Event Details
September Meeting - Positive Psychology in the Workplace
| Date: | September 27, 2017, 4:30pm – 6:00pm |
| Organizer: | Grundy-Will HR Association |
| Location: | Workforce Center of Will County - 2400 Glenwood Avenue, Joliet, IL |
| Price: | Free for GWHRA Members; $15 Non-Members |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Meeting begins at 4:30pm. Networking opportunities conclude the meeting.
Topic: Positive Psychology in the Workplace
Presenter: Tom Kens
As author Bruce Tulgan notes, "There is no doubt, employee attitudes affect productivity, quality, and morale; collegiality, cooperation, and cohesion; employee development; and retention, as well as turnover. Good employee attitudes drive positive results. Bad employee attitudes put a drag on results. That’s a fact proven by study after study."
Our speaker, Tom Kens, is a teacher, author, and professional speaker known for his growing series of positive psychology discussions. This presentation, titled "Staying Positive in a Negative World", will provide HR Leaders tools, resources, and techniques for reducing stress and increasing engagement in the workplace.
Learning Objectives:
By completing this session, you will be able to:
- Lead an activity in which employees identify their top three character strengths/virtues
- Help employees identify opportunities to reduce stress and create better work/life balance
- Lead a discussion about stress reduction in/out of the workplace
- Develop programs to encourage positivity and gratitude as a part of your workplace culture
- Identifying common mistakes when dealing with negative attitudes in the workplace
