2025 E. James Holland Symposium on American Values: Spreading Positivity through the Power of Fun!: Selected ASU Library Resources (Restricted to RamFam)

Publication date: 2022
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.

Publication date: 2022
Covers all major positive psychology topics including well-being, character strengths, optimism, gratitude, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, creativity, growth mindset, grit, self-esteem, self-efficacy, adaptive defense mechanisms, functional coping strategies, positive relationships, and positive psychology interventions.

Publication date: 2021
This research-to-practice text explores how coaching can support thriving in the workplace. It introduces a comprehensive new model of coaching (COACH) based on the psychological and educational foundations of coaching, explaining its effectiveness and adaptability across settings and individuals.

Drawing on original research-including one of the largest studies of happiness ever conducted-and work in boardrooms and classrooms across forty-two countries, the author shows us how to rewire our brains for positivity and optimism to reap the happiness advantage in our lives, our careers, and even our health.

A state-of-the-art psychological perspective on positivity and strengths-based approaches at work.

With exciting new research combining neuroscience and psychology with Big Data, Achor shows that our potential is not limited by what we alone can achieve. Achor draws on cutting-edge original research as well as his work with nearly half of the Fortune 100 and with places like NASA, the NFL and the NBA, and offers a new path to thriving in the modern world.

Based on extensive research and decades of experience with leaders, this book sheds new light on the powerful relationship of happiness to individual, team, and organizational success.

Publication date: 2022
In this eye-opening, uplifting book, the author shows you how to break free from this conformity—how to decode your own loves, turn them into their most powerful expression, and do the same for those you lead and those you love.

A fascinating blend of cutting-edge neuroscience, biology, psychology, social science, and inspiring human stories of the transformative power of play, this book proves why play just might be the most important work we can ever do.

Weaving together scientific research with personal experience, the author reveals the surprising mental, physical, and cognitive benefits of fun, and offers a practical, personalized plan for how we can achieve better screen/life balance and attract more True Fun into our daily lives—without feeling overwhelmed.

An updated version of the StrengthsFinder program developed by Gallup experts to help readers discover their distinct talents and strengths and how they can be translated into personal and career successes.