This Broadcasting Happiness interview with Michelle Gielan by Kathy Caprino was originally published on Forbes.
When I was in my corporate life years ago, I could see very clearly how bad news and rampant negativity could crush an organization and everyone in it. I didn’t understand until I became a therapist and career coach, however, exactly what to do about it – in other words, how to realistically address and talk about the deep and serious challenges organizations and individuals face every day, but in ways that highlight and amplify people’s empowerment, positivity and success. Now, I’m a devoted fan of the work being done in applied positive research, and can see every day how shifting the way we perceive, deal with, and communicate about our life challenges can significantly alter the outcomes we achieve in life and work.
To learn more about how we can “broadcast” happiness, I was thrilled to catch up with Michelle Gielan, founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, and the author of the upcoming book Broadcasting Happiness: The Science of Igniting and Sustaining Positive Change. Michelle is an executive producer of The Happiness Advantage with Shawn Achor on PBS and has emerged internationally as one of the top female speakers using scientific research on positivity to drive business results.
Click here to read Kathy Caprino’s broadcasting happiness interview with Michelle Gielan on Forbes.
Michelle Gielan, founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research, is a speaker and an expert on the science of positive communication and how to use it to fuel success. She works with Fortune 500 companies and schools to raise employee engagement, productivity and happiness at work. Michelle is a Partner at GoodThink, a positive psychology consulting firm, and she holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
