I Love Books24x7: Great Days at Work

One of the benefits available at McKesson is that we have a subscription to Skillsoft's Books24x7.

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Every week I get an email with a whole bunch of books and other resources that are available to me that I can read online or on a mobile device for free! There are so many books that look really interesting and I'm keeping this ongoing list of all the books I want to read. I decided one of my New Year's Resolutions would be to read at least a book a month and the one I started with ties in very nicely with my Happiness at Work project:

Great Days at Work: How Positive Psychology Can Transform Your Working Life by Suzanne Hazelton

I've been keeping a "Happiness File" and taking notes from different resources, including this book. There's a lot of really interesting stuff here, so I'm planning on hosting a Brown Bag discussion at work about what I've learned.

Here's a quote from the introduction, explaining that, though not always taken seriously, "positive psychology" is becoming increasingly recognized as important in the business world!

Positive psychology has earned the reputation as the study of happiness, and as such has sometimes been a little removed from the serious professional. Although the interventions from positive psychology are well researched, with terminology such as 'counting one's blessings' and keeping a 'gratitude diary', business can be forgiven for thinking that it's 'nice', although a bit 'fluffy' with no place in the business world. My intention in writing this book is to highlight the application of relevant science to business professionals. Having trained and coached others, I personally think there's a huge relevance for business professionals.

Stay tuned and I'll pass along some more tidbits in this blog.
Happy Friday!