disruptive technology? Talent acquisition? Or perhaps cybersecurity? What about employee happiness? Employee happiness doesn’t usually come to mind when thinking of a…
Locke Hughes | Greatist, August 2015 6 Small Shifts to the Way You Talk That Will Make You (and Everyone Else) Happier at Work Ask us how we’re doing at the end of a long, stressful workday, and chances are you’ll hear, “I’ve been better” or some equally snippy response. Although it may be unintentional,…
The Benefits Of Positive News Ripple Far Beyond The First Smile Huffington Post, Gabriel Arana August 2015 For years, Michelle Gielan was a journalist at CBS News, dutifully telling the public about everything from natural disasters and the financial recession to shootings and soldiers’ funerals. But over time, the drumbeat of negative news got to…
