Brief Overview
Following the lead of positive psychology and unlike the positively oriented popular self-help books over the years, my overriding vision in formulating POB was to have a sustainable, evidence-based positive approach to organizational behavior and human resource management. Thus, I adhered to a rigorous scientific agenda. To be included in at least what I meant by POB, the positive psychological construct had to have a theory-research foundation and a validated measure. In addition, to go beyond positive psychology and make the bridge to human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD), the positive construct also had to be open to development (i.e., be “statelike” rather than more fixed “traitlike” or “hardwired”) and have impact on desirable employee attitudes, behaviors, and, especially, performance outcomes.