Personal Flourishing in Organizations

This book examines the important insights that psychology and philosophy can offer into the promotion of personal flourishing within organizations and the potential benefits that can accrue in terms of personal development, performance, goal achievement, and teamwork. The first part of the book develops a classical framework on happiness and the meaning of life, setting the stage on which significant aspects of institutional organization and its harmonization with ethics are addressed. The value of institutional ethics, flow, and mindfulness in creating a collaborative working environment that promotes self-fulfilment and enhances performance is then explored in depth, drawing on insights from contemporary psychology. Finally, concrete means of fostering personal flourishing within organizations are discussed. Here, the reader will find an evaluation of the effectiveness of coaching in promoting personal development and goal achievement as well as stimulating discussion of the interrelationship between team building, virtue, and personal flourishing. This book will be of interest to a wide range of professionals and academics within the fields of psychology and business.

Juan A. Mercado Montes was born in Mexico City in 1967. He gained his MA in Philosophy at the Panamerican University (Mexico City) in 1989, for a thesis on Aristotle’s induction and in 2001 completed his PhD at the University of Navarra (Spain) with a dissertation on Hume’s philosophy of belief. He has been Full Professor of Applied Ethics at the Pontifical University of Santa Croce in Rome since 2014, having previously been Associate Professor of the History of Modern Philosophy at the university (2002–2014). In 2008 he founded the Markets, Culture, and Ethics Research Center at the university, with Martin Schlag. He is also a Visiting Professor at IPADE Business School in Mexico City.