Broadcasting Happiness
by Michelle Gielan
A former CBS anchor and positive psychology researcher on how communication shapes outcomes: leading with the positive, fact-checking negative narratives, the 'power lead,' and transforming complaints. It is aimed at managers and parents and is practical, with research from her work with Shawn Achor.
Read it if…
you set the tone for a team or family and want to do it better.
Skip it if…
you want individual happiness practices; this is about communication.
Three things you will actually use
- Lead with the positive; it changes the whole conversation.
- Fact-check negative stories before broadcasting them.
- Praise specifically and publicly.
Do this first
Start your next meeting or dinner with one specific positive before anything else.
Our verdict
Practical for leaders.
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