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Space and Grace PodcastGood girl grooming: with Michelle McQuaidIn today’s episode Dr. Michelle McQuaid reveals the hidden impact of "Good Girl" conditioning, where women feel pressured to be perfect, please others, and silence themselves. She shares how this mindset leads to burnout, resentment, and a loss of identity. Key insights include:· While conforming might make others happy short-term, it comes at a significant cost, leading to burnout, resentment, and a loss of identity by the late 30s and early 40s.· Self-compassion, secure attachment to self, and self-leadership are crucial for healing from this conditioning and learning to put your own...2025-04-2629 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastNext time you're triggered try thisNext time you're triggered try thisLISTEN NOW: 4 steps to turn reactivity into thoughtful responsesWhen was the last time you felt stretched so thin you could snap? Maybe someone dismissed your hard work with a casual criticism? Or perhaps one tiny detail fell through and suddenly you heard yourself unleashing a torrent of blame that didn't even sound like you?[0:52]: Chelle provides a quick recap of Internal Family Systems for listeners[4:11]: Gabby explains how protection mechanisms like perfectionism and control develop as survival strategies in childhood.[7:34...2025-04-2221 min
Well Enough Alone - A Guide To Thriving SoloMichelle McQuaid: the cost of being a ‘good girl’ – finding freedom from people-pleasingHow do we let go of perfectionism and people-pleasing and learn to put our own needs first? This week, Jill speaks with Dr Michelle McQuaid, an internationally recognised positive psychology expert, about how more women are breaking free from damaging people-pleasing patterns and living as their authentic selves. Michelle is the author of six best-selling books, and an honorary fellow at Melbourne University’s Centre for Wellbeing Science. Her life and work explore the intersection of mental health, identity, and the societal norms that quietly erode our sense...2025-04-2051 min
Not Super. Woman“The Grooming of the Good Girl” with Dr. Michelle McQuaidResearch shows that by the time a girl reaches age 11, she has built the belief system that you earn love by pleasing others. But as we know, a life built around that sentiment, is destined for poor mental health when your internal reward system is - put others happiness before your own, to please and ‘be a good girl’ in the eyes of the community around us. Dr. Michelle McQuaid spent years of her adult life ticking the boxes of what we are told will provide us fulfilment and happiness - a great career, good financial income, gett...2025-04-131h 01
Crappy to HappyFree yourself from 'Good Girl' conditioning with Dr Michelle McQuaidDr. Michelle McQuaid joins me in this episode to dive deep into the concept of "good girl conditioning" and how it impacts women's mental health and well-being. We explore the societal expectations that shape our beliefs from a young age, often leading to exhaustion and a sense of emptiness, despite achieving external markers of success. Dr. McQuaid shares her personal journey of discovering these patterns and the research that highlights how they manifest in our lives, particularly for women. Together, we discuss practical strategies for breaking free from these constraints. This conversation is not just...2025-03-0444 min
Well WorkplacesEp134 - Good Girl Conditioning in the Workplace with Dr Michelle McQuaidIn this conversation, Tom Bosna and Dr. Michelle McQuaid explore the evolution of workplace wellbeing, focusing on the shift from compliance to commitment. They discuss the societal expectations placed on women, particularly the 'good girl conditioning' that affects their wellbeing and career choices. The conversation also touches on the pressures faced by men to conform to the 'tough guy' mentality, the impact of social media, and practical steps for individuals to break free from these conditioning patterns. Dr. McQuaid emphasises the importance of self-compassion, secure attachment and managing ones nervous system in navigating these challenges. ...2025-03-0334 min
Yellow Shelf PodcastThe Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl, author Michelle McQuaidThe Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl: A Badass Tale For Women Who Are Done Being Good.From author: Michelle McQuaid and Lucia Benito (Illustrator) Embrace your wild, precious, perfectly imperfect life! The Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl is a subversive adult storybook that flips the script on traditional tales. Through evidence-based insights like "pretending to be perfect is never worth the cost" and "pleasing others is not why we are truly loved", this book captures the real, relatable experiences of women choosing authenticity over approval. Written to make you laugh, cry, and...2025-02-2007 min
A Better World BlueprintDr Michelle McQuaid - Helping women ditch the “good girl” mythA moment of personal unravelling led author and researcher Dr Michelle McQuaid to re-create a book that had helped to shape her life. She took the Little Golden Book that had told her how to be a “good little girl” and rewrote the script - recreating it as The Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl: A Badass Tale For Women Who Are Done Being Good. For more about what inspires Michelle check out my article here. Or find out more about Michelle by visiting her website.If you know someone who is making the world a better plac...2025-02-1631 min
That's Helpful with Ed StottWhy Being a Good Girl is Limiting Your Life with Dr Michelle McQuaidThis episode is going to shatter the phrase ‘good girl’ for you FOREVER. You'll see why striving to be a 'good girl' is robbing you of your energy, well-being & even your identity plus learn the research backed strategy on how to set yourself free to live the life YOU want to live. Dr Michelle McQuaid is an honorary fellow at Melbourne University's Center for Wellbeing Science & author of The Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl & The Perfectly Imperfect Women's Journal. Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat...2025-01-3048 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastIs being 'good' costing you too much?Do you remember the first time you learned you needed to be "good" to be loved? Perhaps it was a gold star for sitting quietly, or praise for putting others first, or the silent treatment when you spoke up too loudly. For Chelle, it was a little golden book that cost just 40 cents at the supermarket checkout - a book that would shape how she saw herself for decades to come.[1:04] Evie introduces Dr. Chelle McQuaid and their upcoming books: "The Perfectly Imperfect Little Girl" and "The Perfectly Imperfect Women's Journal" launching February 2025.[1:46] Chelle shares...2025-01-2755 min
The School of Wellbeing with Meg DurhamDr Michelle McQuaid: Good Girl Evoultoin & Becoming Uniquely You | Episode 137“We know our brains are wired to try to avoid pain and to keep us safe" Dr Michelle McQuaid
Are you ready to live your life on your terms?
In this episode, Dr Michelle McQuaid, an award-winning researcher and playful change activator, reflects on how we can dismantle societal expectations to embrace self-trust and authenticity.
