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Join Dr. Austin Tay in Episode 43 of PsychChat to learn about "Happiness at Work." Discover the latest research findings on how employee happiness impacts productivity, engagement, and well-being. Explore key factors like meaningful work, autonomy, and positive relationships, and learn practical strategies for enhancing workplace happiness. Tune in to gain valuable insights on how investing in employee happiness can lead to organizational success. References Allan, B. A., Dexter, C., Kinsey, R., & Parker, S. (2021). Meaningful work and mental health: Job satisfaction as a mediator. Journal of Career Assessment, 29(1), 82-95. Bakker, A. B., & Demerouti, E. (2017). Job demands–resources theory: Taking stock and looking forward. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(3), 273-285. Diener, E., Oishi, S., & Tay, L. (2022). Advances in subjective well-being research. Nature Human Behaviour, 6(2), 253-260. Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The "what" and "why" of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227-268. Dutton, J. E., & Ragins, B. R. (2007). Exploring positive relationships at work: Building a theoretical and research foundation. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Dysvik, A., & Kuvaas, B. (2020). Exploring the relative and combined influence of mastery-approach goals and work intrinsic motivation on employee turnover intention. Personnel Review, 49(2), 483-501. Erdogan, B., Bauer, T. N., Truxillo, D. M., & Mansfield, L. R. (2020). Whistle while you work: A review of the life satisfaction literature. Journal of Management, 38(4), 1038-1083. Frijters, P., Clark, A., Krekel, C., & Layard, R. (2019). Happy Choice: Wellbeing as the Goal of Government. IZA Discussion Paper No. 12720. Haar, J. M., Sune, A., Russo, M., & Ollier-Malaterre, A. (2021). A cross-national study on the antecedents of work-life balance from the fit and balance perspective. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(3), 502-527. Happy Research Institute: https://www.happinessresearchinstitute.com/waly-report Harter, J. K., Schmidt, F. L., & Hayes, T. L. (2002). Business-unit-level relationship between employee satisfaction, employee engagement, and business outcomes: A meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87(2), 268-279. Jiang, L., & Lavaysse, L. M. (2022). Perceived control and employee well-being: A meta-analysis. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 27(1), 1-18. Kong, F., & You, X. (2013). Loneliness and self-esteem as mediators between social support and life satisfaction in late adolescence. Social Indicators Research, 110 (1), 271-279. OECD (2019). Better Life Index. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved from: http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ Oswald, A. J., Proto, E., & Sgroi, D. (2015). Happiness and productivity. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(4), 789-822. Seligman, M. (2018). PERMA and the building blocks of well-being. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 13 (4), 333-335. Schneider, B., Yost, A. B., Kropp, A., Kind, C., & Lam, H. (2021). Workforce engagement: What it is, what drives it, and why it matters for organizational performance. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 42(2), 188-206. Siu, O. L., Cheung, F., & Lui, S. (2021). Enhancing work-related well-being among Chinese employees: A comparison between perceived organizational support and psychological capital. Applied Psychology, 63(1), 97-136. Steger, M. F., Dik, B. J., & Duffy, R. D. (2012). Measuring meaningful work: The Work and Meaning Inventory (WAMI). Journal of Career Assessment, 20(3), 322-337.

In this episode, I discuss the importance of Psycho-Social Climate (PSC) in the workplace. I share some research explaining its impact and encourage organizations to take steps to address it. References Dollard, M. F., & Bakker, A.B., (2010). Psychosocial safety climate as a precursor to conducive work environments, psychological health problems, and employee engagement. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 83, 579–599. Harnois G, Gabriel P. Mental health and work: impact, issues and good practice. Geneva: World Health. Organization, 2000. Dollard MF, Jain A. A corruption of public values at work; psychosocial safety climate, work conditions, and worker health across 31 European countries. In Dollard, M, Dormann, C and Idris, MA (eds). Psychosocial safety climate: a new work stress theory (pp. 77-106). Cham: Springer, 2019. Mansour S, Tremblay DC. Psychosocial safety climate as resource passageways to alleviate work family conflict: a study in the health sector in Quebec. Personnel Review 2018, 47(2): 474-93. Idris, M.A., Dollard, M.F., Tuckey, M.R. (2015). Psychosocial Safety Climate as a Management Tool for Employee Engagement and Performance: A Multilevel Analysis. International Journal of Stress Management, Vol 22, No 2, 183-206. Biron, C., Karanika-Murray, M., Ivers, H., Salvoni, S., & Fernet, C. (2021). Teleworking while sick: A three-wave study of psychological safety climate, psychological demands and presenteeism. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 734245. Idris, M. A., & Dollard, M. F. (2011). Psychosocial safety climate, work conditions, and emotions in the workplace: A Malaysian population-based work stress study. International Journal of Stress Management, 18(4), 324–347. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024849

In this episode, I spoke with Jens Petter Skaug, CEO of TeamCoachr. He shares with us how TeamCoachr, a self-facilitated AI-driven platform, helps foster psychological safety, creating better teams in the organization. To learn more about the platform, please go to www.teamcoachr.ai

In this last episode of the year, I decided to talk about workplace spirituality. What is workplace spirituality? Should we incorporate it into the workplace? Listen to the episode and let me know your thoughts. For suggestions or comments, please send them to psychchat@omnipsi.com or tweet to psych_chat. Please find below references to the studies cited in the podcast episode. References:

In this episode, I discuss a prevalent phenomenon Leaveism. What is it and how can we prevent it? References:

In this episode, I talked about how coaching can bring out self-awareness. When we see things with different possibilities, we allow ourselves to achieve beyond what we can imagine.

