Organisations require creativity, ingenuity, and innovation to solve problems. Innovation in organisations is a highly desirable and sought-after skill. Companies want to be innovative, and in this lesson, we explore the concept of innovation, its benefits, and how to classify it.
To drive innovation in your business or organisation, you need to understand its components. Innovation is often linked to a quest to add more value to customers’ lives by delivering something better, different, and more impactful. How do organisations become more innovative? This lesson focuses on the factors that drive innovation.
In this lesson, you will gain a practical understanding of the field of organisational psychology. The aim is to clarify the scope of this field so you have a clear idea of what organisational psychologists do and what their expertise entails.
Positive psychology is a game changer. Positive thinking does not mean ignoring problems to focus only on positive outcomes. In this lesson, we unpack the idea of a growth mindset and explain why it is so popular as the ultimate positive psychology approach.
Teams boost performance and make work more enjoyable—at least in an ideal world. In reality, teams can sometimes drive their members crazy. They often experience conflict and competition; this can reduce individual performance and cause stress and dissatisfaction. How do you get teams to do more than just work together—to collaborate effectively and manage inevitable conflict? We answer these questions in this lesson.
Fixing negatives does not necessarily produce positives. Positive psychology is a particular way of seeing people and understanding individuals. In this lesson, we dive into the positive psychology mindset and identify its key principles.
Positive psychology emerged in the late 1990s. This lesson explores its effects on performance and how it can be useful and applied in today’s organisations.
Resilience is a core skill to master for success in the workplace. Like building muscle, increasing your resilience takes time and intentional effort. In this lesson, we define what resilience is—and what it is not—and gain a better understanding of the factors that contribute to building resilience.