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Achieving High Performance through Positivity Copyright © 2017 by Janet Edmunson
Achieving
High Performance through Positivity
Copyright © 2017 by Janet Edmunson
One thing I
LOVE about my job
“The optimist sees the rose and not
its thorns;
The pessimist stares at the thorns,
oblivious of the rose”
Kahlil Gibran
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Realistic optimist
What do pessimists bring to the table?
What do optimists bring to the table?
“Both optimists and pessimists contribute to
society. The optimist invents the
aeroplane, the pessimist the parachute.”
--George Bernard Shaw
Science of Positivity
How many positives do we need to balance
one negative?
What percent of our happiness is up to our own
attitude and choices?
Research isn’t clear about whether positive teams
perform any better than their less positive counterparts
How much positivity needed?
3 Positives : 1 Negative
Science of Positivity
Impact on Happiness
10%
External
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Impact on Happiness
10%
50%
External
Heredity
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Impact on Happiness
10%
50%
40%
External
Heredity
Attitude
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Amygdala
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Prefrontal Cortex
Janet & Charles
Science of Positivity
Mindset matters
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Asian
Women &
Math
Tests
Can positivity impact performance?
High Performing Teams
6:1 positive/negative ratio
Happy employees…
Lyubomirski, King and Diener
FREE Weekly Affirmations
from Janet
Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
Engage Yourself &Others
Discover Positive Meaning
Spread & Absorb Positivity*Developed by Janet Edmunson / Copyright © 2015 by Janet Edmunson
FEEDS Positivity Model*
Flip Negativity
“A pessimist is one who makes
difficultiesof his opportunitiesand an optimist is one who makes
opportunities of his difficulties."
Harry S. Truman
Flip negative thinking
Example:The network is down
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Flip negative thinking
Example:
I
“Was it a bad day? Or was it a bad five minutes
that you milked all day?” --tobymac#SpeakLife
Flip negative thinking
Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
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FEEDS Positivity Model
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Enhance Relationships
Social connections matter
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Recognition
Productivity 30%
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Gain a New Perspective on a Difficult Person
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We can’t change people
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We can change our perspective
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New perspective
Assume the Best
Copyright © 2013 by Janet Edmunson
“No one sets out to be a
jerk”
Charles Edmunson
Value Debate & Dissent
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What happens if dissent does not get expressed?
How can you include diverse voices?
Ideas for welcomingdiverse voices
Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
Engage Yourself & Others
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FEEDS Positivity Model
Engage Yourself and Others
Engaging Others
Engage Yourself: Feed Forward
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Feed Forward
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Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
Engage Yourself & Others
Discover Positive Meaning
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FEEDS Positivity Model
Discover Positive Meaning
“It’s very difficult to have
a meaningful life without
meaningful work”
Jim Collins
“Too many people are
selling their
lives away for
a paycheck.”
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By Charles Edmunson
Only 20%doing meaningful work
Meaningful Work*
*Michael F. Steger, “Measuring Meaningful Work: The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI), Journal of Career Assessment (2012)
How do you see your work?
• Job
How do you see your work?
• Job• Career
How do you see your work?
• Job• Career• Calling
When have you been energized at work?
Meaning at work
Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
Engage Yourself &Others
Discover Positive Meaning
Spread & Absorb Positivity*Developed by Janet Edmunson / Copyright © 2015 by Janet Edmunson
FEEDS Positivity Model*
Spread & Absorb Positivity
Subjective Happiness Scale
Subjective Happiness Scale
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If score is: Divided by 4 =
28 7
24 6
20 5
16 4
12 3
8 2
4 1
Who is happier one year later?
What went well today?
3 Things that went well
Use a Power Lead
Examples of a power lead*
Develop a power lead
Be a positive energizer
Why?
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
Impact of positive energizing leaders on employee
performance
Owens, Baker & Cameron 2011
How?
Attributes of De-Energizers*
Attributes of Positive Energizers*
Flip Negativity
Enhance Relationships
Engage Yourself &Others
Discover Positive Meaning
Spread & Absorb Positivity*Developed by Janet Edmunson / Copyright © 2015 by Janet Edmunson
FEEDS Positivity Model*
Your Action PlanWhat ritual will you adopt?
Happify
“Optimist—A
person who recognizes that
a step backward after a step
forward, is not a
disaster, but
a cha-cha.”
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Robert Breault
