Podcasts by Making Positive Psychology Work

Do You Need to Choose Between Self-Sacrifice&Self Development? with Dr. Scott Kaufman from 2020-05-08T10:50:26

In 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 sha...

Does Your Workplace Walk Its Talk? with Warren Nilsson from 2020-05-01T00:00

Warren 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’...

How Do We Support People’s Wellbeing During Great Disruption? with Anne Lomax from 2020-04-24T00:00

Anne 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 ...

How To Build Psychological Safety When Working Remotely - with Bruce Daisley from 2020-04-17T00:00

Bruce 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 w...

Can You Make It Safe To Struggle? with Dr. Adam Fraser from 2020-04-10T00:00

Dr. 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. Ada...

How Can You Support Workers Who Are Struggling Right Now? with Peggy Kern from 2020-04-02T11:25:35

Dr. 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 draw...

Are You Antifragile? with Dr. Michelle Mcquaid&Dr. Paige Williams from 2020-03-26T23:00

Dr. 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 ...

How Can We Build Trust&Collaborate Better Together? with Paul Atkins from 2020-03-19T23:00

In 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...

Do You Know The Magic Factors for Creating Positive Change? with Michelle Mcquaid from 2020-03-12T23:00

In 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 ac...

Are You Feeling Out of Balance at Work? with Stewart Friedman from 2020-03-05T23:00

Stewart 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 inte...

Are You Powered by Connections? with Peter Block from 2020-02-27T23:00

Peter 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 o...

Are You Moving Enough To Build Hope Molecules? with Kelly McGonigal from 2020-02-20T23:00

Dr. 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...

Can You Embrace The Mess&Magic of Change? with Dr. Michelle McQuaid from 2020-02-13T23:00

Dr. 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...

Can You Help Others More At Work? with Tom Rath from 2020-02-06T23:00

Today 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 ...

Can Resilience Be Cultivated? Podcast with George Bonanno from 2019-12-20T14:31:28

George Bonanno is professor of clinical psychology, Director of the Lost Tra...

A New Model For Change - with David Cooperrider from 2019-12-05T23:00

My 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 inq...

Do You Need To Ask For Help More? with Wayne Baker from 2019-11-28T23:00

Dr. 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 Centr...

Can You Profit By Putting People First? with Stephen Carter from 2019-11-21T23:00

Stephen 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.

Do You Need A Tiny Wellbeing Habit? with BJ Fogg from 2019-11-14T23:00

Dr. 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 innovat...

Do You Know the 4 Stages of Psychological Safety? with Dr. Timothy R. Clark from 2019-11-07T23:00

Dr. 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 au...

Are You Eating, Moving&Sleeping Well? with Tom Rath from 2019-10-31T23:00

Tom 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", an...

Can You Build High-Quality Connections? with Jane Dutton from 2019-10-24T23:00

Jane 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...

Are Meetings Draining Your People? with Steven Rogelberg from 2019-10-17T23:00

Dr. Steven Rogelberg is an organizational psychologist who holds the title of Chancellor's Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international and interdisciplinary contribution...

Are You Working Your Strengths Muscles? with Alissa Daire Nelson from 2019-10-10T23:00

Alissa 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 auth...

The 3 Easy Steps For Creating Good Habits with Wendy Wood from 2019-10-04T00:00

Wendy 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 unders...

Are You Leaking Emotional Waste At Work? with Cy Wakeman from 2019-09-27T00:00

Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, global thought leader, and New York Times bestselling author, recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership. Cy has helpe...

Can You Make Wellbeing Ripple Throughout Your Workplace? with Rachael Powell from 2019-09-20T00:00

Rachael Powell is the Chief Customer, People and Marketing Officer at Xero, a cloud-based accounting platform for small and medium businesses around the world. She's an experienced business exec...

