 THE Q&A INTERVIEW WITH ALEX LINLEY,
Ph.D.
We had a wonderful interview with Professor Alex Linley on Friday,
May 14, 2010. Hundreds of people were on the call. Many more will listen
to the interview by recording. Based in the UK, Alex is a leading figure
in applied positive psychology. For example, of Alex's book, Positive
Psychology in Practice, Martin E. P. Seligman, the founder of positive
psychology, wrote "This volume is the cutting edge of positive
psychology and the emblem of its future."
Alex has written, co-written, or edited more than 120 research articles
and book chapters, and five books. His newest book, co-authored with
Janet Willars and Robert Biswas-Diener, is The
Strengths Book: Be Confident, Be Successful, and Enjoy Better Relationships
by Realizing the Best of You.
Alex is also an extraordinary teacher (We're proud that he taught two
master classes for us!), articulate, and unpretentious. This should
be a cool, fun hour.
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ABOUT ALEX LINLEY
Alex Linley, Ph.D. is a psychologist and social entrepreneur. After
time spent working first in business and then in academia, in 2005 Alex
founded the Centre of Applied Positive Psychology, where he is now Director.
CAPP is a social business, registered as a not-for-profit company limited
by guarantee, and is focused on the applications of strengths in organisations
and schools. CAPP's profits are reinvested in its mission of Strengthening
the World, a mission which is also supported through the charitable
works of The Strengths Project, of which Alex is a Founding Trustee.
To visit Alex's CAPP website, go to http://www.cappeu.com/
Alex holds the position of Visiting Professor in Psychology at the
University of Leicester, and has delivered keynote presentations on
strengths and positive psychology throughout Europe and in the Caribbean,
the United States, and India. Alex has a first class BSc (Hons) Psychology
degree from the University of Leicester and a PhD in Psychology from
the University of Warwick. He is a Chartered Psychologist with the British
Psychological Society, holds the British Psychological Society Certificates
of Competence in Occupational Testing (Level A and Level B), and is
an accredited business coach.
 He has
written, co-written, or edited more than 120 research articles and book
chapters, and five books, including Positive
Psychology in Practice (Wiley, 2004) and Average
to A+: Realising Strengths in Yourself and Others (CAPP Press,
2008). He is an Associate Editor of the Encyclopaedia
of Positive Psychology and the Journal
of Positive Psychology, as well as Co-Editor of the International
Coaching Psychology Review, and a regular reviewer for a number
of journals, publishers, and grant awarding bodies. His newest book,
co-authored with Janet Willars and Robert Biswas-Diener, is The
Strengths Book: Identify Your Strengths, Be Confident, Be Successful,
and Enjoy Better Relationships by Realising the Best of You.
Alex wrote the business case that was used to help launch the National
Talent Bank, an initiative of the Council on Social Action, chaired
by the Prime Minister and launched at 10 Downing Street in July 2009.
He is currently serving as a member of the Steering Committee for the
National Talent Bank.
Alex lives with his wife and their four children in Coventry, a city
in England, 95 miles (153 km) northwest of London.
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