Drawing from personal experiences and extensive research, Michelle explores the transformative power of healing past wounds, parenting with empathy, and cultivating authentic dialogue in the workplace. By challenging traditional notions of what it means to be a 'good gi...2024-12-1940 min
The ShiftDr. Michelle McQuaid - Shifting Away from the 'Good Girl' MindsetIn this episode, organizational psychologist Trisha Carter converses with Dr. Michelle McQuaid about the personal shifts that foster growth and well-being. Trisha reflects on the value of metacognitive thinking and the importance of reflection. Michelle shares her journey of experiencing shifts in thinking, in overcoming 'good girl' beliefs, asking key reflective questions about who sets the terms and outcomes for 'good girl' behaviour. They also discussed the value of David Cooperrider's Appreciative Inquiry method for effective change management. They discussed the value of data in motivating change and Trisha referenced data on leadership and wellbeing that Michelle and her...2024-10-1740 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastAre you scared to set boundaries?When it comes to setting and honoring the healthy boundaries you need in your life, are you scared of how other people will respond? Will your family be mad? Will your friends be hurt? Will your colleagues be upset?[1.49] Michelle recaps episode #15 with Juliane Taylor Shore on the six steps to boundary setting and shares this as her first Ah-ha. [5.59] Michelle and Evie walk through the six steps together to help Evie navigate setting a boundary in her personal life. [20.27] Evie shares Ah-ha #2 where not only could we use these six steps to...2024-09-2435 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastWhat boundaries do you need to set?When it comes to setting better boundaries, it helps to start by figuring out exactly what kind of boundary you most need. Is it an external boundary (between you and someone else), an internal boundary (the work you do to support yourself), or both? And how do you figure this out?[2.24] Michelle recaps Episode 13 with Juliane Taylor Shore on setting healthy boundaries. [4.13] Michelle shares Ah-Ha moment #1 on the difference between a boundary, a request, a demand and a complaint. [7.28] Evie shares our Uniquely You tool of The 3H's of Setting Healthy Boundaries. Evie...2024-09-1038 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastDo you need to set better boundaries?When it comes to feeling respected and valued in your relationships, do you know when to make requests and when to set boundaries? Or do you spin your wheels making complaints or issuing demands instead?[0.57] Michelle introduces Juliane Taylor Shore. [1.52] Juliane shares her Uniquely You moment with us.[4.51] Juliane explains why boundaries are a way for people to be more connected to one another. She helps us to understand what happens to our brain when we set boundaries.[15.09] Juliane helps us understand the difference between a boundary, a request, a demand...2024-09-0347 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastHow to safely connect with othersWhen it comes to connecting with others, does your nervous system tend to run “too hot” or “too cold”? Or are you able to live in the secure relating sweet spot of “just right”, even when your relationships become challenging?[1.52] Michelle recaps Episode 11 - Part 2 of the podcast with Sue Marriott on Secure Relating. [2.54] Evie reintroduces the "zones of relating", in particular The Red Zone which causes our protection circuits to up-regulate and intensify our attention, emotions, and actions.[3.47] Michelle shares her ah-ha moments about The Red Zone and shares our Uniquely You Tool of Taking A Coo...2024-08-2630 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastDo you find it hard to trust?Do you find it hard to trust others? Do you long to have closer relationships but find yourself overwhelmed with anxiety and fear when people want you to open up? Do you find being emotionally close with others confusing and exhausting?[1.18] Michelle and Sue summarise part 1 of the conversation around secure relating and the "zones" of relating.[4.40] Sue helps us understand more about the "blue zone" and it's link to childhood and emotionally unavailable caregivers and how that causes insecure attachment.[7.04] Sue explains what you could try if you find yourself in the "...2024-08-2037 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastAre you a people pleaser?When your interactions with others become challenging, how does your nervous system respond? Are you able to stay grounded with your connection circuits turned on? Or do your protection circuits take over and turn you into a people-pleasing or protecting machine?[3.14] Michelle recaps episode 9 with Sue Marriott, starting with the definition of secure attachment.[5.38] Michelles shares Sue's insights on how 'secure relating' is available to everybody regardless of our childhood experiences.[6.05] Michelle recaps how our nervous systems move between connection and protection along what Sue termed as 'zones'.[7.24] Evie shares Ah-Ha #1...2024-08-1336 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastAre you securely attached to yourself?When it comes to your relationships, do you bend over backwards to please others in the hope they’ll love you in return? Do you play it cool and silence your needs in the hope they’ll admire and respect you? Or, are you able to interact in ways that embody trust and love for yourself and others?[4.20] Sue explains secure attachment and how it impacts our relationships.[7.14] Sue shares how 'secure relating' is available to everybody regardless of our childhood experiences.[10.57] Sue outlines how our nervous systems move between connection and protection and...2024-08-0646 min
The Good Girl Game Changers PodcastWhy 'good girls' burnoutThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit michellemcquaid.substack.comWe’ve been asking woman all over the world what being a ‘good girl’ means to them. Most of them shared early childhood memories between the ages of 6 – 11 where usually a family member or a teacher had encouraged them to be a ‘good girl’ if they wanted to be safe, successful, and loved. We've found for many women this early childhood experience has become a deeply held belief – a mindset – that continues to shape the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of these women decades la...2024-06-0731 min
Coffee and Questions - Instagram, Realtors, Loan OfficersEpisode 59: The right way to utilize in-house marketing w/Tiffany McquaidPerhaps one of the biggest struggles we see in the world of Real Estate marketing is cookie cutter, boiler plate, in house marketing content. Is there any actual VALUE to it or is it just VAL YOU to you so you can check the “I posted on social media” box?I went on a search to find someone who was re-writing the script on how in-house marketing was supposed to work, what it should look like, and I found the woman who is KILLING it at changing that game!In this episode I interview the Pres...2024-05-0339 min
The Wonders of Wellbeing PodcastNavigating Organisational Change with Dr Michelle McQuaidThriving Workplaces. Flourishing Schools. Stronger Communities.I had the pleasure of chatting to Dr. Michelle McQuaid, a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator. An honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, in addition to hosting the highly acclaimed weekly podcast, Making Positive Psychology Work, which features leading researchers and practitioners from around the world, Michelle blogs for Psychology Today, The Huffington Post and Thrive, and her work has been featured in Forbes, The Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Boss Magazine, The Age and more.Michelle an...2024-01-3045 min
Learn with Sue - Walk and TalkWalk and Talk - An invitation to eavesdrop with Michelle McQuaidMichelle McQuaid has been in the holistic positive psychology space for many years, identifying herself as a wellbeing teacher for the last decade and, more recently, identifying as an unrealised artist. Listen along as Sue and Michelle discuss the balance between research and practice and bringing wellbeing into the workplace.
