building positive organisations - dare festival 2015
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Building Positive Organisations
NON-CONFIDENTIAL AND NON-PROPRIETARY Purpose+, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jo Martens, Rens ter Weijde, Dare Festival October 2015
On our planet, roughly 17% of the population is flourishing...
61% 44%
40% 39% 39%
37% 37%
36% 34% 34%
7% 7%
6% 6% 6%
5% 5%
3% 1% 1%
Panama Costa Rica
Denmark Austria
Brazil Uruquay
El Salvador Sweden
Guatemala Canada
Georgia Croatia
Benin Uganda
Madagascar Chad
Congo Haïti
Afghanistan Syria
Flourishing in 3+ elements
17% on average globally
Source: Gallup; State of Global Well-Being Report 2015
...but those flourishing people outperform others on both work and life
Proven benefits of flourishing… Area ▪ Higher individual employee output ▪ Higher levels of creativity ▪ More effective leadership ▪ Better job performance ▪ Higher salary per employees
▪ Better evaluations by supervisor ▪ Less burnouts ▪ Less sick days ▪ More time focused on actual work ▪ Perceived as more helpful/friendly
▪ Better resilience during tough periods ▪ Better performance on average ▪ Less likely to choke ▪ More enthusiastic ▪ More inspiration
▪ Higher levels of resilience ▪ Less PTSS ▪ More Post Traumatic Growth ▪ Lower suicide rates ▪ Improved social ‘fitness’
▪ Higher grades ▪ Better conduct ▪ Less anxiety to perform ▪ More sociable behavior
▪ Longer life ▪ Higher levels of energy ▪ Lower chances of depression ▪ Lower anxiety levels ▪ Better (and longer) marriage
▪ Higher quality network of friends ▪ More altruism ▪ Lower levels of jealousy ▪ More positive emotions
Source: Jessica Pryce-Jones, Happiness at Work: Maximizing your Psychological Capital for Success, 2010; HBR What’s the Hard Return on Employee Wellness Programs, 2010; Oxford Handbook of Happiness, 2013; Oxford Handbook of Positive Psychology, 2011; Purpose+ case studies. iOpener Institute case studies.
▪ Better team bonding ▪ Significantly better team performance
Companies
Sports
US Army
Schools
General public
Decades of research have shown us what makes a ‘flourishing’ life…
Positive emotions
Meaning
Relations
Engagement
Accomplishment
PERMA + V model of well-being
Vitality
Source: based on research by Dr. Martin Seligman, University of Pennsylvania
…and we know human flourishing is partly dependent on the ‘systematic actions’ people choose in life…
DNA:
Circumstances:
Intentional activity:
Source: based on meta-analytic work done by Sonja Lubyomirski, University of California
50%
10%
40%
…therefore it is possible to build more flourishing ecosystems – or companies
Purpose
Profit
Positive Organisations
Cash cow
Irrelevant Foundation
Long term positive impact
Short termism Little societal value Not sustainable
Not profitable Not purposeful Not sustainable
Value add for society Funding needed to survive Difficult to sustain
Source: Purpose+
Purpose+ uses open source – scientific – toolkit to enhance human flourishing within organisations
• Reflect on Peak Experiences
• Anticipate Good Things
• Capitalize on the Good
• Be Present in Good Times
• Three Good Things Diary
• Three Funny Moments Diary
• Random Act of Kindness
• Gift of Time • Secret Good Deed • Reflect on Play
History
• Discover Your Unique Strengths
• Ask for Strengths-Based Feedback
• Use Your Strengths in New Ways
• Map your Flow triggers
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Mindful Consumption
• Body Scan • Walking Meditation
• Build Love Maps • Active Constructive
Responding • Find Energisers • Deepening key
relations • Gratitude Letter • Gratitude Call • Gratitude Visit • Daily Appreciation • Say Thanks • Loving Kindness
Meditation • Compassion
Meditation
• Write Your Meaning maker Story: Three Questions
• Forgiveness Letter • Death bed
visualization • Lifelines Exercise
• Presentations of ‘three circles’
• Set Self-Concordant Goals
• SMART Goals with Rituals
• Best Reflected Self • Learning from
Challenges • Measure and Build
GRIT
• Eat Well • Design a healthy
Week • Design an exercise
Ritual • Design a
Relaxation Ritual
Source: Purpose+, Building Positive Organisations (Ter Weijde, 2015)
...since psychological traits are never fully inheritable
Source: Bouchard et al., 1990, Sources of Human Psychological Differences: The Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart.
Psychological trait Estimated heritability
Extraversion 0.54
Agreeableness (linked to aggression) 0.42
Conscientiousness 0.49
Neuroticism 0.48
Openness 0.57
Intelligence (age 5) 0.22
Intelligence (age 10) 0.54
intelligence (age 18) 0.82
Intelligence (age 50) 0.85
Schizophrenia 0.80
Major depression 0.37
Panic disorder 0.30-0.40
Generalized anxiety disorder 0.30
Phobias 0.20-0.40
Alcoholism 0.50-0.60
Antisocial behavior (children) 0.46
Antisocial behavior (adults) 0.41
Conservatism (under age 20) 0.00
Conservatism (over age 20) 0.45-0.65
Religiousness (16-year olds) 0.11-0.22
Religiousness (adults) 0.30-0.45
A score of 0,0 indicates that genes do not contribute to observed individual differences; a score of 1,0 would mean genes are the only reason
Personality traits
Intelligence
Psychiatric illnesses
Social attitudes