
Career Lounge with Jerviel · 2022-06-29 · 45 min
Positive psychology advocates many ideas of optimism, hope, affirmation, strengths-building etc. In times of crisis, post-pandemic era, how can we as leaders bring sync positive psychology with leadership? Are we simply going to be just optimistic without being realistic? Is working on strengths mean that we ignore weaknesses? How do we practise compassion without neglecting business deliverables? Matthew helps us to understand the application and practicability. More importantly, why, as leaders, being vulnerable is the way to connect? Timestamp 00:01 - Intro and Journey of Matthew 05:35 - 3 pillars of Positive Leadership 12:32 - Vulnerability, Hope and Optimism 14:23 - Skepticism toward Positive Leadership 18:32 - Applying Positive Leadership 19:11 - Leveraging on Strengths 24:10 - Building Social Capital 27:07 - Connecting Personal Meaning to Organisational Meaning 31:43 - Empathy with Boundaries 36:40 - Future Plans 37:30 - Quickfire Rounds (Golden nugget advice right at the end!) The Lounge Guest - Matthew Koh