The 8 Steps To Finding A Purpose That Pays Off - with Bob Quinn from 2019-09-13T00:00

Robert Quinn is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, one of the co-founders of the field of positive organizational scholarship, and a co-founder of the ...

Are You Being Called by the Future? with David Yaden from 2019-09-06T00:00

David Bryce Yaden is a Research Fellow and PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he works in the Positive Psychology Centre. David's research focus is on the psychology and neuros...

Can You Turn On Your Happy Chemicals? with Loretta Breuning from 2019-08-30T00:00

Loretta Breuning is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute, which helps people manage the ups and downs of their mammal brain. As professor emerita of management at California State Universit...

What Makes Work Meaningful? with Michael Steger from 2019-08-23T00:00

Michael Steger is the founder and director of the Centre for Meaning and Purpose, and a professor of psychology at Colorado State University. Endlessly curious about learning how to create a lif...

Are You Being Sucked Into A Negativity Vortex? with Ethan Kross from 2019-08-16T00:00

Ethan Kross is a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan's top-ranked social psychology programme. He's an award-winning scientist and teacher who studies how the conversations peo...

How Do You See The World? with Jeremy Clifton from 2019-08-09T00:00

Jeremy Clifton is a doctoral candidate in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman, who is often regarded as the founder of positive psychology. After an initial ca...

Is Loneliness Hurting Your Organization? with Prof. Sigal Barsade from 2019-08-02T00:00

Sigal Barsade is a professor of management at the Wharton School of Business and focusses her research on emotional intelligence, organizational culture,...

Can You Flex Your Stress Mindset? with Kelly McGonigal from 2019-07-25T19:30

Dr. 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...

Is An Individual Approach To Wellbeing Enough? with Peggy Kern from 2019-07-12T00:00

Dr Peggy Kern who is an associate professor at the Centre for Positive Psychology at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education. Her research is collaborative in nature and draws...

Does Your Leadership Need A Reboot? with Jerry Colonna from 2019-07-05T00:00

Jerry Colonna is the CEO and Co-Founder of reboot.io, an executive coaching and leadership development firm dedicated to the notion that better humans make better leaders. After many years as a ...

Do You Have These 5 Happiness Skills? with Nataly Kogan from 2019-06-28T00:00

Nataly Kogan is the creator of the Happier Method, and an entrepreneur, speaker, and author, whose mission is to help millions of people optimize their emotional health through science-backed pr...

Do You Have An Emotional Culture Strategy? with Mandy O'Neill from 2019-06-21T00:00

Mandy O'Neill is an associate professor of management at the George Mason University School of Business. Mandy's research focuses on how conceptualizing organizational culture as a function of e...

Are You Maximizing Your Learning Experiences? with Chris Myers from 2019-06-14T00:00

Chris Myers is an assistant professor in the management and organization discipline, the academic director of executive education at the John Hopkins University Carey Business School and holds a...

Are You Getting Enough Recovery Breaks As You Work? with Johann Berlin from 2019-06-07T00:00

Johann Berlin is the CEO of the T-lex Institute, who work with fortune 500 companies to create resilience in businesses by using restorative techniques and authentic engagement to strengthen the...

Are Your Change Efforts Hitting the Mark? with David Bright from 2019-05-31T00:00

David Bright is a professor of organizational behavior and organizational development, and Chair of the Department of Management and International Business at Wright State University in Dayton, ...

How Do You Beat the Afternoon Slump? with Thea O'Connor from 2019-05-24T00:00

Thea O'Connor is a senior workplace wellbeing advisor, presenter, journalist, and coach. Thea has more than 20 years experience in the health sector, including her background as a dietitian and ...

Is Perfectionism Wearing You Down? with Dr. Toni Noble from 2019-05-17T00:00

Dr. Toni Noble who is an adjunct professor in the Institute for positive psychology and education at the Australian Catholic University and is widely known in education as the coauthor of the mu...

