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Positive Organizational Behavior (POB) |
Positive OB (POB) involves the study and application of positively oriented human resource strengths and psychological capacities that can be measured, developed, and effectively managed for performance improvement in today’s workplace |
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Amplifying Effect |
In the amplifying effect, positive practices have an amplifying or escalating effect on positive outcomes because of their association with positive emotions and social capital |
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Buffering Effect |
In the buffering effect, positive practices buffer or reduce the impact of negative events and stressors |
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Psychological Capital |
psychological capital represents a set of personal characteristics that help us to flourish and be resilient in the face of adversity or challenging obstacles. |
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The Positivity Effect |
The positivity effect “is the attraction of all living systems toward positive energy and away from negative energy, or toward that which is life giving and away from that which is life depleting |
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Positive Deviance |
positive deviance as “successful performance that dramatically exceeds the norm in a positive direction |
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Conscious Capitalism |
conscious capitalism refers to businesses that serve the interests of all major stakeholders—customers, employees, investors, communities, suppliers, and the environment |
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Upward Spirals |
upward spirals of positivity, where your positive behaviors, feelings, and attitudes feed your own and those of others in a continual, reinforcing process |
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Mindlessness |
. Mindlessness “is a state of reduced attention. It is expressed in behavior that is rigid,” or thoughtless |
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Mindfulness |
Mindfulness is defined as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment |
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Attentional Deficit |
An attentional deficit reflects the inability to focus vividly on an object |
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Counterfactual Thinking |
Counterfactual thinking represents the tendency to think about “what could have been” or “what might be” as opposed to what is actually taking place or being said |
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Attentional Hyperactivity |
Attentional hyperactivity happens when our minds are racing or wandering, resulting in compulsive daydreaming or fantasizing |
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An Intention |
. An intention represents an end point or desired goal you want to achieve |
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Resilient |
If you’re resilient then you have the capacity to consistently bounce back from adversity and to sustain yourself in the face of the demands of positive events |
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Optimists |
optimists often view successes as due to their “personal, permanent, and pervasive causes, and negative events to external, temporary, and situation-specific ones |
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Organizational Climate |
Organizational climate is defined as employees’ perceptions “of formal and informal organizational policies, practices, procedures, and routines |
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Restorative Justice |
Restorative justice reflects “a shared belief in the importance of resolving conflict multilaterally through the inclusion of victims, offenders, and all other stakeholders |
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Compassion |
Compassion is a shared value that drives people to help others who are suffering |
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Temperance |
Temperance is a shared belief in showing restraint and control when faced with temptation and provocation. It promotes self-control, humility, and prudence |
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Organizational Practices |
Organizational practices refer to a host of procedures, policies, practices, routines, and rules that organizations use to get things done |
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Virtuousness |
Virtuousness represents “what individuals and organizations aspire to be when they are at their very best |
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Well-being |
Well-being is the combined impact of five elements—positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement (PERMA |
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Flourishing |
Flourishing represents the extent to which our lives contain PERMA |
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Flow |
Flow “is defined as the state of being completely involved in an activity for its own sake.” |
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Social Support |
Social support is the amount of perceived helpfulness derived from social relationships |
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Meaningfulness |
Meaningfulness is defined as “belonging to and serving something that you believe is bigger than the self |