HERO — Psychological Capital

Prof. Fred Luthans — psychological capital

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HERO — Psychological Capital

Prof. Fred Luthans — psychological capital · 4 elements

The four psychological resources people draw on under pressure. Measured, developable, and strongly associated with performance and wellbeing at work.

Each element below links to the passages in this collection that speak to it. The framework is not ours — it belongs to the researchers named above, and is reproduced here so you can use this collection through a model you already know.

Hope

Waypower — pathways to your goals — and willpower, the energy to pursue them.

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Efficacy

Belief in your ability to succeed at a specific task, and to mobilise what it needs.

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Resilience

Bouncing back better from setback and adversity; growing through difficulty.

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Optimism

A positive but realistic outlook; setbacks read as temporary and specific.

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