ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on optimal functioning that add value in life, positive psychology offers a considerable additional prospect concerning the efforts for progress in the fields of leadership and human resources, recruiting and selection. Empirical evidence at the current time supports the claim of positive situations, like positive emotions, and state-like concepts such as a certain kind of self-efficacy, being related to organizational behaviors and organizational effects, and moreover having an effect on them. Strengths theory application has been expanded to the organizational field, and strengths-based development, which focuses on human strengths development through talent identification and talent improvement via knowledge and skills. The interest in optimal function has also been increased in the field of organizational psychology, as studies of positive organizational behavior (POB) demonstrate. Beyond the contribution of positive characteristics theory to recruitment, strengths or POB characteristics have a further impact on today's workplace.