Is Your Organization Committed To Strengths? with Elise Morris from 2019-05-10T00:00

Elise Morris, who is a disruptor of conventional leadership and people management practices and co-founder of the Strengths Lab. With more than 25 years of global and local human resources exper...

The Truth About Building On People's Strengths - with Ashley Goodall from 2019-05-03T00:00

Ashley Goodall is a senior executive, talent expert, and author who spent his career exploring large organizations from the inside. Ashley currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Leader...

Are You Powering Your People with Strengths? with Dr. Jillian Darwish from 2019-04-26T00:00

Dr. Jillian Darwish currently serves as President and CEO of Mayerson Academy, a non-profit dedicated to transforming individuals, teams, and organizational performance. Under her leadership, th...

Is Competitive Spirit Killing Your Workplace? with Dr. Margaret Heffernan from 2019-04-12T00:00

Dr. Margaret Heffernan is an entrepreneur who mentors CEOs and senior executives of major global organizations and is lead faculty for the Forward Institute’s responsible leadership programme. S...

Do You Need to Tame Your Anxiety? With Prof. Loretta Breuning from 2019-04-04T23:00

As Professor Emerita of Management at California State University East Bay, Loretta's research explores how people can discover their power over their mammalian operating system(laughs). The aut...

Does Your Organization Need An Energy Boost? with Wayne Baker from 2019-03-28T23:00

Today we're talking to Wayne Baker, who's a professor of business administration at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and faculty director of the Centre for Positive Organisati...

Do You Need A New Design For Change? with Michelle Etheve from 2019-03-21T23:00

Today 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 S...

Is The Pace Of Change Burning Your People Out? with Jon Berghoff from 2019-03-14T23:00

Today we're talking to Jon Berghoff, who is the co-founder and managing partner of the Flourishing Leadership Institute, and has designed and facilitated whole system change efforts through larg...

Do Your Questions Spark Positive Change? with Ronald Fry from 2019-03-07T23:00

Today we're talking to Ron Fry, who's a professor of organizational behavior at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and former chairman of the Department of Org...

Could Kindness Help Your Work Community Flourish? with Marie McLeod from 2019-03-01T11:00

Today 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 directo...

Are You Resisting Change? with David Zeitler from 2019-02-21T23:00

Today we're talking to David Zeitler who uses the latest research in neuroscience, adult development, and leadership development to help people find ways to embrace the process of change and cre...

Can You Support Wellbeing In Emotionally Charged Workplaces? with Tegan Davies from 2019-02-14T23:00

Today we're talking to Tegan Davies, who's a self-professed wellness geek, who has embedded positive psychology practices in the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years. Previously the head of L...

Is Purpose your Compass at Work? with Nick Craig from 2019-02-07T23:00

Today we're talking to Nick Craig, who's the author of the newly published book Leading From Purpose, and President of the Core Leadership Institute where he guides executives at companies inclu...

Can Writing Things Down Improve Your Wellbeing? with Jamie Pennebaker from 2019-02-03T09:36:13

Today we're talking to professor James Pennebaker, who is the region's centennial chair of psychology at the University of Texas, an avid researcher, and teacher. Jamie is the originator of expr...

Can You Build Happier Relationships At Work? with James&Suzie Pawelski from 2019-01-24T23:00

Today we're talking to James and Suzie Pawlekski, who are authors of the best-selling book Happy Together: Using the Science of Positive Psychology to Build Love That Lasts. James is a Professor...

Are You Realizing Your Big Potential? with Shawn Achor from 2019-01-17T23:00

Today we're talking to Shawn Achor who's one of the world's leading experts on the connection between happiness and success. Shawn's research on mindset made the cover of the Harvard Business Re...

Do We Have The Equation For Happiness Wrong? with Nick Brown from 2019-01-10T23:00

Today we're talking to Nick Brown, who after more than 30 years of working in IT and management in various countries, completed his masters in applied positive psychology at the University of Ea...

