Positive Psychology and the Workplace: Melinda Brooks, CHRO, Polaroid

Melinda discusses factors influencing mental health for today’s workforce and shares thoughts on where the responsibilities of the organisation versus the individual lie in our changing society. Sharing the theory of Positive Psychology and how this can apply at work, Melinda provides examples of how to provide support to colleagues, including considering global differences in culture and infrastructure.  Ahead of International Women’s Day this year, Melinda discusses creating opportunity and removing bias, and practical steps, sometimes for individuals and sometimes organisation wide, that contribute to equity. With a wonderful to call to action at the end… hear Melinda share her definition of optimism… and see if you feel as empowered as I did!  👉 Download your free cheat-sheet: 25 Ways Your HR Work Delivers ESG Results: https://frombabieswithlove.org/pages/hresgcheatsheet 👥 Join the free How HR Leaders Change the World community: https://frombabieswithlove.org/pages/hrchangemakers Follow us on Linkedin: @FromBabieswithLove Topics in this episode:  ·        The story of Polaroid ·        Women at work and steps to create change ·        Mental health and the role of work ·        Positive psychology ·        Organisations as communities of people ·        Recruiting a diverse workforce ·        Driving optimism – a willingness to show up to reality   Referenced resources Martin Seligman & Positive Psychology: Theory and Practice (pursuit-of-happiness.org) Anderson, P., Jane-llopis, E., & Hosman, C. (2011). Reducing the silent burden of impaired mental health. Health Promotion International, 26(suppl 1), i4–i9. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar051  How HR Leaders Change the World is brought to you by social enterprise, From Babies with Love. Across Moments that Matter, we provide employee engagement gift services to global HR functions and donate 100% of our profit to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. We transform commonly existing gift spend in to strategic, efficient and inclusive tools in your People Strategy, delivering Exceptional Employee Experience, and at the same time, ESG results. Email: [email protected] Website: https://frombabieswithlove.org