What is a Mentally Healthy Workplace?

by The School of Positive Psychology | Apr 28, 2021

With one-third of adult life spent at work, how can workplaces help employees feel safe, supported and valued especially in the face of increased occupational burnout due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic? “My workplace is toxic”: these words are often shared with me...

Calm within Chaos: A Covid-19 Resilience Awareness Model

by The School of Positive Psychology | Apr 1, 2020

The challenges arising due to Covid-19 provide us with a chance to develop our resilience and increase our wellbeing. Shared amongst the whole world, Covid-19 is a common enemy that all of humanity is fighting. Before this pandemic, we already face a common enemy –...

Educating for a flourishing Singapore: Is positive education the way forward for Singapore?

by The School of Positive Psychology | Nov 7, 2019

The School of Positive Psychology (Singapore) has partnered with psychology experts, researchers, and educators from Singapore and across the globe to take an active part in helping our nation to flourish.  A newly-created Graduate Diploma in Positive Education...

Gratitude: A Building Block for the Culture of Appreciation

by The School of Positive Psychology | Aug 19, 2019

“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude” – Cynthia Ozick (b. 1928) With Facebook and Google choosing Singapore as a base for their Asian headquarters, their unique corporate cultures have sparked interest and conversations—on...

Enhancing Positive Emotions Through Fashion Choices

by The School of Positive Psychology | Sep 4, 2019

Author: Lydia Wan   Are feelings and fashion choices connected? True or false? I experience emotional swings through the clothes I wear. I am aware that my fashion choices for a day affect my feeling high or low. It sets my mood for the day. My mood when I wake...

Improve our work engagement and combat possible burnout!

by The School of Positive Psychology | Aug 13, 2019

Time is a valuable commodity to most of us, especially in the workplace where we are constantly challenged by limited time and resources for our ever increasing and demanding workloads.  Many people I know who live in Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland work long hours...