Dr. van Zyl’s Bio

Dr. Llewellyn van Zyl is an Assistant Professor in Organisational Psychology at Eindhoven University of Technology. Dr. van Zyl has published prolifically in areas of organisational psychology and positive psychology. Dr. van Zyl is currently the Speciality Chief Editor (Ass) of Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology) journal. Dr. van Zyl has also consulted with many organisations to improve employee performance and wellbeing outcomes.

Chapters

00:00:00 Show Intro

00:01:50 What is happiness?

00:05:55 Cultural differences in happiness

00:13:10 Is happiness genetically determined?

00:16:20 Positive psychology as a discipline

00:33:20 How to critique self-help, pop psychology

00:46:15 Positive Psychology Interventions (PPIs)

00:52:25 Personalising PPIs

01:06:00 Flourishing for Uni Students

01:27:00 Positive Organisational Psychology

01:40:50 Real reason companies hire psychologists

01:46:10 Ethical challenges in organisational psychology

01:50:25 Work-life balance/integration

01:54:10 On ‘following your passion’

01:57:45 The 4 choices you always have

Further resources mentioned in this episode

“The Mental Health Continuum: From Languishing to Flourishing in Life” by Keyes (2002)

“Pursuing Happiness: The Architecture of Sustainable Change” by Lyubomirsky et. al. (2005)

“Positive psychology: An introduction” by Seligman (2000)

“The Critiques and Criticisms of Positive Psychology: A Systematic Review” by van Zyl et. al. (2023)

“The Complex Dynamics of Wishful Thinking: The Critical Positivity Ratio” by Brown et. al. (2013)

“Psychological Capital: An Evidence-Based Positive Approach” by Luthans and Youssef-Morgan (2017)

“How to Lie with Statistics” by Huff (1954)

“How do Simple Positive Activities Increase Well-Being?” by Lyubomirsky and Layous (2013)

“PERMA+4: A Framework for Work-Related Wellbeing, Performance and Positive Organisational Psychology 2.0” by Donaldson et. al. (2022)

“Exploring Meaning in LIfe Through a Brief Photo-Ethnographic Intervention Using Instagram: A Bayesian Growth Modelling Approach” by van Zyl et. al. (2020)

“Flourishing Interventions: A practical guide to student development” by van Zyl and Stander (2013)

“Ethical guidelines for positive psychology practice” by Jarden (2021)

Presentations by Dr. van Zyl

“Designing Effective Strengths-Based People Development Interventions”

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“Strengths Based Development Interventions”

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“Strengths-Based Development: How to Identify and Use Your Strengths”

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