Helping Employees Flourish, Not Just Cope | Michele Deeks

This episode of the Working Well-Beings Podcast, recorded live at the Health & Wellbeing at Work Conference, features Michele Deeks, Director at Work Positive, discussing positive psychology, workplace culture, and what it really takes to help people flourish at work. With almost 20 years of experience at Work Positive, Michele shares how occupational psychology and positive psychology can help organisations build stronger teams, develop better leaders, and create cultures where people can thrive rather than simply get by. The conversation explores why many organisations still focus most of their wellbeing efforts on fixing problems, and why creating environments where people can flourish requires a different way of thinking. 🎙 In this episode, we discuss: What positive psychology really means in the workplace The difference between helping people cope and helping them flourish Why strengths-based approaches improve wellbeing and performance Building psychologically safe workplace cultures The importance of connection, belonging and relationships Practical ways to introduce positive psychology into teams Moving from reactive wellbeing to proactive culture change Why behaviour change matters more than awareness campaigns Creating workplaces where people enjoy coming to work Michele also shares practical examples of using strengths, appreciative questions and simple coaching tools to help teams build stronger relationships, recognise what's working well, and create lasting positive change. 📍 Recorded live at the Health & Wellbeing at Work Conference. 🔔 Subscribe for conversations on workplace wellbeing, occupational psychology, leadership, organisational culture, and helping people thrive at work.