This book is a pragmatic guide to building more meaningful, positive organisations. It bridges the gap between the latest research on well-being and today's organisational practices, highlighting where organisations can learn from the latest insights on human well-being. Translating the findings from top experts in the field into easy-to-understand language, this practical manual will help managers, executives and employees make a positive impact on their organisations. "Building Positive Organisations" investigates this broad topic and offers proven step-by-step exercises to help people and organisations flourish. "Successful 21st-century organisations have embedded positive psychology practices into their DNA and thrive on people who are flourishing. This book is a terrific how-to manual for building positive organisations. An exciting book to read." - Nick van Dam, chief global learning officer, McKinsey & Company "Rens has systematically and effectively implemented the best of positive psychology in a number of settings, from elite sports to corporate teams. My hope is that many more will benefit from his important work in the future." - Tal Ben-Shahar, author, lecturer, former teacher at Harvard University "Rens ter Weijde is a person with a high degree of positive energy, which he combines with a deep scientific knowledge of happiness. I saw Rens work with diverse cross-cultural teams on happiness and team building with extraordinary positive results in a very short time. His book Building Positive Organisations gives a profound overview of the scientific research on happiness, and offers multiple methods and links on how to scale happiness with teams and in organisations towards a sustainable world." - Alfred Tolle, director Nordic LCS at Google

Building Positive Organisations: A pragmatic guide to help people and organisations flourish

Weijde, Rens ter

Business & Money

Warden Press

Purpose+Profit - How Organisations Will Shape the Defining Challenges of Our Time addresses the critical challenges of the 21st century, such as inequality and global warming, and outlines the strategic role for-profit organisations can play in addressing these collective challenges. "This book describes how the world and our organisations are gravitating towards a purpose+profit paradigm. Building on the idea of shared value creation, this book details the critical ingredients for organisations to thrive in this new era. Highly recommended." - Michael Tushman, Paul Lawrence Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School "Combining the frames of purpose and profit is the way forward for organisations. This book details why this trend is so important and provides the pragmatic frameworks to deliver on the promise. Rens is not to be missed." - Arne Gast, Partner, Leader of Asia Organization Practice and Co-founder of Aberkyn, McKinsey & Company "From day one our passion at Rituals for making people feel good has been our purpose and has driven the success of our company. If you are starting a company or leading one, this book can help you in the right direction." - Raymond Cloosterman, CEO and Founder, Rituals Cosmetics "Operating a successful business that can be used as a vehicle for positive impact has been the mission of Patagonia since the beginning. Rens has set out to help other organisations chart a path to doing the same. Highly recommended." - Ryan Gellert, General Manager EMEA, Patagonia

Purpose+Profit: How Organisations Will Shape the Defining Challenges of Our Time

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Building Positive Organisations: A pragmatic guide to help people and organisations flourish

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