Description
Scenario
You have just been promoted to manager in a Fortune 100 organization. Most of the company’s leaders are from the baby-boomer generation—which is known for closely adhering to a hierarchical, top-down leadership model. They have been with the company for an average of 18 years. You have been in this corporate environment for almost 5 years, and you feel confident in your relationships with most of the senior leadership. The new director—an outsider—has asked you to create a leadership development program that focuses on concepts from positive psychology and the servant leader philosophy. These concepts are very foreign to the culture of the company, which will make your task slightly complicated.
Part of your task will be to provide your position as well as an overview of positive psychology and servant leadership. Your final project will include the following:
Development of your own leadership philosophy
Discussion regarding the history and origins of positive psychology

Discussion of the key concepts of positive psychology, and demonstration of how they are applied to the workplace
A brief outline of a development program
Benefits of implementing these methods
This week’s assignment will focus on discussing the history and origins of positive psychology. Answer the following questions:
Where did positive psychology originate, and why?

What were the primary prompts for its development?
What do you see as positive psychology’s greatest impact on making businesses more successful?

What impact could its application have on leadership development?
Your paper must include a minimum of 2 scholarly references. APA formatting is required (i.e., title page, margins, double-spacing, and references page).
Reading and Learning Materials
Use the following resources to help you complete this assignment:

Origins of Positive Psychology
What is Positive Psychology?
Positive Psychology and Growth
Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology
Positive Organizational Behavior in the Workplace: The Impact of Hope, Optimism, and Resilience