Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace

This research-to-practice text explores how coaching can support thriving in the workplace, focusing on positive psychology coaching and its convergence with organizational psychology, professional and ethical practices, resilience and wellbeing, team and systemic approaches, leadership, tools of intervention, convergence of clinical interventions, and virtuousness. The chapter contributions represent a diverse international scholarship and are of interest to a wide readership.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 587 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This research-to-practice text delves into the role of coaching in fostering workplace success, with a particular focus on positive psychology coaching in the workplace. It explores the convergence of positive psychology, organizational psychology, and coaching psychology, professional and ethical practices, resilience and well-being, team and systemic approaches, leadership, intervention tools, convergence of clinical interventions and virtuousness, and the future of thriving workplaces. The chapter contributions represent a truly international scholarship, drawing from complementary perspectives in positive psychology, coaching psychology, organizational psychology, organizational scholarship, neuroscience, education, and philosophy. Written in a scholarly yet accessible style, this text appeals to a broad readership, including academics, professionals, and postgraduate students in positive psychology, organizational psychology, counseling and coaching psychology, human resource management, mental health, health, and social welfare.

Smith, Boniwell, and Green have assembled a distinguished group of experts in positive psychology coaching to provide a comprehensive examination of how coaching can contribute to transformative change through coaching conversations. This book is a captivating read, packed with evidence and insights.

Jonathan Passmore, Professor of Coaching & Behavioral Change and Director of the Henley Centre for Coaching at Henley Business School, has praised this text as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the field of coaching and its potential to drive positive change in the workplace.

Weight: 937g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030799540
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021