Positive Leadership [electronic resource] : Using Positive Psychology for a Better Workplace Culture / by Merethe Drønnen.

introduction -- What is positive psychology, and why shall we use it in the workplace? -- Research results from the use of positive psychology in organizations -- The leader role -- Positive leadership -- Factors in the leader -- Factors in the leadership tasks -- Results in the employees -- The strength-based leader -- Organizational development with Appreciative Inquiry.

This book demonstrates how leaders can use research from positive psychology to increase work engagement and wellbeing, improve relationships, and increase performance and productivity in the workplace. Specifically, it teaches leaders how to use psychology to understand their own contributions to their leadership style as well as to understand how their employees are being motivated to increase their engagement and productivity. Suitable for leaders, human resource personnel, consultants and coaches, this book gives research-based theory and insight into how leaders' own attitudes, mind-sets and authenticity are influencing their employees level of performance, emotions and creativity. Readers learn how to motivate, bring meaning into the workplace, improve communication and relationships as well as how to use strength-based leadership. The book features examples from successful companies like Microsoft, Google and Disney and provides practical interventions and techniques in every chapter that can immediately be implemented into the workplace.