Positivity and Growth (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)

Embrace the power of positivity.

Research shows a strong link between positive emotions and high performance. When you cultivate a positive mindset, you open yourself to a world of possibilities--to learning, to change, to hearing other perspectives.

This book explores how positivity fuels personal and professional growth. When you cultivate a positive outlook, you’ll learn to embrace your strengths, see opportunities instead of problems, and make difficult choices. And positivity is contagious. When leaders are positive, everyone around them benefits, from finding greater job satisfaction to experiencing increased engagement and performance boosts. Cultivating a positive outlook lifts you up, along with everyone around you, creating an environment where everyone can grow and learn and flourish.

How to be human at work.The HBR Emotional Intelligence Seriesfeatures smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages ofHarvard Business Review.Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Harvard Business Reviewis the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, 12 international licensed editions, books from Harvard Business Review Press, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org,Harvard Business Reviewprovides professionals around the world with rigorous insights and best practices to lead themselves and their organizations more effectively and to make a positive impact.

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