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You can overdo the positive: the fad known as “strengths-based development.”The Perils of Accentuating the Positive (2009)Edited by Robert B. Kaiser The Perils of
Accentuating the
Positive
assembles a dream team
of thought leaders to critically evaluate advice from
“gurus” to stop
fixing weaknesses and instead focus on strengths. The book offers
“the
rest of what you need to know” about the fad known as
“strengths-based
development.” (as described by Hogan
Press the publisher).
Extract from Robert Hogan's 'Perils' chapter on Personality Theory and Positive Psychology The Negative Side of Positive Psychology (2004) by Professor Barbara S. Held In The Negative Side of
Positive
Psychology (Journal of
Humanistic
Psychology. 2004 44 pp 9 - 46) Barbara Held
explores three
ways in which the positive psychology
movement's construction and presentation of itself are
negative.
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Positive
psychology, the strengths movement and the solution-focused approach
(2008) *****
by Coert Visser, Solution-Focused Trainer A
well presented exploration
of three key differences between the strengths movement and the
solution-focused approach. It also links to a summary of Carol Dweck's
research showing that 'process praise' (associated with a 'growth
mindset') is more effective than 'trait praise' (associated with a
'fixed mindset')
Did Our Strengths Lead Us to this Point of Weakness? (2009) **** Dr. Randall P. White, Lecturer at Duke Corporate Education in London & Principal of Executive Development Group in Business Leadership Review. Vol 6 Issue 1, January 2009 It starts out as a broad survey of economic decline, but that is simply the background for a very specific and useful list of "ten specific steps to create a self-awareness-based leadership development model in an increasingly cost-cutting environment, which have been informed by my research and practice". This is a well presented and well referenced list of 10 'steps' - but in no clear sequence |
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