Positivity and Growth

by Harvard Business Review

Embrace the power of positivity.

Research shows a strong link between positive emotions and high performance. When you cultivate a positive mindset, you open yourself to a world of possibilities—to learning, to change, to hearing other perspectives.

This book explores how positivity fuels personal and professional growth. When you cultivate a positive outlook, you'll learn to embrace your strengths, see opportunities instead of problems, and make difficult choices. And positivity is contagious. When leaders are positive, everyone around them benefits, from finding greater job satisfaction to experiencing increased engagement and performance boosts. Cultivating a positive outlook lifts you up, along with everyone around you, creating an environment where everyone can grow and learn and flourish.

How to be human at work. The HBR Emotional Intelligence Series features smart, essential reading on the human side of professional life from the pages of Harvard Business Review. Each book in the series offers proven research showing how our emotions impact our work lives, practical advice for managing difficult people and situations, and inspiring essays on what it means to tend to our emotional well-being at work. Uplifting and practical, these books describe the social skills that are critical for ambitious professionals to master.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Hardcover

Published March 11, 2025

Reviews

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

I had some books which were in a backpack which went missing about a month ago and today miracle of miracles it was found, there were three books I was well on the way to finishing and this was one of them.
A non-fiction from Harvard about Emotional Intelligence - an interesting subject and I guess a buzzword for today - it this is more than a buzzword book, it is a series of short essays which are very helpful and make you rethink a lot of things around how you do work and life with an emotionally intelligent outlook.
Well recommend.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

a good book with a lot of good concepts. but not enough depth to get more stars. really just excerpts from several experts in positivity. maybe even advertisements to read or watch their full product. it worked, I'll watch and read several of the authors works who contributed and I'll try a lot of the ideas described here.

[Bilgehan Korucuoglu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last chapters were my fav — great sources! Really opened my eyes to try new approaches.

[Sirichoke Chokesiriwattananon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very engaged while reading it. HBR on emotion is always fire!