Deloitte: Minding how you boost the bottom line

Instead of focusing on what’s wrong, employing positive psychology techniques can help companies tap true potential

Alan Lyons, business psychologist, Kinch LyonsMaura Hickey

Positive psychology can boost the bottom line for companies that use it to drive performance in high-performing teams, according to Alan Lyons, a psychologist and coach who works in the business and sporting spheres.

Lyons was one of four speakers at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Symposium, which took place in Dublin last Friday, hosted by the Irish Management Institute.

He uses coaching techniques based on positive psychology to help companies tap into ...