Are You Creating A Culture of Belonging? with Pat Wadors from 2018-12-13T23:00

Pat Wadors is the Chief Talent Officer and Chief Human Resource Officer for ServiceNow. Prior to joining ServiceNow, Pat was Senior Vice President, Global Talent organization at LinkedIn, where ...

Is Stress Getting The Best Of You? with Alison Earl from 2018-12-06T23:00

Alison Earl is the author of Tripowerment: The Why, the Will and the Way of Breakthrough Change. She works with people and companies around the globe to empower self-directed change as ...

Can You Thrive When Times Are Tough? with Dr. Dan Diamond from 2018-11-29T23:00

Dr. Dan Diamond is passionate about equipping leaders to make a difference, especially when resources are scarce or times are tough. For example, Dan was the director of the medical triage unit ...

Do You Need to Quieten Your Ego? with Heidi Wayment from 2018-11-22T23:00

Dr. Heidi Wayment is a professor of social psychology at Northern Arizona University, whose research interests include psychological processes related to self-identity, self-evaluation, health b...

Are Wellbeing Our Measures Doing More Harm Than Good? with Peggy Kern from 2018-11-08T23:00

Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. Originally trained in Social-Personality and Development Psyc...

Are Wellbeing Our Measures Doing More Harm Than Good? Podcast with Peggy Kern from 2018-11-08T23:00

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Peggy Kern is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education in the Center for Positive Psychology. Originally trained i...

Are You Why-Washing Your Purpose? with Zach Mercurio from 2018-11-01T23:00

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Are You Killing Your Teams Performance? with Tamra Chandler from 2018-10-25T23:00

Today we’re talking to Tamra Chandler who is the founder and CEO of PeopleFirm, one of Forbes Magazine’s 2018 America’s Best Management Consulting firms. A nationally recognized thought leader, ...

Can You Unleash Your Inner HERO? with Fred Luthans from 2018-10-18T23:00

Today we’re talking to Fred Luthans, who is a distinguished professor of management emirates at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and whose research is focused on what he founded and...

Do You Need to Grow Your Emotional Courage? with Peter Bregman from 2018-10-11T23:00

Today we’re talking to Peter Bregman who, for the last 30 years, has helped CEO’s and senior leaders to develop their leadership skills, build aligned collaborative teams, and overcom...

Can You Mind Read? with Nick Epley from 2018-10-05T00:00

Today we’re talking to Nicholas Epley, a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business whose research explores social cognition, and how people t...

Are You Asking the Right Questions? with Robyn Stratton-Berkessel from 2018-09-29T00:00

Today we’re talking to Robyn Stratton-Berkessel, who’s an adjunct professor in the School of Management at Champlain College, where she teaches online in the positive organizational development ...

Do you Feel Alive at Work? with Dan Cable from 2018-09-21T00:00

Today we’re talking to Dan Cable, a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and whose research and teaching focuses on employee engagement, change, organizational culture...

Could Micro-Crafting Improve Your Job? with Rob Baker from 2018-09-14T00:00

Today we’re talking to Rob Baker, who’s a specialist at bringing positive psychology to workplaces, and strives to be a force for good in the world of work. A graduate of the Masters of Applied ...

Are You Ready To Let Go And Forgive? with Fred Luskin from 2018-09-07T00:00

Today we’re talking to Dr. Fred Luskin, who founded and currently serves as Director of the Stanford University Forgiveness Projects. Fred is also a senior consultant in Health Promotion and Wel...

Need to Improve Your Motivation Strategy? with Darren Coppin from 2018-08-31T00:00

Today we’re talking to Darren Coppin, who is a Ph.D. researcher and businessman, who implements positive psychology methods, not because of any deep-seated faith in the movement’s principles, bu...

Do You Have A Change Roadmap? with James and Janice Prochaska from 2018-08-24T00:00

Today we’re talking to James and Janice Prochaska. Jim is the Director of the Cancer Prevention Research Center and Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Rhode Island ...

