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Positive psychology
Leveraging psychological capital using the latest science.
Since World War II, the main focus of psychology has been on fixing what’s broken about people—alleviating depression, managing psychoses, dealing with loss, and the like. In 1998, psychologist Martin Seligman, during his year as President of the American Psychological Association, called for a new focus in psychology, one that paid equal attention to how people can thrive, flourish and perform at their best.
Dr. Seligman emphasized the importance of applying the scientific method to questions such as what conditions lead to happiness, well-being, satisfaction or engagement.
Psychological factors
In the years since his initial plea, there has been a groundswell of serious scientific research into the psychological factors that make life worth living. Researchers in other fields such as neuroscience, molecular biology, health science, and management science have joined in, and together they have made significant advances in understanding the important contribution to thriving made by numerous practices, including:
Gratitude
Giving
Building on strengths
Goal-Setting
Social Connection
Realistic Optimism
Making Meaning
Mindfulness
Exercise
Self-Determination (Autonomy, Relatedness + Achievement/Mastery)
Grit
Positive Emotions
Hope
and others
Scientific principles
Since 2005, we at LawyerBrain have been exploring ways to harness these research findings to help law firms perform better. Our own investigations have identified ways to utilize these scientific principles to help law firms in the following areas:
Increasing overall employee engagement (MOST POPULAR)
Managing stress and improving well-being (2nd MOST POPULAR)
Loss Prevention/Risk Management
Getting lawyers to collaborate or work in teams
Improving collegiality and civility
Building trust
Improving leadership
Building psychological Resilience
Coping with change
Improving associate retention
Inoculating lawyers against depression
Generating ultra-high performance
Getting partners to do the non-billable tasks that leaders ask them to do
Building a Strengths-Based Workplace
We help law firms apply 75 years of scientific research on how to prioritize strengths to bring out the best in your people, increase performance and productivity, reduce turnover, maximize engagement, and boost job satisfaction. A strengths-based approach can enhance hiring and selection, onboarding, training and development, promotion, work allocation, leadership and followership, diversity and inclusion, and well-being. Interested? Call LawyerBrain.