Positive

Organisation Behaviour

At the end of the session, the learner should be

able to:
1) Summarise the positive psychology
movement.
2) Employ the application of self-efficacy
3) Discuss the features of psychological capital
4) Present the application of
happiness/subjective well-being.
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psychology

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Morale

AIM = improve human performance in the workplace

 Positive psychology
The study of what makes life most WORTH living.

FOCUS
• How things go right
• Enhance satisfaction & wellbeing

H-R-W wellbeing
• Health, relationships & work are all interrelated
 Self efficacy
POSITIVE OB PRINCIPLE
• The higher employees’ self-efficacy on a specific task,
the better they will perform
PROCESS
Perseveranc
e
Effort
Behaviour
Capabilities
Perception
 Self Efficacy
Assessment

https://hipaa.jotform.com/213516154629052
 Psychological capital
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESOURCES =
• Efficacy + Realistic optimism + Hope + Resilience

How do you promote PsyCap in your project?

 Subjective wellbeing

Subjective
• Emotional & cognitive
interpretation of what happens
to them.

Process
• A way of experiencing life

Impact
• Direct correlation to job/life
satisfaction
 Emotional Intelligence

Emotions = propel, energise

• Reaction to an object
Intelligence = direction, decisions

TEST YOUR EQ
• https://
www.mindtools.com/axbwm3m/how-emotiona
lly-intelligent-are-you
• Do you agree with the results?
 Emotional Intelligence
5 categories of assessment
• By Psychologist Daniel Goleman
Self awareness

Self regulation

Motivation

Empathy

Social skills
Happiness =
Not those who
have the most,
But those who
want the least