Mirror flourishing and the positive psychology of sustainability

This special issue of the JCC explores the proposition that the quest for sustainability is the most significant human development opportunity of the 21st century-and that when people learn about and work toward building a sustainable world they too are poised to flourish in ways that elevate innova...

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Published in:The journal of corporate citizenship 2012-07, Vol.46, p.3-12
Main Authors: Cooperrider, David, Fry, Ronald
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Human development
Motivation
Psychology
Stakeholder
Sustainability
Well-being
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Summary:This special issue of the JCC explores the proposition that the quest for sustainability is the most significant human development opportunity of the 21st century-and that when people learn about and work toward building a sustainable world they too are poised to flourish in ways that elevate innovation, personal excellence and workplace well-being. Put another way, corporate citizenship is not only about serving or satisfying external stakeholders, it is also core to individual flourishing inside the firm. Sustainable value creation and shared well-being might well reinforce and work both ways and thereby raise a far-reaching exploration: what is the link between advancing sustainability for a flourishing Earth and the flourishing of the human side of enterprise? And how might new scholarship on the positive psychology of human strengths shed light on this important but under-researched dynamic? How, precisely, might an organisation's quest for sustainable value bring out the best not just on the outside-helping to advance a better society or world-but also bring out the best on the 'inside'-in the flourishing of people, the quality of their relationships, their health and well-being, their motivation and performance, and their capacity for growth, resilience and positive change? Reprinted by permission of Greenleaf Publishing
ISSN:1470-5001