Practices such as performance appraisal, recruitment, leadership development, remuneration and reward when approached from a traditional and often fixed mindset may falter or simply don’t work. Despite this awareness, many organisations globally continue to rely heavily upon these practices.
We describe how a comprehensive HR strategy was created and implemented through the lens of Positive Psychology, which enabled an Australian based organization focused on improving financial performance and firmly entrenched with traditional HR practices, to enhance the functioning of employees and organizational performance over a four-year period - resulting in an unprecedented employee engagement and organisational performance uplift.
We explain how Positive Psychology was infused in the 4-year HR strategy to become a key enabler of change resulting in ‘LOVE’ underpinning organisational language and how this process was facilitated.
The diagnostic approach used, and how strategies and pathways to move the organization forward were identified and implemented will be explained along with practical strategies for identifying and navigating the challenges faced when infusing Positive Psychology into HR strategy.
This Australian case study illustrates the value and importance of igniting constructive conversation, connecting people with possibility, and inspiring collective action through strategy to create extraordinary outcomes, unlock capacity and human fulfillment.