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Develop empowered leaders with mental fitness for government organizations

The Positive Intelligence mental fitness program sparks transformation that benefits government employees, their families, and the communities they serve.

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Positive Intelligence is a mental fitness program based on proven neurological science. Our approach systematically builds the pillars of mental fitness to create sustained improvements in performance, engagement, wellbeing, and relationships, while establishing a growth mindset across the organization.

Let our team help your build a customized a mental fitness plan for your government organization today!

Peak performance starts with Positive Intelligence

Welcome to Positive Intelligence, the leading mental fitness training program for the public sector. Government organizations and employees are up against unique challenges and demands, from adapting to changing priorities to managing high workloads to dealing with budget constraints.

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  • Public Sector Employees Face Unique Challenges

    • Budget constraints

    • Bureaucracy

    • Lack of resources

    • Changing priorities

    • High workload

    • Strict regulations

Federal Employee Satisfaction by the Numbers¹

  • Overall satisfaction in the federal workforce slipped to 62% in 2022, the lowest satisfaction number since 2016.

  • Only 52% of federal employees say that management makes effective changes to address their organization’s challenges.

  • Less than half of federal employees say that senior leaders in their organizations generate high levels of motivation and commitment in the workforce.

  • Just 54% of federal employees say employees in their work unit approach change as an opportunity.

Positive Intelligence Boosts Wellbeing and Performance Across Government Organizations

Due to the challenging nature of public sector work, employee engagement and innovation are paramount. The Positive Intelligence (PQ) program is a proven neuroscience-based approach to building mental fitness in individuals and across organizations. The program provides tools and training to cultivate a positive mindset that increases performance, engagement, wellbeing, and prevention and enables lasting change.

Participants in the PQ program report the following improvements in their performance and wellness:

Based on survey results from cohort of >2000 Positive Intelligence Program participants after 6 weeks of mental fitness training

90

%

Use Mental/Emotional Energy More Effectively

92

%

Better at Teamwork and Collaboration

85

%

Increase Happiness

91

%

Manage Stress Better

83

%

Improve Self-Confidence

84

%

Better at Conflict Management

  • My investment in the PQ Program is really a long-term investment in myself. It helps me navigate this time of change and show up as my authentic self at work and at home. My ability to remain calm and approach every interaction with a Sage perspective has greatly increased. I am a work in progress, but I now have the tools to be my better self.
    Darlene W. Public Service Leader

No Other Solution Covers the Breadth and Depth of Positive Intelligence

Boost Performance

The PQ program complements and enhances the results of individual coaching and growth programs by helping individuals and teams:

  • Boost productivity and performance
  • Heighten problem-solving, relationship-building, and innovation
  • Manage stress and prevent burnout
  • Improve wellness, prevention, and mental health
  • Increase empathy, self-compassion, and focus
  • Make meaningful change in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts
Earned Trust

Positive Intelligence uses an app to systematically build the foundational pillars of mental fitness over a six-week period, forming lasting new mental habits.

  • Complete the program virtually, with no travel necessary.
  • Invest a minimal amount of time each day; no need to miss work or deprioritize other commitments.
  • Identify the root causes of resistance to change, resulting in sustained, positive change.
  • Use positive mindset practices to maximize the ROI of future training investments.
  • Share learnings with others at work and at home to help reinforce concepts.
  • Learn to apply the principles of a positive mindset across all areas of life to improve relationships, wellness, and performance.
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Develop collaborative leaders, transcend organizational boundaries, and build bridges with the power of mental fitness training

Public sector employees have unique opportunities to make a difference in the lives of others. They also face unique challenges. Limited resources, heavy workloads, multiple layers of oversight, and a constantly changing environment make it difficult to innovate. In today’s public sector, solving big problems means leading across organizational boundaries. Fostering a culture of collaborative leaders who can build bridges between organizations — including partners in the private sector — is critical to mission success.

Positive Intelligence helps build and support a culture of collaborative leaders. The Positive Intelligence program represents a breakthrough in the ability to raise Emotional Intelligence (EQ) across an organization. Our factor analysis research dramatically simplifies the process of building EQ by identifying the root-level building blocks of EQ. In the Positive Intelligence program, 17 out of 18 EQ competencies are automatically developed through intercepting negative thought patterns and activating the self-command center of the brain.