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Better Than Fine With Darlene MarshallEncore Presentation: Embracing our Human Experience with Michelle McQuaidIn this encore presentation of “Better Than Fine,” host Darlene Marshall is joined by featured guest, Michelle McQuaid, one of the world's leaders in well-being at work. Michelle shares her own journey from being a "stressed out mess" to a life of playfulness and thriving. We talk about balancing the pursuit of well-being with the inevitable struggles of life, following calling professionally, and getting curious to cultivate psychological safety.The most trusted name in fitness is now expanding into the wellness world. Become an NASM Certified Wellness Coach and you’ll be able to guide and motiv...2022-12-2948 min
The Wisdom Coalition - Improve your mindset and be more positiveWOW 252 ~ How you can use your strengths with Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Wellbeing Researcher“Your strengths are your neurological superpowers,” says Dr. Michelle McQuaid https://www.michellemcquaid.com/, a global wellbeing teacher and researcher. In the second part of our discussion, Dr. McQuaid describes how you can discover your strengths, celebrate them and use them to propel your life in a positive direction. She also outlines the latest research into positivity and happiness that her team has uncovered. A fascinating interview that can change your life! Also, click here to join us on the Studio Be platform: https://www.studiobemindfulness.com/?t=ToUs502ZloI for live classes with us, meditation, mindfulness, yoga and more...2022-07-0716 min
The Wisdom Coalition - Improve your mindset and be more positiveWOW 251 ~ Let’s normalize struggle with Dr. Michelle McQuaid, Wellbeing ResearcherYes, we are into positivity, but we want to talk about your struggles. We all struggle, and that’s when we need to turn to the tools we have to make positivity work for us in uplifting ways. Our awesome guest, Dr. Michelle McQuaid https://www.michellemcquaid.com/, a global wellbeing teacher and researcher, explains how we can navigate the ups and downs of our lives so that we can learn and grow, thrive and flourish. Dr. McQuaid gives us an understanding, but also some easy tips like the “learning loop” that we can use to lift ourselves with grace...2022-06-2316 min
Imperfect UsEpisode 1. We Are Wired To Be Perfectly Imperfect with Michelle McQuaidA best selling author with more than 25 years of global leadership experience in organisations of all sizes. Michelle is sought around the world for her playful approach to translate cutting edge research in positive psychology and neuroscience into practical actions. With a PhD for her research on Appreciative Inquiry Summits and a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, Michell has led the charge on resting free, evidence based tools or workplaces including The PERMAH workplace Survey.
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Making Positive Psychology WorkMaking Positive Psychology Work - Afterparty with Chelle, Paige and MichelleIn this week's episode - join us for a chat and a laugh as we reminisce about the highs (and lows!) of 250 episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on Facebook Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the ranking...2021-09-2431 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Have A Wellbeing Strategy? with Dr. Peggy KernDr. Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science within the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. Originally trained in social personality and developmental psychology, Peggy's research focuses on understanding, measuring, and supporting wellbeing across the lifespan. She works with schools and workplaces to examine strategies for supporting wellbeing and bridging gaps between research and practice and has published three books, over 100 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, and most recently the wonderful and freely available Palgrave Handbook of Positive Education. In this week's podcast - our very last one ever – we explore what we...2021-09-0350 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkWhat Good Are Positive Emotions? with Barbara FredricksonDr. Barbara Fredrickson is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience and Director of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She’s among the most highly cited and influential scholars in psychology and has published more than 100 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and her general audience books, Positivity and Love 2.0 have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Dr. Fredrickson’s scholarly contributions have been recognized with numerous honors and her work has influenced scholars and practitioners worldwide within education, business, healthcare, the military, and beyond, and she’s regu...2021-02-1921 min
Partnering Leadership28 Using research-based positive psychology to become a better leader with Dr. Michelle McQuaid | Partnering Leadership Global Thought LeaderIn this episode of Partnering Leadership, Mahan Tavakoli speaks with Dr. Michelle McQuaid, a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher, and playful change activator. Michelle McQuaid talks about how positive psychology has influenced her perspective on leadership and shares lessons for effectively leading teams and organizations.Some highlights:How Dr. Michelle McQuaid came to positive psychology and the science of behavior changeWhy and how positive psychology is critical to leadershipHow to be an authentic leader by embracing imperfectionsLessons learned from Carol Dweck’s research on Growth MindsetThe power of psychological safety in unleashing team pe...2021-02-1138 min
Making Positive Psychology Work3 Ways To Make Your Workplace More Human-Centered - with Michele ZaniniMichele Zanini is the co-founder of the Management Lab, with the wonderful Gary Hamel where they help forward-thinking organizations become more resilient, innovative, and engaging places to work. Together, they recently wrote the bestselling book, Humanocracy, creating organizations, as amazing people inside of them, and their work is featured in the Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, and The Wall Street Journal. In this week’s episode, we explore the simple steps we can each take to make our workplaces more human-centered and less bureaucratic. Connect with Michele Zanini: https://hackmyorg.humanocracy.com/welcome 2020-10-1630 min
The Positivity Prescription with Dr Suzy Green series 1 & 2Dr Michelle McQuaid: MightDr Suzy Green sits down with Dr Michelle McQuaid to discuss might and the power of taking a strengths based approach in workplaces, schools and everyday life. Michelle will also share some great tips on strength sustainability.Dr. Michelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organisations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience, into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success. An honorary fel...2020-09-1730 minThe Positivity Prescription with Dr Suzy Green series 1 & 2Dr Michelle McQuaid: MightDr Suzy Green sits down with Dr Michelle McQuaid to discuss might and the power of taking a strengths based approach in workplaces, schools and everyday life. Michelle will also share some great tips on strength sustainability.Dr. Michelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organisations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience, into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success. An honorary fel...2020-09-1730 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre These Wellbeing Myths Holding You Back? with Tal Ben ShaharToday we’re talking to Tal Ben-Shahar, a serial entrepreneur, a lecturer, and author, whose books have translated in more than 25 languages. You may know him from having taught two of the largest classes in Harvard University’s history, Positive Psychology and The Psychology of Leadership. In this week’s episode, we learn important lessons from the most popular course at Harvard ten years later and what business leaders and practitioners can do to be more effective at positive psychology interventions. Connect with Tal Ben Shahar: http://www.talbenshahar.com/ You’ll Learn: [02...2020-09-1131 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Confidently Navigate Change? with Dr. Lindsey GodwinToday we’re talking to Dr. Lindsey Godwin, who is a professor of management at the Stiller School of Business at Champlain College in Vermont, and the academic director of the David L. Cooperrider Center for Appreciative Inquiry. A practitioner and possibility-iser, Lindsey has a passion for helping individuals and organizations leverage their potential through strength-based change and is a sought after international speaker, consultant, and facilitator whose work has been published in a