Positive Psychology at Work:

Index

abundance bridge 15, 169

abundance culture 15–16, 24

active engagement 42, 47

adaptive self-reflection 110–15

affirmative bias 9, 17–20

AI, see Appreciative Inquiry

airlines, after attack on World Trade Center 17, 105–7

ambivalence 9, 28, 30, 97–8

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) 8–9, 33, 214–15

and creativity 219–20

and organizational change 158–62

and positive workplaces 34–8

and resilience 153, 154–5

and sustainable growth 158–68

dream phase 88, 149, 165

key principles 35

Appreciative Inquiry for Change Management 162

appreciative leadership 121–4

approach goals 57–8

Arnott, Alastair 145–6

arousal 149–50

asset-focused strategies 153

Aston Business School 111, 219–21

attention 212

authentic followers 117

authenticity 8, 46, 117; see also authentic leadership

authentic leadership 102–17, 124

defined 102

distinguished from psychopathic leadership 107–10

Average to A+ 45

avoidance goals 57–8

balanced processing 115–17

behavioural activation/inhibition systems 54–6

best self-feedback 79–83

benefits 83

Big Conversation, The 222–6

black humour 156

Bolchover, David 41

brain connections 44

brain behavioural systems 54–6

Branch Davidians 103

Bright-sided 2

Bringing out the Best in People 59

broaden and build theory 167, 198

Butcher, James 36, 37, 120–1

Calvinism 2

Campbell, Wendy 153, 154–5

change

as moral act 34

in complex adaptive systems 28

in modern world 7

see also culture change; organizational change

character strengths 43

coercive contingencies 60–1

collective resourcefulness ...