Want to Play with Your Happiness? with Acacia Parks from 2018-08-17T00:00

Today we’re talking to Dr. Acacia Parks, who is the chief scientist at Happify, an online platform that turns the science of happiness into activities and games to create lasting changes and who...

Need a Strengths Energy Boost? with Alex Linley&Trudy Bailey from 2018-08-10T00:00

Today we’re talking to Alex Linley and Trudy Bailey from Capp, whose vision is to match the world to their perfect job. Alex is one of the early leaders in positive psychology and its applicatio...

Are You a Strengths-Based Leader? with Pernille Hippe Brun from 2018-08-02T22:55:24

Pernille is an experienced Business Consultant, Trusted Advisor, Facilitator, Board Member, Author and Speaker with a specialty within the Future of Leadership & Work, Change Management & Strate...

Do You Have The Mind Of A Leader? with Rasmus Hougaard from 2018-07-27T00:00

Rasmus Hougaard is the founder and managing director of Potential Project, a global leadership training, organizational development and research firm, who help leaders and organization to enhanc...

Can You Motivate People To Change Their Behavior? with Dr. Jason Fox from 2018-07-20T00:00

Dr. Jason Fox is a motivational speaker, best selling author, leadership advisor and wizard rogue of ace repute. Often sought for his fresh perspectives, contemporary philosophies, and deep expe...

Do You Bring Your Best Self to Work? with Dr. Laura Morgan-Roberts from 2018-07-13T00:00

Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts is a teaching professor of management at Georgetown University, whose research examines how leaders cultivate positive identities in diverse work organization. Laura’s p...

How To Fail Better At Work - with Leah Weiss from 2018-07-06T12:56:01

Leah Weiss is a researcher, lecturer, consultant, and author who teaches compassionate leadership at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she created the perennially waitlisted course...

Do You Need More Emotional Agility? with Susan David from 2018-06-29T00:00

Susan David is an award willing psychologist on the faculty of Harvard Medical School, co-founder, and co-director of the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, and CEO of Evidence Based Psyc...

Do You Struggle With Struggle? with Dr. Adam Fraser. from 2018-06-23T00:00

Dr. Adam Fraser is a human performance researcher and consultant who studies how organizations adopt a high-performance culture to thrive in the challenging and evolving business landscape. Adam...

Can You Create A Positive Disruption? with Michelle McQuaid from 2018-06-15T00:00

Michelle 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...

Can You Accelerate Wellbeing? with Emily Larson from 2018-06-08T00:00

Emily Larson serves as the director of the International Positive Education Network and is an assistant instructor in the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Penn...

Can You Build Psychological Safety? with Amy Edmondson from 2018-06-01T00:00

Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. She’s an expert on leadership, teams and organizational learning, whose research on psycholog...

Are You Ready for Action? with Mark Williamson from 2018-05-25T00:00

Dr. Mark Williamson, who is the Co-founder and Director of Action for Happiness. Since creating and launching Action for Happiness in 2011, Mark has engaged with a vast range of organizations, p...

Headline: Can You Engineer Trust? with Paul Zak from 2018-05-18T00:00

Paul Zak is the founding director of the Centre for Neuroeconomic Studies and professor of economics, psychology, and management at Claremont Graduate University. Paul is part of the team of sci...

Want an Energy Boost? with Elaine O'Brien from 2018-05-11T00:00

Dr. Elaine O’Brien is an educator, trainer, author, presenter, speaker, and pioneer in the Health, Exercise, and Fitness Industry, as well as a leader in the burgeoning science of Applied Positi...

You Build Your Resilience Muscles? with Rick Hanson from 2018-05-04T00:00

Rick Hanson is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at the Greater Good Science Centre at UC Berkeley, and New York Times bestselling author. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neurosci...

