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		<title>APA 2011 Higlights: Martin Seligman&#8217;s Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Based on the standing room only audience, Prof. Martin Seligman&#8217;s address to the APA Convention in Washington, DC was set to be one of the highlights of the weekend. And rightly so. First, Seligman outlined new research which provides strong support for building well-being. Namely, the presence of &#8220;health assets&#8221; (positive health factors) is a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=144&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>APA 2011 Highlights: The Nature of Pride</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The APA Convention brings together researchers and practitioners from around the world and from across psychology. Today I was lucky enough to hear Dr. Jessica L. Tracy talk about some of her research on the nature of pride. She&#8217;s uncovered some really interesting findings. 1. Pride appears to be universally recognizable There are two parts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=142&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National well-being, individualism, and wealth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In their soon-to-be-published meta-analysis, &#8220;What Is More Important for National Well-Being: Money or Autonomy? A Meta-Analysis of Well-Being, Burnout and Anxiety Across 63 Societies&#8221;, Ronald Fischer and Diana Boer present compelling evidence that individualism and autonomy are more important predictors of national well-being than is wealth. Their study is noteworthy for three reasons. Their findings [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=131&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation with David Bowles: Conclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past week or so, David Bowles and I have been having a lively discussion on the relationship between happiness and engagement. The full discussion can be found throughout the last few posts and comments on our respective blogs. But we do both have jobs outside the interwebs, so we&#8217;ve put our disagreements aside [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=129&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why national well-being is in danger</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday The Work Foundation hosted their annual debate. This year&#8217;s topic was the implications of the UK government&#8217;s new measure of national well-being. Through all the discussion, one thing rang loud and clear. The well-being initiative will be doomed if its champions do not clearly communicate what they are doing, and what they are not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=124&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A discussion with David Bowles (Part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently commented on David Bowle&#8217;s post about what he wants to hear about at SHRM 2011. He was kind enough to post a comment in response, and it seems we have much to discuss! In this response, I pose David several questions. First, a clarification David, would you mind expanding on the difference between [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=112&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Comments on David Bowles (@engageatwork) recent blog post #SHRM11</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 12:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his recent post, 10 Things I Want To Hear About on Morale and Engagement at SHRM11, David Bowles posed several interesting questions about the relationship between happiness and engagement at work.  In response to his questions, here are some of my thoughts on the relationship between the two concepts. Happiness and engagement at work are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=106&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can you motivate anyone? Probably not&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 14:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few years ago my eldest son joined the cadet corps at school. A couple of months later he came home elated to have been promoted to lead a platoon of six other kids. The following week, exhausted in his fatigues, he dragged himself exhausted into the kitchen where I was preparing supper. “I don’t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=95&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Robust and resilient</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Resilience seems to be everywhere these days: it’s the word du jour for systems, workplaces, governments, people and practices. On a professional front it’s clearly a key ingredient for dealing with the flak that’s flying about. Because it enables everyone to bounce back when under pressure. To retain their equilibrium, stability and keep up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=79&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Action for Happiness: Because doing good feels good!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  An exciting thing happened in London, on Tuesday. Action for Happiness, a new charity, celebrated its launch. Action for Happiness’ mission is to encourage people to increase the happiness of others. Because doing good feels good. They have already connected with a wide range of charities, companies, and community organizations which promote happiness, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thescienceofhappinessatwork.wordpress.com&amp;blog=21442885&amp;post=71&amp;subd=thescienceofhappinessatwork&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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