In this episode, I will discuss what a leader needs to do to improve team spirit or morale. Self-assessment, re-engage, re-align and re-commit. References: https://doi.org/10.1111/apps.12233Thuan, L.C.Thanh, B.T.Journal of Workplace LearningJournal of Personnel Psychology17

In this episode, I discussed self-awareness. We hear this frequently in the workplace, but what should we be mindful of when it comes to self-awareness? I share some strategies to become more self-aware of yourself, your thoughts, perceptions, and how to work and create relationships with others effectively.

We all assume, and often we take our assumptions as truths. When we do so, we start to overthink and refuse to look at other alternative explanations which are evidence-based. In this podcast, I share four tips to help you to deal with your assumptions.

The book cited the Interest-Based Relational Approach. Fisher, R., Ury, W., & Patton, B. (2006). Getting to yes – Negotiating Agreement without giving in. Penguin Putnam.

In this episode, continuing the productivity at work series, I discuss how to say NO.

Some of the ideas shared were taken from The Communication Cycle from Michael Argyle's - The Social Psychology of Work.

Please find the research mentioned in this episode below Journal of Educational Administration

Please find below the research cited in this episode. Beetham, J. and Okhai, L. (2017) Workplace Dyslexia & Specific Learning Difficulties—Productivity, Engagement and Well-Being. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 5, 56-78. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2017.56007

In today’s episode, in the last instalment of the coaching series, I will focus on 1) How does the coach conduct the coaching session? 2) What happens after my coaching session? 3)What should I do now that I have completed my coaching engagement with my coach?

In today’s episode, I will focus on 1) What to expect in a coaching session as a client? 2) What is my role, as a client in the coaching session? 3) How can the coach help me?

This episode is the first of the three episodes in this Coaching Series. In this first episode, I share 1) What is Coaching? 2) Who is Coaching for? 3) Is Coaching for me?

In today's episode, the references used are as follow: References Baddeley, A. (1992) Working Memory. Science, 255, 556-559. Beck, A. T. (1964). Thinking and depression: II. Theory and therapy. Archives of General Psychiatry, 10, 561-571. Beck, J. S. (2011). Cognitive behavior therapy: Basics and beyond. Guilford Press. Ellis, A (1962). Reason and Emotion in Psychotherapy. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press. Evans, J.M.G., Hollon, S.D., DeRubeis, R.J., Piasecki, J.M., Grove, W.M., Garvey, M.J., et al (1992). Different relapse following cognitive therapy and pharmacology for depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 49, 802-808. Fernyhough, C. (1996). The dialogic mind: A dialogic approach to the higher mental functions. New Ideas in Psychology, 14, 47-62. Freels, S. A., Richman, J.A., & Rospenda, K. M. (2005). Gender differences in the causal direction between workplace harassment and drinking. Addictive Behaviors, 30, 1454-1458. Greenberger, D. & Padesky, C.A. (1995). Mind over Mood. New York: Guilford. Hollon, S. D., DeRubeis, R. J., & Seligman, M. E. P. (1992). Cognitive therapy and the prevention of depression. Applied And Preventive Psychiatry, 1, 89-95. Rospenda, K. M., Fujishiro, K., Shannon, C. A., & Richman, J. A. (2008). Workplace harassment, stress, and drinking behavior over time: Gender differences in a national sample. Addictive Behaviors, 33, 964-967. Rosen, H. (1988). The constructivist-development paradigm. In R.A. Dorfman (Ed), Paradigms of clinical social work, 317-355. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Skinner, B.F. (1957). Verbal behavior. Acton, MA: Copley Publishing Group. Townend, A. (2008). Understanding and addressing bullying in the workplace. Industrial and Commercial Training, 40, 270-273. Weisharr, M. E. (1996). "Developments in Cognitive Therapy' in W.Dryden (ed.), Developments in Psychotherapy: Historical Perspectives. London: Sage Publication.

To register for the 1-hour free coaching session, please use the link below to register. https://mailchi.mp/ab46c6ebb314/1-hourfreecoachingsession In today's episode, some of the references used are as follow: [1] Bishop, S. R., Lau, M., Shapiro, S., Carlson, L., Anderson, N. D., Carmody, J., … Devins, G. (2004). Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 11(3), 230–241. https://doi.org/10.1093/clipsy.bph077 [2] Jamieson, S. D., & Tuckey, M. R. (2017). Mindfulness interventions in the workplace: A critique of the current state of the literature. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 22(2), 180– 193. https://doi.org/10.1037/ocp0000048 [3] Michel, A., Bosch, C., & Rexroth, M. (2014). Mindfulness as a cognitive–emotional segmentation strategy: An intervention promoting work–life balance. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 87, 733– 754. [4] Rexroth, M., Michel, A., & Bosch, C. (2017). Promoting well-being by teaching employees how to segment their life domains: Effects of an online-based mindfulness intervention. Zeitschrift Für Arbeits- Und Organisationspsychologie, 61, 197– 212.

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