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Strengthening these habit-forming muscles leads to lasting positive change for program participants

Improve Wellbeing
Percent of participants reporting improvement after only 6 weeks of Positive Intelligence Program

98

%

experience EQ growth

84

%

improve conflict management competency

84

%

improve service orientation competency

78

%

improve change catalyst competency

76

%

improve influence competency

Public sector employees who strengthen their EQ competencies through mental fitness training are better able to handle the challenges that come their way including:

    • Leading organizational change and leading through uncertainty

    • Learning & embracing emerging technologies, including AI

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    • Burnout caused by changing priorities and workload

    • Discouragement over lack of resources

    • Adjusting to a new hybrid work environment or return to work

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The Positive Intelligence program harnesses EQ competencies to help government organizations:

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  • Improve employee engagement and morale
  • Elevate teamwork, collaboration, and innovation
  • Reduce employee stress and burnout
  • Sharpen conflict management and influencing skills
  • Increase empowerment and promote equity across the employee population
  • Enhance management capabilities and inspirational leadership skills
  • Foster a collaborative leadership culture that transcends organizational boundaries
  • Having found the PQ Program post-retirement, I often reflect on what a game-changer it would have been for our organization if we had all gone through the PQ Program together. Sure, we achieved amazing mission outcomes, but often at the expense of sleepless nights, heated conflicts, stress, burnout, long hours, missed time with family, guilt, self-doubt, and all-around unhappiness. An initial reaction to change is a normal human response, but there is no need to suffer longer than a few seconds. So, to all my former colleagues across the government, don’t waste another minute suffering from the sabotaging effects of your survival brain — sign up now!
    Jennifer A. Former SES

The Neuroscience of Positive Intelligence

Positive Intelligence provides a neuroscience-based approach to mental fitness. Our factor analysis research has revealed the foundational root-level enablers and disablers of optimal performance and wellbeing. The Positive Intelligence program allows you to rewire the brain at the root level to form lasting new habits.

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The Staying Power of Positive Intelligence

Positive Intelligence is different from workshops, books, and other coaching programs that may inspire temporary, but not lasting change. While some of these resources and programs do provide short-term benefits, they don’t offer the depth and breadth of material, proven practices, and staying power to ensure organizational transformation. The Positive Intelligence program creates lasting change with its 3-prong approach to improvement:

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    Treat the root-level cause of negative thought patterns, not the symptoms.

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    Build mental muscles and establish a daily habit of mental fitness practice.

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    Provide a common operating system for personal and professional development to radically simplify coaching, training, and practice.

How Positive Intelligence Works

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Discover the Saboteurs that are hurting performance and wellbeing. Then build new positive neural pathways to stop them.

Saboteurs are the voices in your head that generate negative emotions and impact your the way you handle challenges. They represent automated patterns in your mind for how to think, feel and respond. They cause all of your stress, anxiety, self-doubt, frustration, restlessness and unhappiness. They sabotage your performance, wellbeing and relationships.

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The Three Muscles of Mental Finess

To conquer your Saboteurs, you need to build and exercise three mental muscles. 


  • Saboteur Interceptor Muscle

     

    If you’re in negative emotion for more than a few seconds, you’re in Saboteur mode. Label your thoughts and emotions in that moment as Saboteur and then let them go. Once you know your Saboteurs, you can begin to discredit their lies and limiting beliefs.

  • Self-Command Muscle

    Self-Command Muscle

     

    Performing 10-second PQ Reps is a powerful way to command your mind to quiet the region where your Saboteurs live. This activates the region where your Sage powers live. Every time you intercept your Saboteurs, do a few PQ Reps in order to pause and choose a Sage response.

  • Sage Muscle

    Sage Muscle

     

    Your Sage is the part of your brain that handles challenges with a clear and calm mind and positive emotions. It uses the five primary powers of Empathize, Explore, Innovate, Navigate, and Activate. Once you’ve activated your Sage brain through PQ Reps, you’ll have access to these powers.

How Positive Intelligence Supports Your Organization

Assessments

Identify the Saboteurs that are impacting your happiness.

Track progress and set goals with the easy-to-use Positive Intelligence Quotient (PQ) Score Assessment.

Community

Connect with a community of healthcare professionals and team members for support and motivation.

Friends and family access to foster personal relationship building.

Library of resources

Access a library of resources, including mindfulness exercises, to help you manage stress, avoid burnout and improve your overall wellbeing.

Daily check-ins

Perform daily, app-guided check-ins to track your mental wellbeing and identify areas for improvement.

Get Started

Just 15 minutes a day of app-guided practice based on proven neurological science can create lasting improvement in your team’s performance, wellbeing and relationships.

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Sources

1 2022 Office of Personnel Management, Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey Results, 2022
https://www.opm.gov/fevs/reports/governmentwide-reports/governmentwide-reports/governmentwide-management-report/2022/2022-governmentwide-management-report.pdf

Codes

UEI: CCGFSSVMEK37
CAGE Code: 7NEE4
Small Business under NAICS: 611430
Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM)