1. Team Meetings Set the stage

2. examples Fish Philosophy Celebrate Achievements
Trust and Respect Their Expertise
Give “PEP” Talks to Inspire and Motivate – base on real examples and data
Have Their Back
Have fun together
Everyone is a Performer – Choose Your Verb
Marketing/Recruitment/Blogging
Coaching Conversations with Students and Faculty
Build Team Engagement – with larger team, smaller teams, and 1:1 – it is worth the investment
Include games, activities, opportunities for everyone to get to know each other and not be isolated.

4. Approach to student issues – progress memos
Honestly address the issues, “Come to Jesus Meeting”
State your non-negotiables
Convey concern, care and compassion
Mean it - Follow-up on what you can do to help
They must be invested - they articulate what they can do to improve
Build on success – notice what they are doing right
Give them clear guidelines and timelines for action (counseling, tutoring, work in success center)
Show them what they need to do to be successful and create an action plan with steps to make it happen.

5. Programming
Create programming designed to anticipate and meet student need
Invest in support services
Refuse to hire instructors who do not believe in supporting students
Hold students and faculty accountable
Utilize progress memos
Wrap around care
Enlist the TEAM

7. Approach to faculty coaching
If you are tough, own it, explain why, tell your students not to let it intimidate them and encourage questions
Be real – Be You!!
Be honest about the strengths and weaknesses. Positive psychology doesn’t only focus on the good stuff.
Allow your staff to be vulnerable, they must know being open and working to improve will leave them open to punishment
Compliment, show appreciation, highlight their achievement, give them credit
Be trustworthy
Meet with them, get to know them, and listen to concerns
Use of “Developing” instead of “Needs Improvement” on evaluation

8. Small Group Brainstorm
Brainstorm a situation, incorporating a positive psychology strategy
1. Find a partner – someone you do not know well
2. Introduce yourself and discuss a staff, student, or team challenge you are currently struggling with and could use some new insight on on.
3. Brainstorm solutions together using at least one positive psychology strategy.
4. Report out your results and insights

10. Tools & Resources Strengths Quest Grit Scale Gratitude Survey
The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor
Monday Morning Choices, David Cotrell
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, Angela Duckworth
Today.com – One Small Thing