TY - JOUR

T1 - Positive psychology approaches to public services leadership

T2 - An introduction to strengths-based leadership

AU - Linley, P A

AU - Govindji, R

AU - West, Michael

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - To readers of the popular press, the words ‘positive psychology’ may conjure up images of happiness gurus and people having their feet massaged, their heads resting peacefully on pink, fluffy clouds. But in this article, our aim is to demonstrate how the new science of positive psychology speaks powerfully to - and has much to contribute to - the development of leadership and the practices and processes of organisations, whether in the public or private sectors. Much of our work is concerned with the applications of this new field, and particularly with building strengths-based organisations. A key pillar of this work is around enabling strengths-based leadership, and provides our focus for this article.

AB - To readers of the popular press, the words ‘positive psychology’ may conjure up images of happiness gurus and people having their feet massaged, their heads resting peacefully on pink, fluffy clouds. But in this article, our aim is to demonstrate how the new science of positive psychology speaks powerfully to - and has much to contribute to - the development of leadership and the practices and processes of organisations, whether in the public or private sectors. Much of our work is concerned with the applications of this new field, and particularly with building strengths-based organisations. A key pillar of this work is around enabling strengths-based leadership, and provides our focus for this article.

KW - Leadership

KW - Positive psychology

KW - Public services

KW - Strengths-based leadership

U2 - 10.1108/17479886200700029

DO - 10.1108/17479886200700029

M3 - Journal article

VL - 3

SP - 44

EP - 55

JO - International Journal of Leadership in Public Services

JF - International Journal of Leadership in Public Services

SN - 2042-8642

IS - 4

ER -