variety of journals and books, and presented at conferences around the world. In this week’s episode, we discover the three things workplaces are...2020-09-0733 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Buffer Against Burnout? with Dr Gail GazelleToday we’re talking to Dr. Gail Gazelle, who is a former hospice physician, part-time Harvard Medical School Assistant Professor, and Master Certified Coach for physicians. Over the past decade, Gail has coached hundreds of physician leaders on leadership development, mindfulness, and building resilience. Her passion is to provide physicians the resilience skills not covered in training that make the difference between burnout and surviving the marathon of a medical career. Gail is also a long-time mindfulness practitioner and teacher and has recently released a book called – ‘Everyday Resilience. A Practical Guide to Build Inner Strength and Weather Life’s Challe...2020-08-2823 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Really Understand How Your Brain Works? Podcast with Dan SiegelIn this week’s podcast, we explore how to integrate our brains to care for our wellbeing and enhance our performance at work – especially when we’re feeling uncertain or insecure. Connect with Dan Siegel: https://www.drdansiegel.com/ [free_product_purchase id="89473"] You’ll Learn: [03:15] - Dan explains why interpersonal neurobiology offers important insights for all of us when it comes to caring for wellbeing in workplaces. [06:20] - Dan offers some tips for helping leaders to understand the potential practical impacts of harnessing interpersonal neurobiology as we work. [08:01] - Dan explains why we n...2020-08-2132 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan Your Workplace Become More Human? Podcast with Gary HamelIn this week’s episode, we explore how traditional models of organizing in workplaces stifle innovation and creativity. Gary helps us understand what we can do to fuel collaboration, resilience, and leadership in our workplaces. Connect with Gary Hamel: http://www.garyhamel.com/ [free_product_purchase id="89127"] You’ll Learn: [02:56] - Gary explains how we can recognize ways in which bureaucracy stifles creativity and innovation in our own organizations and contexts. [05:08] - Gary describes what human-centric principles can look like in organizations. [10:23] - Gary explains the Humanocracy principle of Ownership. [14:28] - Gary expl...2020-08-1433 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Collaborate More Effectively? with Jody Hoffer GittellJody Hoffer Gittell is a professor at Brandeis University Heller School for Social Policy and Management. Jody's research explores how people contribute to high-performance outcomes through their coordination with each other, and she's the Executive Director of the Relational Coordination Research Collaborative and Principal Investigator of the Relational Society Project. Jody, in these roles, brings together scholars and practitioners to build relational coordination for positive impact all over the world. In this week’s episode, we explore how we can collaborate more effectively and joyfully as we work together, even in the midst of uncertainty and disruption....2020-08-0729 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkIs Your Energy, Attitude and Mindset AntiFragile? with Dr. Paige WilliamsToday we're talking to Dr. Paige Williams, co-founder of the Leaders Lab, an honorary fellow, and researcher at the Center for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne. Paige works to create practical evidence-based pathways that use the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking to help leaders leverage their energy, attitudes, and mindsets to benefit from the dynamic, complex, and uncertain environment in which most organizations now operate. She is determined to help leaders move beyond just the need for resilience so that they can become anti-fragile. This is the focus of her...2020-07-3133 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Reaching For Gratitude At Work? with Robert EmmonsToday we’re talking to Robert Emmons, who’s a professor of psychology at the University of California. Bob’s research focuses on the Psychology of Gratitude and joy as they relate to human flourishing and wellbeing. Bob has authored over 200 original publications in peer-reviewed journals or chapters written or edited eight books, including The Psychology of Gratitude. He is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and public events and has his groundbreaking work on gratitude featured in dozens of popular media outlets all over the world. Bob is also the founding editor and editor in chief of The Journa...2020-07-2434 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkWhat is the Art of Coaching? with Christian Van NieuwerburghToday we’re talking to professor Christian Van Nieuwerburgh. Christian is a leading academic and practitioner in the field of coaching in education. He’s a professor of coaching and positive psychology at the University of East London and executive director of Growth Coaching International, a Sydney based global coaching provider for the education sector. In this week’s podcast, we explore the skills and art that enable us to be effective coaches. Connect with Christian Van Nieuwerburgh: https://www.growthcoaching.com.au/ You’ll Learn: [02:55] - Christian explains what makes coaching so effec...2020-07-1632 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre Your Thoughts Holding You Back? with Dr. Judith BeckToday we’re talking to Dr. Judith Beck, who is a clinical professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the president of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Judith is a prolific author, clinician, and educator in the field of mental health, and has written several books for professionals and for consumers about cognitive behavior therapy, made hundreds of presentations around the world, and continues to treat clients through Beck Institute’s in-house clinic, and has won numeral awards for her contributions to the field of CBT. In this week’s podcast, we explor...2020-07-1027 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre Your Leaders Islands of Sanity? with Meg WheatleyToday we’re talking to Margaret Wheatley, Co-founder and President of The Berkana Institute, an organizational consultant since 1973, a global citizen since her youth and a prolific writer. Meg began caring about the world’s peoples in 1966 as a Peace Corps volunteer in postwar Korea. She received her doctorate in organizational behavior from Harvard University in 1979 just as the field of OD was forming and has been honored for her groundbreaking work by many professional associations, universities, and organizations. She has authored nine books, including the classic leadership and the new science and of my personal favorite, Who Do We C...2020-07-0540 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Receive Feedback Well? with Sheila HeenSheila Heen is an expert on managing difficult negotiations, a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, and a founder of Triad Consulting. Sheila often partners with executive teams, helping them work through conflict, repair working relationships, and make sound decisions together and her clients include Apple, HSBC, Unilever, and Pixar among others. She is the co-author of the New York Times business bestseller Difficult Conversations: How To Discuss What Matters Most and more recently Thanks For The Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (Even When It’s Off-Base, Unfair, Poorly Delivered and Frankly, You’re Not...2020-06-2630 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Practice Polarity Thinking? with Cliff KayserCliff Kayser is a consultant who brings 25 years of experience with senior-level OD internal positions with the Washington Post and the National Cooperative Bank, as well as his external consultancies and coaching practice with experienced and successful partners, polarity partnerships and the Institute for the Polarities of Democracy. Cliff is on faculty at American university’s master’s in OD, and a coaching fellow for George Mason University Center for the Advancement of well-being, which is where he and I met. In this week’s episode, we explore how to balance “either/or” thinking with the need for “and”...2020-06-1926 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Practice Racial Empathy? with Valorie BurtonValorie Burton is the founder and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology Institute and a best-selling author, international speaker, and life strategist. Valorie has a master’s in applied positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her company provides coaching, coach training, and resilience training and has served clients in all 50 American states and 15 countries on six continents. Since 1999, she has written 13 books on personal development, including the best sellers Successful Women Think Differently and What’s Really Holding You Back? And she’s been featured in media outlets around the world. In this week’s episod...2020-06-1234 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo Workplaces Need Wellbeing Coaches? with Dr. Suzy GreenDr. Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist – and Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of Positive Psychology for life, school, and work. She is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology, was the recipient of an International Positive Psychology Fellowship Award, has lectured on Applied Positive Psychology as a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Coaching Psychology Unit, at the University of Sydney for ten years, and is an Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. On top of all of...2020-06-0526 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkIs Your Change Approach SMART & Have HEART? with Al ComeauxAl Comeaux is a former executive at Travelocity, GE, American airlines. As a senior leader, Al has championed change across a range of workplaces and undertaken a 20-year journey researching why so many change efforts fail and what's needed for success. Al is the founder of Primed For Change, a disruptive project to prepare leaders to take organizations successfully through change, and this week he has released a new book called Change Management. In this episode, we explore how senior leaders think about change in workplaces and how they can balance being SMART with taking...2020-05-2929 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Create a Workplace With More Love & Connection? with Mandy O'NeillMandy O'Neill, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Management at the George Mason University School of Business and a Senior Scientist at the University Center for the Advancement of Wellbeing. Mandy holds a doctorate in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University Graduate School of Business where she was a National Science Foundation graduate fellow and is an expert on organizational culture, immersions in the workplace, and women's careers. Mandy consults and conducts academic research across a wide range of organizations, including Fortune 500 corporations, global technology firms, major medical centers, and emergency response teams. Her work has been...2020-05-2231 min
Making Positive Psychology Work4 Skills To Improve Your Relationships At Work - With Arne CarlsenIn this week’s podcast we explore relational agency, and the four simple skills you can build in your teams to listen deeply, lift each other, and turn challenges around. Connect with Arne Carlsen: https://www.bi.edu/ You’ll Learn: [03:25] - Arne explains what relational agency is and why it matters when it comes to our wellbeing and performance at work. [07:08] - Arne outlines how we can build more respectful engagement in our relationships at work. [10:30] - Arne shares how we can practice generative resistance and healthy conflict with each other at work. [13:08] - Ar...2020-05-1529 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Need to Choose Between Self-Sacrifice & Self Development? with Dr. Scott KaufmanIn this week’s episode, Scott Barry Kaufman talks about his new book, “Transcend: The New Science of Self Actualization” in which he unearths some of Dr. Abraham Maslow’s unfinished work. He shares common misconceptions on the hierarchy of needs, how workplaces can support collective actualization, and why it is important to stay positive at this time of COVID 19—even amidst uncertainty or suffering. Scott brings in familiar psychology research to create a case for how leaders can be more enlightened in their approaches. Connect with Dr. Scott Kaufman: https://scottbarrykaufman.com/ You’ll Learn:...2020-05-0826 min
The Work Well, Live Well PodcastEpisode 13. Workplace Wellbeing with Dr Michelle McQuaidMichelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organizations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience, into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success.
An honorary fellow at Melbourne University’s Graduate School of Education, she blogs for Psychology Today, Huffington Post and Live Happy and her work has been featured in Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Boss Magazine, The Age and more.
She holds a Mast...2020-05-0832 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDoes Your Workplace Walk Its Talk? with Warren NilssonWarren Nilsson is an associate professor of social innovation at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and the faculty associate of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation. He’s also the co-founder of Organisation Unbounded, an international community of inquiry and experimentation, exploring how social purpose organizations can more closely align their internal practices and cultures with their external social change goals. Warren has worked with social purpose organizations in North America, Africa, and South Asia connecting his academic research with practitioner-driven social initiatives. In this week’s podcast, we explore what any workplace can...2020-05-0141 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkHow Do We Support People’s Wellbeing During Great Disruption? with Anne LomaxAnne is a Change Professional who has managed change programs across multiple industries, from large scale systems implementations through to workplace transformations, with a focus on changing cultures and building internal business change capability. For the last seven years, Anne has been bringing wellbeing into her change programs with fabulous results and has been referred to as “the Magic Maker”. In this week’s episode, we explore the practical actions workplaces can be taking to care for their people’s wellbeing during a time of disruption and rapid change. Connect with Anne Lomax: Anne Lomax 2020-04-2413 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkHow To Build Psychological Safety When Working Remotely - with Bruce DaisleyBruce Daisley was previously Twitter’s most senior employee outside of the United States in his role as Vice President across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Bruce’s passion for improving work led him to create the podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on using evidence-based approaches to make work better and he’s recently released a book of the same name. In today’s podcast, we explore how leaders can help bring out the best in their teams as more workers suddenly find themselves working remotely. Connect with Bruce Daisley: https://eatsleepworkrepeat.com/ You’l...2020-04-1729 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Make It Safe To Struggle? with Dr. Adam FraserDr. Adam Fraser is a human performance researcher and consultant who studies how organizations adopt a high-performance culture to thrive in this challenging and evolving business landscape. Adam has worked with elite athletes, the armed forces and business professionals of all levels. In the last eight years, he has delivered more than 1200 presentations to over 300,000 people in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. Adam is also the author of four best-selling books, including his latest one, Strive, which I’m looking forward to delving into today. In this episode, we explore the benefits of struggle when it comes to...2020-04-1037 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkHow Can You Support Workers Who Are Struggling Right Now? with Peggy KernDr. Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s graduate school of education. Peggy’s research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why. Including understanding and measuring healthy functioning, identifying individual and social factors impacting life trajectories and systems informed approaches to wellbeing. She’s published three books and over 85 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. In this week’s podcast, we explore the impact COVID-19 and the economic downturn is having on workers’ wellbeing and perfor...2020-04-0231 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Antifragile? with Dr. Michelle Mcquaid & Dr. Paige WilliamsDr. Michelle McQuaid and Dr. Paige Williams are the co-founders of The Leaders Lab, which helps leaders to thrive and create thriving workplaces. They use evidence-based approaches that draw on the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking to help leaders and workplaces move beyond just the need for resilience, to become antifragile. In this week’s podcast, we explore the practical steps leaders can take to be more neurologically robust and antifragile, so they can help themselves and their teams thrive during this time of unprecedented disruption and change. Connect with Dr...2020-03-2745 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkHow Can We Build Trust & Collaborate Better Together? with Paul AtkinsIn this week’s podcast, we explore how pro-social principles and tools can help groups collaborate more effectively together by creating safe spaces, to be honest about what they want, what they fear, and how this shapes the way they choose to work together. Connect with Paul Atkins: https://prosocialinstitute.org/ You’ll Learn: [02:32] - Paul explains why collaborating with each other is often challenging at work. [04:18] - Paul shares why we often struggle to appreciate the differences in each other. [05:40] - Paul outlines the prosocial process and how it might help us to colla...2020-03-2034 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Know The Magic Factors for Creating Positive Change? with Michelle McquaidIn this week’s episode, Dr. Michelle McQuaid explains the 5 evidence-based MAGIC factors that make p positive change possible in workplaces, and how you can activate these in your own work or across your whole workplace. Connect with Michelle Mcquaid: The Change Labs You’ll Learn: [02:37] - Michelle explains what positive change is and why it should be our goal in workplaces. [04:09] - Michelle outlines the 5 evidence-based MAGIC factors for creating positive change. [10:56] - Michelle shares how her virtual global team embeds the MAGIC factors to create positive changes together. [15:07] - Michelle shares why workp...2020-03-1329 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Feeling Out of Balance at Work? with Stewart FriedmanStewart Friedman is an organizational psychologist at Wharton and founder of Wharton’s Leadership Program and it’s work-life integration project. Listed among HR magazine’s most influential international thinkers, Stewart has written two best sellers, Leading The Life You Want and Total Leadership. And his newest book, which is about to be released, is Parents Who Lead. In this week’s podcast, we explore the practical steps we can take to integrate our work and our life to create four-way wins across our career, our family, our community and ourselves (mind, body, spirit) and the impact this has...2020-03-0632 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Powered by Connections? with Peter BlockPeter Block is an author and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is the author of nine books including Community: The Structure of Belonging, The Abundant Community with John McKnight and coauthor of An Other Kingdom. His work is in the restoration of the common good and creating a world that reclaims our humanity from the onslaught of modernism. In this week’s episode, Peter Block explains why listening and connecting are the core leadership strategies needed in workplaces today, how to work with cynics, and what the key questions and conversations have been in his work as an...2020-02-2818 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Moving Enough To Build Hope Molecules? with Kelly McGonigalDr. Kelly McGonigal is a health psychologist and lecturer at Stanford University. As a pioneer in the field of science help, her mission is to translate insights from psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies that support personal wellbeing and strengthen communities. Kelly is the author of several books, including the international bestseller, The Willpower Instinct, and The Upside of Stress and her newest book is The Joy of Movement. In this week’s episode, we explore the latest research on why movement – not just exercise – is so important for our wellbeing and the simple, joyful ways we can...2020-02-2135 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Embrace The Mess & Magic of Change? with Dr. Michelle McQuaidDr. Michelle McQuaid is known for her research, books, and tools, which help people create positive changes and thrive more consistently in their workplaces. Michelle holds a Master in Positive Psychology, and a Ph.D. on how Appreciative Inquiry Summits create positive disruptions that enable systems to flourish, and is a co-founder of The Change Lab. In this week’s episode, we explore how leaders and workplaces can tackle complex challenges and create positive changes through the use of language, conversations, and self-organization. Connect with Dr. Michelle McQuaid: https://www.thechangelab.com/ You’ll Lea...2020-02-1433 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Help Others More At Work? with Tom RathToday we're talking to Tom Rath, an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the programme leader for the development of Clifton StrengthsFinder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization's employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. For the past 5 years Tom has served as a Gallup senior scientists, and is also an advisor, investor, and partner in several startups. His ten books, including StrengthsFinder 2.0, Wellbeing, and Eat Move Sleep...2020-02-0735 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkCan You Be Happier? with Sonja LyubomirksySonja Lyubomirsky is a professor of Psychology at the University of California - Riverside. Her research on the science of happiness has been the recipient of many honors. She is a best-selling author of the books The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want and The Myths of Happiness: What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn’t, What Shouldn’t Make You Happy, but Does. In this conversation, you will hear Sonja share her thoughts and findings on happiness. Sonja shares some of her findings that prove that positive activity interactions work. Sonja a...2020-01-3124 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkPracticing Acceptance Commitment Therapy with Russ HarrisRuss Harris is the author of the international best-selling self help book, The Happiness Trap. He is a therapist and coach, as well as a world renowned trainer of acceptance and commitment therapy, otherwise known as ACT. He has provided ACT training to over 20,000 people all around the world. In this conversation, you will hear Russ talk about the ACT approach. He explains how individuals and organizations can use the ACT approach to work through negativity and be comfortable with accepting rather than solving. Connect with Russ Harris: Website: ActMindfully.com.au 2020-01-2424 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkCan You Get Comfortably Uncomfortable? with Robert Biswas-DienerRobert Biswas-Diener, is a leading researcher on culture, wellbeing, positive psychology coaching and author of several wonderful books including the The Upside of Your Dark Side. With recent political changes in the United States and the UK leaving many feeling fearful and apprehensive about the future, Robert shares his insights on how to become comfortable with these uncomfortable feelings. He suggests rather than trying to whitewash them, by accepting them, and seeing them as signals that something isn’t right, you can then decide on a constructive response to what’s unfolding. You can also apply this in work...2020-01-1726 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkCan Resilience Be Cultivated? Podcast with George BonannoGeorge Bonanno is professor of clinical psychology, Director of the Lost Trauma and Emotion Lab, and Director of The Resilience Center for Veterans and Families at Columbia University’s Teacher’s College. George’s research focuses on resilience in the fact of loss and traumatic events. Most of us have the natural tools to deal with extreme adversities in our lives. We cope well when extreme things happen to us. To deal with the world around us, it takes a repertoire of behaviors. Sometimes, this involves what George calls “coping ugly.” Sometimes we might need to do something that...2019-12-2021 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkDeveloping Positive Leadership Practices with Kim CameronKim Cameron is one of the top 10 scholars in organizational sciences. Kim recently spoke at the Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology and he talks with us about positive and relational energy. Positive energy and relational energy has a tremendous positive impact on individuals and organizations. So today, I talk with Kim Cameron, a leading scholar on these topics and positive psychology. In this interview, you will hear how the positive impact of positive energy and relational energy are measurable down to the cellular level. Kim also shares that contribution is more powerful than achievement and...2019-12-1323 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkA New Model For Change - with David CooperriderMy guest today is David Cooperrider, renowned for his research in appreciative inquiry, a strength-based approach to creating change. In this interview, you will hear how appreciative inquiry is being used