Positive Organizational Psychology – a New Lens to Answer Questions Regarding Employee Strengths, Foster Resilience and Healing to the Work Environment

Abstract

Positive organizational psychology is related to the study of positive subjective experiences and traits in the workplace and positive organizational behaviour so that employees find ways to capitalize on their existence. This paper attempts to find motivational factors and positive organizational patterns which will enhance the employee’s strength, improve their resilience capabilities, and heal the work environment. Positive Organizational Psychology focuses on the wellbeing of employees as a basic need of the organization. Developing confidence, fostering reliance in day-to-day activities will improve the psychological capital of the organization. By adapting the concept “RHEO” which means flow, current, or stream. An employee can achieve positive organizational psychology by adopting RHEO, which means to flow with the overall atmosphere of the organization with the help of Resilience, Hope, Effectuality Optimism, and feeling fully immersed in an activity.