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In today’s episode, Andy interviews Jessica Amortegui, the head of global learning and development at Logitech. Jessica is passionate about creating meaningful and memorable experiences that help people grow into their full potential and contribute at their highest levels.

In today’s episode, Andy interviews Jessica Amortegui, the head of global learning and development at Logitech. Jessica is passionate about creating meaningful and memorable experiences that help people grow into their full potential and contribute at their highest levels.

Ep 22: How to Design and Deliver Meaningful and Memorable Learning Experiences that Get Results with Jessica Amortegui

Jessica Amortegui is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech. Logitech were the winners of the 2016 Positive Business Project Competition, presented by the Center for Positive Organizations at The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Logitech designs personal peripherals, and they connect customers to their digital experiences. They are recognized for their work in creating community, where it’s employees are invigorated by the work that they do each day. Jessica has spent many years studying, writing about, and applying the practices of positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship. In this conversation, you will hear Jessica share how Logitech is helping its employees use their strengths intelligently at work. She talks about the changes the company has seen from individuals completing the VIA Survey, using job crafting and participating in the free online strengths challenge and explains how Logitech is taking the next step of helping people discover the fears that get in the way of them using their strengths effectively at work. Connect with Jessica Amortegui: Website - JessicaAmortegui.com You’ll Learn:  [02:30] - Jessica tells us what Logitech is doing to helping people put their strengths to work each day. [06:02] - Recently, hundreds of Logitech employees joined us for the free online strengths challenge. Jessica talks about the change that has been seen from individuals picking one strength to work on. [07:46] - Jessica talks about how Logitech is taking things one step further with strengths by looking at the fears that get in the way of using our strengths intelligently. [10:44] - Jessica provides some examples of things that are holding people back from being able to embrace their strengths at work. [15:05] - Jessica shares information on creating a safe environment for people to have more authentic conversatioins about their strengths. [17:40] - Getting leaders prepared to support people after the workshops is vital. Jessica explains how she is doing this. [19:18] - The Lightning Round with Jessica Amortegui  Your Resources:  StrengthsChallenge.com  The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact - Chip Heath and Dan Heath  Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Jessica!

Jessica Amortegui is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech. Logitech were the winners of the 2016 Positive Business Project Competition, presented by the Center for Positive Organizations at The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Logitech designs personal peripherals, and they connect customers to their digital experiences. They are recognized for their work in creating community, where it’s employees are invigorated by the work that they do each day. Jessica has spent many years studying, writing about, and applying the practices of positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship. In this conversation, you will hear Jessica share how Logitech is helping its employees use their strengths intelligently at work. She talks about the changes the company has seen from individuals completing the VIA Survey, using job crafting and participating in the free online strengths challenge and explains how Logitech is taking the next step of helping people discover the fears that get in the way of them using their strengths effectively at work. Connect with Jessica Amortegui: Website - <a href="http://www.jessicaamortegui.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JessicaAmortegui.com</a> You’ll Learn: <ul> <li>[02:30] - Jessica tells us what Logitech is doing to helping people put their strengths to work each day.</li> <li>[06:02] - Recently, hundreds of Logitech employees joined us for the free online strengths challenge. Jessica talks about the change that has been seen from individuals picking one strength to work on.</li> <li>[07:46] - Jessica talks about how Logitech is taking things one step further with strengths by looking at the fears that get in the way of using our strengths intelligently.</li> <li>[10:44] - Jessica provides some examples of things that are holding people back from being able to embrace their strengths at work.</li> <li>[15:05] - Jessica shares information on creating a safe environment for people to have more authentic conversatioins about their strengths.</li> <li>[17:40] - Getting leaders prepared to support people after the workshops is vital. Jessica explains how she is doing this.</li> <li>[19:18] - The Lightning Round with Jessica Amortegui</li> </ul> Your Resources: <ul> <li><a href="http://StrengthsChallenge.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">StrengthsChallenge.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact</a> - Chip Heath and Dan Heath</li> </ul> Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Please <a href="http://www.michellemcquaid.com/itunes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes</a>. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to <a href="http://www.michellemcquaid.com/itunes" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">subscribe to the show on iTunes</a> to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/making-positive-psychology-work" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Making Positive Psychology Work</a> streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/making-positive-psychology-work" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">stitcher.</a> No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  Thank you Jessica!