to build a better world. David explains how organizations can align strengths in ways that make the system’s weaknesses irrelevant. He also shares how individuals and organizations can use this life-centric approach to go through the steps of his new P.O.S.I.T.I.V.E change model. This interview was produced in partnership with the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and the...2019-12-0624 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Need To Ask For Help More? with Wayne BakerDr. Wayne Baker is a professor of business administration and professor of management and organizations at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and faculty director of the Centre for Positive Organizations. The author of the forthcoming book, 'All You Have to Do Is Ask', as well as five other books and many scholarly articles. Wayne's research focuses on social capital, social networks, generosity, and positive organizations. He's also the co-founder and board member of Give and Take, Inc. who are developers of collaboration technologies based on the principles in All You Have to Do Is Ask. 2019-11-2930 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Profit By Putting People First? with Stephen CarterStephen Carter is the founder of one of Australia's fastest-growing, privately-owned recruitment firms, Sharp and Carter, who have five offices and more than 120 staff around the country. In this week’s podcast, we explore how putting people first by using positive leadership approaches has helped one workplace grow their revenue by 55% per annum for the last five years. Connect with Stephen Carter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephencarter1/ You’ll Learn: [02:13] - Carts explains how putting people first has helped his organization grow 55% per annum for the past five years. [04:35] - Carts share...2019-11-2229 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Need A Tiny Wellbeing Habit? with BJ FoggDr. BJ Fogg teaches good people how behavior works, so they can create products and services that benefit everyday people around the world. A behavioral scientist with deep experience in innovation and teaching, BJ runs a research lab at Stanford University, and trains innovators to use his work, so they can create solutions that influence behavior in health, financial well-being, learning, productivity, and more. He's personally coached over 40,000 people informing new habits using his breakthrough method called Tiny Habits. And, his forthcoming book Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything is scheduled for publication in early 2020. ...2019-11-1532 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Know the 4 Stages of Psychological Safety? with Dr. Timothy R. ClarkDr. Timothy R. Clark is the founder and managing partner at LeadFactor and a highly sought after advisor, coach, and facilitator to CEOs and senior leadership teams around the world. He's the author of four books with his newest, The Four Stages of Psychological Safety due out in early 2020, and he's written more than 150 articles on leadership, change, strategy, human capital, culture, and employee engagement. In this week’s podcast, we explore the four stages of psychological safety and how we can shape our wellbeing and performance at work. Connect with Dr. Timothy R. Clark: ...2019-11-0829 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Eating, Moving & Sleeping Well? with Tom RathTom Rath is an author and researcher who has spent the past two decades studying how work can improve human health and wellbeing. His ten books including, "Strengths Finder 2.0", "Wellbeing", and "Eat Move Sleep", have sold more than ten million copies, and made hundreds of appearances on global bestseller lists. During his 13 years at Gallup, Tom was the Program Leader for the development of Clifton Strengths Finder, which has helped over 20 million people to uncover their talents, and went on to lead the organization’s employee engagement, wellbeing, and leadership practices worldwide. He has served for the past five ye...2019-11-0129 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Build High-Quality Connections? with Jane DuttonJane Dutton is a Professor Emerita of Business Administration and Psychology at the University of Michigan. Jane's research focuses on how organizational conditions enable human thriving, and in particular, how the quality of connection between people at work affects individual and organizational flourishing. Her research explores compassion in organizations, resilience in organizations, as well as energy in organizations, and she's published over 100 articles and book chapters, edited 12 books, and written a book for managers called Energise Your Workplace: How To Build And Sustain High-Quality Connections At Work. In 2012, Jane was awarded the Scholarly Contributions in Management Award for the...2019-10-2536 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre Meetings Draining Your People? with Steven RogelbergDr. Steven Rogelberg is an organizational psychologist who holds the title of Chancellor's Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international and interdisciplinary contributions. He's an award-winning teacher and recipient of the very prestigious Humboldt Award for his research with over 100 publications, addressing issues such as team effectiveness, leadership, engagement, health and employee wellbeing, meetings at work and organizational research methods. His latest book, The Surprising Science of Meetings: How You Can Lead Your Team to Peak Performance, was recognized by the Washington Post as the number one leadership book to watch for in 2019 and has been featured in...2019-10-1827 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkAre You Working Your Strengths Muscles? with Alissa Daire NelsonAlissa Daire Nelson is a certified strength strategy coach who gives people the tools and guidance to put their strengths to work. She's the host of the Maximize Your Strengths podcast, and author of From Frustrated To Frickin' Awesome: 4 Steps to Achieve the Success You're Wired For. Alissa's work has been featured in media outlets all over the world. In this week’s episode, we explore the practical steps we can take to spot and develop people’s strengths – the things we’re good at and enjoy doing – using tools like Clifton Strengths in workplaces. Connect wi...2019-10-1130 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkThe 3 Easy Steps For Creating Good Habits with Wendy WoodWendy Wood is a professor at the University of Southern California and visiting faculty at Insead Business school in France. Wendy has spent the last 30 years studying people's habits and understanding how to change them, and her research has been featured in media publications all over the world and is the focus of her forthcoming book Good Habits, Bad Habits. In this week’s episode, we explore what the latest research is finding out about how we can create and sustain good habits to support our wellbeing. Connect with Wendy Wood: http://goodhabitsbadhabits.org/ ...2019-10-0433 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkDo You Need A New Design For Change? with Michelle EtheveToday we're talking to Michelle Etheve, who specializes in enabling people to create purposeful, strength-based change. With a Master's of Science in Coaching Psychology from the University of Sydney, post-graduate studies in Positive Psychology and Education, and experience utilising human centred design and appreciative inquiry, Michelle is sought around the world for her ability to create and deliver highly engaging learning and positive change experiences that enable people and teams to thrive. In this episode, we explore how you can create more positive changes in your workplace by creating a coaching culture that supports continuous learning. We...2019-03-2221 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCould Kindness Help Your Work Community Flourish? with Marie McLeodToday we're talking to Marie McLeod who fuses her qualifications in social work, adult education, and positive pschology with her extensive experience in community culture change. As the director of PoPsy, Marie makes positive psychology practical for individuals, organizations, and families, and as the founder of The Kindness Company, she uses kindness and compassion to cultivate community level wellbeing. In this episode, we explore why and how community-level kindness can be an active ingredient to improve wellbeing to workplaces and the frameworks and practical steps we can take to make this a reality. Connect with M...2019-03-0131 min
