Strengths-Based Organization

Emily Hutchinson is the founder of Apply Psychology and a Chartered Occupational Psychologist. She holds academic positions, is Associate Editor (Books) for The Psychologist and always combines theory with a firm emphasis on practice. She also has a love for all things technical.Caroline Brown co-creates, delivers and coaches for Apply Psychology alongside a long-term position as an Associate Director with Atkins, a Member of the SNC-Lavalin Group. She is a Chartered Engineer and Coach Practitioner who has a strong and natural interest in psychology.

I really liked this book for its useful, easily applicable ideas. It’s presented in a way which will be good for people within businesses and external consultants alike. I would definitely recommend this book; it’s a nice, accessible, quick read which I know I will dip back into again and again.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPart One: The Strengths-Based Organization Approach1. Understanding the strengths approach2. What does it look like in practice?3. Why does it work?4. How do you make it work?Part two: Application5. How to boost inclusivity: attract, recruit, retain6. How to boost wellbeing: build resilience and career fulfilment7. How to boost performance: engage, develop, connectPart three: The business case8. The problem statement (or opportunity)9. Low investment solution (experiments)Summary of toolsQuestions and answersAbout the authors