Are Strengths Holding You Back? with Jessica Amortegui

Jessica Amortegui is a leading expert in positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship in organizations. Jessica is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech, where she has developed a two-day workshop on positive psychology practices for her team members. Jessica shares how she organized this workshop, including her strategy to gain management support and team buy-in. Jessica also talks with us about job crafting and the idea of “the perfect job vs. the best job for us.” I think you will really enjoy this conversation with Jessica Amortegui. This interview was produced in partnership with the Center for Positive Organization’s Positive Business Project. Jessica's website: http://www.jessicaamortegui.com You’ll Learn: ● [2:15] - Jessica talks about need for meaningful experience in order to open people’s hearts and minds to new ways of leading. ● [4:05] - How Jessica got Logitech leadership and the team to buy into a two-day workshop course on leading through positive psychology.● [5:50] - Jessica shares what she taught the workshop attendees to get them so enthusiastic about these new philosophies. ● [8:21] - Jessica talks about balancing the science and the experience in teaching these practices to team members.● [10:00] - The perfect job vs. the best job for us. ● [12:18] - Jessica talks about job crafting at Logitech.● [13:49] - Job crafting through mastery, meaning, and membership. ● [15:49] - When might job crafting might not be ideal?● [17:51] - Management support and involvement is vital to creating system-wide change. ● [18:28] - The lightning round with Jessica Amortegui Your Resources: ● VIA Strengths Finder Survey - http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey  ● Shawn Achor Ted Talk - “The happy secret to better work” ● Simon Sinek Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek  ● “Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It” - Chris Voss &amp; Tahl Raz ● Center for Positive Organization’s Positive Business Project - http://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/ Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! Special thanks to Ryan for joining me this week. Until next time, take care!

Jessica Amortegui is a leading expert in positive psychology and positive organizational scholarship in organizations. Jessica is the Senior Director of Learning and Development at Logitech, where she has developed a two-day workshop on positive psychology practices for her team members. Jessica shares how she organized this workshop, including her strategy to gain management support and team buy-in. Jessica also talks with us about job crafting and the idea of “the perfect job vs. the best job for us.” I think you will really enjoy this conversation with Jessica Amortegui. This interview was produced in partnership with the Center for Positive Organization’s Positive Business Project. Jessica's website: <a href="http://www.jessicaamortegui.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jessicaamortegui.com</a> You’ll Learn: ● [2:15] - Jessica talks about need for meaningful experience in order to open people’s hearts and minds to new ways of leading. ● [4:05] - How Jessica got Logitech leadership and the team to buy into a two-day workshop course on leading through positive psychology.● [5:50] - Jessica shares what she taught the workshop attendees to get them so enthusiastic about these new philosophies. ● [8:21] - Jessica talks about balancing the science and the experience in teaching these practices to team members.● [10:00] - The perfect job vs. the best job for us. ● [12:18] - Jessica talks about job crafting at Logitech.● [13:49] - Job crafting through mastery, meaning, and membership. ● [15:49] - When might job crafting might not be ideal?● [17:51] - Management support and involvement is vital to creating system-wide change. ● [18:28] - The lightning round with Jessica Amortegui Your Resources: ● VIA Strengths Finder Survey - <a href="http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.viacharacter.org/www/Character-Strengths-Survey </a> ● Shawn Achor Ted Talk - “<a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work?language=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The happy secret to better work</a>” ● Simon Sinek Ted Talk - <a href="https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.ted.com/speakers/simon_sinek </a> ● “<a href="https://amzn.com/0062407805" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It</a>” - Chris Voss &amp; Tahl Raz ● Center for Positive Organization’s Positive Business Project - <a href="http://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/</a> Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! Special thanks to Ryan for joining me this week. Until next time, take care!