Can You Improvise Wellbeing? with Zoe Galvez and Betsy Crouch from 2018-04-27T00:00

Zoe Galvez and Betsy Crouch, co-founders of ImprovHQ, help leaders and organizations develop effective communication, exceptional collaboration, and engaged cultures through interactive learning...

Can You Build Wholebeing? with Tal-Ben Shahar from 2018-04-20T00:00

Dr. Tal Ben Shahar is the co-founder of the Happiness Studies Academy and the creator and instructor of the Certificate in Happiness Studies Programme. Known around the world for teaching two of...

Do You Need A Happiness Business Model? with Jenn Lim from 2018-04-13T00:00

Jenn Lim is the CEO of Delivering Happiness, a company she and Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com, co-founded to inspire passion and purpose as part of their profitable happiness business model. To a...

Are You Too Busy to Choose Happiness? with Tim Sharp from 2018-04-06T00:00

Dr. Timothy Sharp runs one of Australia’s most respected clinical psychology practices, is a highly regarded executive coaching practice, and is the founder and chief happiness officer of the ha...

Do You Need A Play Mindset? with Stella Grizont from 2018-03-22T23:00

Stella Grizont is a graduate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Master’s of Applied Positive Psychology programme and is an executive coach who has worked with over 14,000 people in 21 countrie...

Are You Curious Enough? with Diana Whitney. from 2018-03-15T23:00

Dr. Diana Whitney is the founder and president of Positive Change, a global consultancy that helps executives and their teams design and facilitate high engagement, appreciative inquiry processe...

Are Your Positive Interventions Synergistic? with Reuben Rusk from 2018-03-09T23:00

Reuben Rusk is the founder of Mind Quip, a social enterprise in Christ Church New Zealand whose vision is to create a happier and more productive workforce. Reuben is a lifelong learner and a bi...

Is There An Easier Way To Build Self-Control? with David Desteno from 2018-03-01T23:00

David Desteno is a Professor of Psychology at Northeastern University where he directs the social immersions group. David’s research examines the mechanisms of the mind that shape vice and virtu...

Can Tough Workplaces Afford Wellbeing? with Jo Mitchell from 2018-02-22T23:00

Jo Mitchell is a clinical psychologist and co-founder of the Mind Room, a health, wellbeing and performance psychology practice in Melbourne, Australia. Jo has over 20 years of sports industry e...

Is Employee Engagement Over-Rated? with Patty McCord from 2018-02-15T23:00

Patty McCord is a workplace innovator, culture and leadership consultant, and former chief talent officer at Netflix. Patty has many years of working with business leaders and aspiring managemen...

Is Humor The Key To Improving Relationships? with Peter McGraw from 2018-02-08T23:00

Dr. Peter McGraw is an associate professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. As a behavioral scientist, his research examines the inte...

Do Your Leaders Have The Right Mindset? with Gervase Bushe from 2018-02-01T23:00

Gervase Bushe is the Professor of Leadership and Organisational Development at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. His career spans over three decades of...

Can Chaos Help Us Flourish? with Peggy Holman from 2018-01-25T23:00

Peggy Holman is an author and consultant who employs dialogical practices to turn passivity into participation. Her award-winning book, Engaging Emergence: Turning Upheaval into Opportunity, pro...

Can You Help Organziations SOAR? with Jacqueline Stavros from 2018-01-18T23:00

Jacqueline 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 SOA...

Is Being A Giver Burning You Out? with Reb Rebele from 2017-12-21T23:00

Reb Rebele is the Research Director for Wharton People Analytics, and teaches in the Masters in Applied Positive Psychology Programme at the University of Pennsylvania. Reb's research, writing a...

Can You Job Craft? with Amy Wrzesniewski from 2017-12-14T23:00

Amy Wrzesniewski is a Professor of organizational behavior at the Yale School of Management. For almost two decades, her research has focused on how people make meaning of their work in challeng...

