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Joe Lafferty to speak at Vanguard Event in Dundee

Joe Lafferty to address the Centre for Confidence & Well-being's flagship event in Dundee along with Carol Craig, Susan Deacon and Phil Hanlon.  The event (at Dudhope Castle Dundee) will be chaired by Professor Bernard King, Principal of Abertay University

'I’m delighted to be asked to speak at this event.  I’ll be sharing why taking an appreciative and optimistic approach to work benefits individuals, teams, organisations and the customer or end user.'

If you want to attend, book early as spaces are limited (book online here)

Big Benefits for Organisations

By signing up to The Vanguard Series your organisation will :-

• Be exposed to the ground-breaking research which shows the importance of positive emotion for personal success and the operation of high performing senior management teams.

• Be introduced to a comprehensive body of research which shows the importance of optimism for business, sport, health, education and employment.

• Hear about tried and tested techniques for increasing optimism in self and others.

• Have the opportunity to learn how negativity (such as pessimism and ‘learned helplessness’) may underlie many of Scotland’s social and health problems which your organisation may face such as absenteeism, low aspirations and low productivity and morale.

• Learn why there is a growing interest in happiness and well-being and the evidence for how such feelings can be enhanced and measured.

• Participate in discussions with other key people from a variety of sectors who will be involved in putting Scotland into the vanguard on positive psychology.