Hard Optimism
Developing Deep Strengths for Managing Uncertainty, Opportunity, Adversity, and Change
Overview
The 12 practices of Hard Optimism coach your people toward high performance. Based on disciplined research from the new field of positive psychology, Hard Optimism helps your people develop the thought patterns that build resilience…that serve as a buffer against stress…that energize, empower, and enhance performance in virtually all circumstances.
Practices include:
- Control the life-shaping power of your thoughts and attitudes
- Use positive reappraisal to handle problems and disappointments
- Know how and when to use negative thinking
- Act the way you want to feel
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About the Author
Price Pritchett is Chairman and CEO of PRITCHETT, LP, a Dallas-based consulting and training firm with offices in eight other countries. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology, and has spent 30 years as an adviser to top management in Fortune 500 companies, governmental organizations, and not-for-profits. His assignments have taken him to Europe, Asia, and throughout the Americas.
Since writing his doctoral dissertation on personal motivation and self-directed change, he has authored two hardbacks and over 30 handbooks, with over 20 million copies in print worldwide. Pritchett s specialized work in merger integration, corporate culture, process improvement, and change management has been referenced in most major business journals and newspapers. A compelling keynote speaker, he s also been interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and other major television networks.
Dr. Pritchett is regarded as one of the foremost experts on how to maximize performance during uncertainty and change. In Hard Optimism he combines his deep background of experience with discoveries from the new field of positive psychology, offering research-proven techniques for lifting the effectiveness of individuals and organizations.
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Overview
The 12 practices of Hard Optimism coach your people toward high performance. Based on disciplined research from the new field of positive psychology, Hard Optimism helps your people develop the thought patterns that build resilience…that serve as a buffer against stress…that energize, empower, and enhance performance in virtually all circumstances.
Practices include:
- Control the life-shaping power of your thoughts and attitudes
- Use positive reappraisal to handle problems and disappointments
- Know how and when to use negative thinking
- Act the way you want to feel
Why We Like It
About the Author
Price Pritchett is Chairman and CEO of PRITCHETT, LP, a Dallas-based consulting and training firm with offices in eight other countries. He holds a Ph.D. in psychology, and has spent 30 years as an adviser to top management in Fortune 500 companies, governmental organizations, and not-for-profits. His assignments have taken him to Europe, Asia, and throughout the Americas.
Since writing his doctoral dissertation on personal motivation and self-directed change, he has authored two hardbacks and over 30 handbooks, with over 20 million copies in print worldwide. Pritchett s specialized work in merger integration, corporate culture, process improvement, and change management has been referenced in most major business journals and newspapers. A compelling keynote speaker, he s also been interviewed on CNN, CNBC, and other major television networks.
Dr. Pritchett is regarded as one of the foremost experts on how to maximize performance during uncertainty and change. In Hard Optimism he combines his deep background of experience with discoveries from the new field of positive psychology, offering research-proven techniques for lifting the effectiveness of individuals and organizations.
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