Is Compassion the Key to Success? with Chris Kukk from 2017-12-07T23:00

Christopher Kukk is a Professor of Political Science and Social Science at Western Connecticut State University, the Founding Director for the Centre for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation, t...

3 Hacks For A Happier Workplace with Jennifer Moss from 2017-11-30T23:00

Jennifer Moss is a researcher, Co-founder of Plasticity Labs, and a member of the Workplace Happiness Group at the United Nations Global Happiness Council. She is considered to be a Workplace Cu...

Can You Help A System Flourish? with Gabrielle Kelly from 2017-11-23T22:02:33

Gabrielle Kelly is the SAHMRI Wellbeing and Resilience Centre's inaugural director. Gabe is a filmmaker, digital media executive, social entrepreneur and strategist, who has worked on human beha...

Could Savoring Be The Key To Happiness At Work? with Fred Bryant from 2017-11-16T23:00

Fred Bryant is Professor of Social Psychology at Loyola University in Chicago, where he teaches on Social Psychology, Personality Statistics, and Research Methods. Fred has won numerous teaching...

Are Strengths Holding You Back? with Jessica Amortegui from 2017-11-09T23:00

Jessica Amortegui is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech. Logitech were the winners of the 2016 Positive Business Project Competition, presented by the Center for Positiv...

Are You Under Using Your Strengths? with Robert McGrath from 2017-11-02T23:00

Robert 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, ...

Should Your Language Be More Positive? with Linda Robson from 2017-10-26T23:00

Linda Robson is a scholar practitioner, blending work in executive education with consulting and coaching around the elevation of organizations and the individuals who work within them.  Linda r...

Can Story-Telling Improve Your Wellbeing? with Anna Box from 2017-10-19T23:00

Anna Box is a psychologist, story strategist, and founder of Screen and Soul, where she delivers film and thriving workshops, designed to deliver evidence-based well-being and performance psycho...

Can You Improve Your Creativity? with Scott Barry Kaufman from 2017-10-12T23:00

Scott Barry Kaufman is an author, researcher, speaker, and public science communicator. He is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, an...

Do You Need A Mood Strategy? with Dr. Suzy Green from 2017-10-05T23:00

Dr. Suzy Green is a coaching and clinical psychologist and founder of the Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of positive psychology...

Can You Create A Tiny Wellbeing Habit? with BJ Fogg from 2017-09-29T00:00

BJ Fogg is an experimental psychologist who directs the behavior design lab at Stanford University.  He is renowned for creating breakthrough methods for changing...

Can You Train Your Brain For Wellbeing? with Dr. Richard Davidson from 2017-09-22T00:00

Dr. Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and the Director of The Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, both at the University of Wi...

Is Your Organization Building Wellbeing Literacy? with Lindsay Oades from 2017-09-15T00:00

Lindsay Oades is the director and an associate professor at The Center for Positive Psychology at The University of Melbourne, where he oversees the masters of applied psychology program.  Linds...

Emilia Lahti from 2017-09-08T00:00

Emilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence.  She has given talks at...

Do You Need More Sisu? with Emilia Lahti from 2017-09-08T00:00

Emilia Lahti is a researcher and social activist whose life mission is to be a catalyst for human connection, compassion, and nonviolence.  She has given talks at...

What Does The Future Of Wellbeing Hold? with Mathew White from 2017-09-01T00:00

Mathew White is an award-winning educator who brings a unique combination of a deep academic background in well-being with executive level leadership experience across education, public, and soc...

Can You Put Your Strengths To Work? with Dr. Ryan Niemiec from 2017-08-25T00:00

Dr. Ryan Niemiec is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of character strengths that are found in all human beings. Listen

Can You Improve Wellbeing Across An Organization? with Elise Morris from 2017-08-18T00:00

Elise Morris is a positive psychology practitioner, and Director of People and Culture at Swisse Wellness, who were recently recognized by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business as...

Is Technology Destroying Your Wellbeing? with Amy Blankson from 2017-08-11T00:00