Making Positive Psychology Work

Making Positive Psychology Work

Michelle McQuaid

Episodes 264
Avg. Duration 28m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.8 (65)
Since Jun 2016
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Weekly
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Episodic
Consistency
100%
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michellemcquaid.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

If you believe as we do that by uncovering tested, practical ways to help people move from functioning to flourishing at work, we can better navigate the incredible challenges and opportunities our world faces, then this podcast is for you. Our goal each week is to give you access to the world' leading positive psychology, positive organizational scholarship and neuroscience researchers and practitioners to explore their latest research findings on how you can improve wellbeing, develop strengths, nurture positive relationships, make work meaningful and cultivate the grit to accomplish what matters most. If you want evidence-based approaches to bringing out the best in yourself and others at work, then consider this podcast your step-by-step guide.

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Recent Episodes

S2E7 BONUS SEASON: Leading Human-Centered Change - Your HEART Check

Oct 23, 2025 48m

While new data suggests 58% of changes fail, organizations using human-centered methods achieve 93% success rates. What's the difference? This final episode reveals how the HEART framework helps…

S2E6 BONUS SEASON: Take Tiny Steps – Sustaining Momentum

Oct 16, 2025 52m

Change initiatives often start with such confidence - neat timelines, clear milestones, everyone aligned - yet within weeks things feel messy and unpredictable. What makes the reality so different…

S2E5 BONUS SEASON: Reach Out – Connecting Ideas & Resources

Oct 10, 2025 40m

Why do some teams emerge from uncertainty stronger and more connected, while others splinter into silos where everyone's fending for themselves? The difference lies in whether people feel safe enough…

S2E4 BONUS SEASON: Appreciate Strengths – Fuelling Confidence & Capability

Oct 03, 2025 40m

Ever notice how some changes leave people feeling energized and capable while others leave them exhausted and overwhelmed? What creates this difference? Why do some uncertainties feel like exciting…

S2E3 BONUS SEASON: Engage Purposefully – Winning People's Commitment

Sep 25, 2025 44m

Have you ever been in a meeting where someone shares a "big announcement" and you can practically hear everyone's minds turning off? Compare that to times when you're figuring out a problem together…

S2E2 BONUS SEASON: Honor Feelings - Your Nervous System's Navigation System

Sep 18, 2025 36m

Why do some people thrive during change while others get completely overwhelmed? It comes down to whether their nervous system feels "safe enough" to stay curious and collaborative. This episode…

S2E1 BONUS SEASON: Navigating The Human Side Of Change

Sep 11, 2025 53m

Ever wonder why change feels so much harder than it did in the past? We're in an unprecedented supercycle where disruptions collide and create ongoing "Oh FUD!" responses - Fear, Uncertainty, and…

Making Positive Psychology Work - Afterparty with Chelle, Paige and Michelle

Sep 24, 2021 31m

In this week's episode - join us for a chat and a laugh as we reminisce about the highs (and lows!) of 250 episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work. Thanks for listening! MPPW Podcast on…

Do You Have A Wellbeing Strategy? with Dr. Peggy Kern

Sep 03, 2021 50m

Dr. Peggy Kern is an associate professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science within the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. Originally trained in social personality and…

Can You Unlock The Leader Within? with Halla Tómasdóttir

Aug 27, 2021 43m

Halla Tómasdóttir is the CEO of the B Team, a group of courageous business and civil society leaders working together to transform business for a better world. Halla started her leadership career in…

Do You Need A Wise Intervention? with Greg Walton

Aug 20, 2021 31m

Greg Walton, who's an associate professor of psychology at Stanford University. Much of Greg's research investigates psychological processes that contribute to major social problems and how wise…

What Do You Most Desire & Why? with Luke Burgis

Aug 13, 2021 32m

Luke Burgis, who's the entrepreneur in residence and director of programs at the Ciocca Centre for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America, where he also teaches business…

Could You Be A Positively Energizing Leader? with Kim Cameron

Aug 06, 2021 41m

Kim Cameron is a professor of management and organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He's co-founder of the Centre for Positive Organizational Scholarship and professor of higher…

Can You Use Positive Emotion to Move Beyond Fear? with John Hagel

Jul 30, 2021 34m

John Hagel, who's recently retired as a partner from Deloitte, where he was the founder and chairman of the Silicon Valley-based Deloitte Centre for the Edge, which focuses on identifying emerging…

Are You Happy Enough? with Robert Biswas-Diener

Jul 23, 2021 35m

Robert Biswas-Diener, as we remember and savor the incredible research and life of his father, Ed Diener, who recently passed away. Over the last 40 years, Ed published hundreds of articles, amassing…

Could Compassion Be Commercially Smart? with Dr. Stephen Trzeciak

Jul 16, 2021 35m

Stephen Trzeciak is a physician-scientist and chief of medicine at Cooper University Healthcare, and professor and chair of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Stephen specializes…

Can You Create A Great Place To Work? with Michael Bush

Jul 09, 2021 39m

Michael Bush is the CEO of Great Place to Work. The global research and analytics firm that produces the annual Fortune 100 best companies to work for list, and dozens of other distinguished…

Do Our Projects Shape Our Personality? with Brian Little

Jul 02, 2021 33m

Professor Brian R. Little has been a major innovator in the field of personality assessment and motivation, beginning when he received his Ph.D. in personality psychology from the University of…

Five Ways To Make Your Team Happier - with Nic Marks

Jun 25, 2021 31m

In this week's episode, we discover the five evidence-based approaches teams can playfully experiment with as they head back to the office to improve their resilience and wellbeing. Connect with Nic…

Do Your Leaders Have A THRIVE Mindset? with Dr. Paige Williams

Jun 18, 2021 29m

Dr. Paige Williams is co-founder of The Leaders Lab and honorary fellow and researcher at the Centre for Wellbeing at the University of Melbourne. Paige creates practical evidence-based pathways to…

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Making Positive Psychology Work has published 264 episodes since June 2016, covering topics in Business, Management.

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