Live Brave with Dr Margie WarrellMichelle McQuaid: Stop trying to look like you’ve got it all togetherIt’s easy to look at people like bestselling author and positive psychology expert Michelle McQuaid and assume they've had it easy; that they have it all together, all the time. Yet Michelle, like so many other accomplished people, has overcome immense challenges including sexual abuse as a girl. Raised in a highly dysfunctional and violent family, she left home at 16 to make her way in the world. In this episode, she shares her journey of healing to inspire you to reframe your past, reconnect with your strengths and reimagine your future. Learn more about Michelle’s book...2019-01-2343 min
Dan Diamond, MD: Trench TestedMichelle McQuaid - Finding Happiness When Times are ToughIf you're getting discouraged because times are tough and you're wondering what you're doing wrong, this episode is for you. Michelle McQuaid has a wealth of information. She has been featured on Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, and others. She is a super-star in the world of positive psychology. Grab a cup of coffee and take a listen. You'll be glad you did.2018-10-2458 min
Making Positive Psychology WorkCan You Create A Positive Disruption? with Michelle McQuaidMichelle is a senior fellow at the University of Melbourne and holds a Masters in Positive Psychology and a provisional Ph.D. on how AI summits create positive disruptions that enable systems to flourish. She’s the author of several books, and her newest book, “Your Change Blueprint” with Professor David Cooperrider is about to be released. Michelle also works with organizations around the world on finding ways to help people flourish. In today’s anniversary episode, we’ll discuss Michelle’s hot of the PhD presses research findings on how AI Summits can be used to create posit...2018-06-1528 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkCan You Help Organziations SOAR? with Jacqueline StavrosJacqueline Stavros is an Associate Professor at the Lawrence Technological University and has been honored with the LTU Inaugural Presidential Research Award. She’s known for her creation of SOAR, a profoundly positive approach to strategic thinking, planning, and leadership, based on the concept of Appreciative Inquiry. Today we’re talking to Jacqui about how the SOAR framework and how this can be used to help organizations and teams take a strengths-based, systems approach to strategic planning. and the kind of results they might expect. Jacqui helps us to understand how SOAR differs from SWOT approaches, how to hel...2018-01-1930 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkAre You Under Using Your Strengths? with Robert McGrathRobert McGrath is Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a Senior Scientist at the VIA Institute on Character, program evaluator for Thriving Learning Community, a character development program implemented in fifty middle schools around the United States, and Director of Integrated Care for the Underserved of Northeast New Jersey. In this conversation, you will hear Robert talk about the exciting work he is doing with various assessments at the VIA Institute. He shares the latest tools and insights to assess and understand character strengths and explains how these can help you to bring out...2017-11-0331 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkIs Self-Doubt Undermining Your Creativity? with Louisa JewellLouisa Jewell is a speaker, author, facilitator, and wellbeing teacher who has inspired thousands of people worldwide to be more confident. She founded the Canadian Positive Psychology Association and her work has been featured in numerous publications. In this conversation, you will hear Louisa share her thoughts on developing more confidence, to help you and your organization become more innovative. Louisa believes confidence is finding the courage to act in the moment you want to put a great idea forward. While some self-doubt can be motivating, too much self-doubt and self-questioning can stop you in your tracks and...2017-01-0628 min
Women Taking the Lead186: Michelle McQuaid on What Makes You StrongMichelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace well-being teacher, and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organizations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience, into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success. She blogs for Psychology Today, Huffington Post, and Live Happy, and her work has been featured in Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, Boss Magazine, The Age, and more. Michelle lives to help people discover their strengths, move beyond their fears, and finally discover what it...2016-12-2135 min
Jump Start Your Joy®How to Flourish: A look at Positive Psychology with guest Michelle McQuaidMichelle McQuaid joins host Paula Jenkins to talk about the science of positive psychology. We talk about grit, wellbeing, the mastery curve, and why mindfully choosing joy is good for your health.2016-10-1258 min
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love375: Expert Interview: How to Do More of What You Do Best, with Michelle McQuaidMichelle McQuaid is passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success. She offers actionable insights into how to do more of what you do best, beginning by identifying your true strengths and using them in a balanced way. She is a best-selling author, workplace well-being teacher and playful change activator and has more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organizations around the world.2016-10-0700 min
Lead Through Strengths - Build a Training and Coaching Practice, Based on StrengthsCreate A Strengths Habit: Strengths Research - With Michelle McQuaidThis Episode’s Focus on Strengths < >Today’s episode features Michelle McQuaid, the author of “Your Strengths Blueprint: How to be Engaged, Energized, and Happy at Work.” During this engaging interview, Lisa Cummings chats with Michelle about her personal experience using her unique Strengths. Michelle shares practical examples about how she made huge changes not only at work, but also throughout every aspect of her life. Today, Michelle is flourishing and providing guidance to others via her books, coaching, training, and through her annual Strengths Challenge. In 2016, the strengths challenge is September 6 – 12, and we hope you'll join the next one!...2016-09-0629 min
Team Guru Podcast037 - A Positive Leadership Masterclass - Michelle McQuaidPositive phycology. Positive leadership.
Who wouldn’t want a piece of that?
In this episode of the Team Guru Podcast Michelle McQuaid treats us to a masterclass; a brilliant guide to understanding and pursuing a life defined by the positive.
Michelle defines, in an incredibly real and accessible way, positive psychology and the science that sits behind it.
We talk explicitly about what it means to be a positive leader, the common barriers well-meaning leaders will face in the workplace - and how to deal with them.
And we delve in to Appreciative Inquiry - a strength based approach that gu...2016-08-2457 minMaking Positive Psychology WorkMichelle McQuaid WelcomeThank you for joining me for the very first episode of Making Positive Psychology Work. Every week, I’ll be interviewing the world’s leading researchers and practitioners who applying the evidence-based practices of positive psychology and neuroscience in workplaces to bring out the best in people. You see I believe that by uncovering tested, practical ways to help people move from functioning to flourishing at work, together we’ll be able to better navigate the incredible challenges and opportunities our world faces. Website: www.michellemcquaid.com Twitter: @chellemcquaid When you watch the ongoin...2016-06-1505 min
This Week In WellnessTWG 231: Mental well-being and resilience with Michelle McquaidThis week The Wellness Guys interview Applied Positive Psychologist Michelle Mcquaid about how to discover your strengths, move beyond your fears and discover what it truly takes to thrive. The interview covers many aspects of positive psychology including why we should wait for an adverse event to bounce back from and how to prepare yourself to navigate the high’s and low’s of life with confidence. So tune in for an episode of The Wellness Guys that we can all benefit from.
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CRANK THE 3RD: Exploring the entrepreneurial + creative side of life post 50063 From functioning to flourishing with Michelle McQuaidMichelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher and playful change activator.
In this chat with Trevor Young, Michelle discusses her journey from a senior corporate marketing role to what she's doing now - helping people discover their strengths, move beyond their fears, and finally discover what it truly takes to flourish with confidence.
Michelle discusses the importance of elevating your personal brand credentials, and why she decided to grow her business more slowly and deliberately because it was more authentic (and true to herself) to do so.
Other topics include tapping into...2015-07-0942 min