New local author on how to make your workplace happy

Sarah is an executive and leadership coach and she designs learning programmes for organisations in the Midlands, across the UK and internationally. She was asked by a Professor at Warwick Business School, Bob Thomson, to write a book in the ‘Business in Mind’ series that he is editing. Sarah has a background in writing - prior to training as a coach she worked in communications for a global healthcare company, she is also a certified positive psychology practitioner.

Local business owner, Sarah Alexander from Vivid Learning & Development Ltd, will have her first book published in May by Critical Publishing. Her book Transforming Performance at Work: The Power of Positive Psychology is an engaging and practical read for anyone looking to grow in their professional career while also improving their wellbeing and happiness, and for leaders who want to enable high performance at work but also want their teams to thrive and be happy.

Positive psychology is the science of happiness, and this book describes highly practical ideas and techniques to increase positivity, boost engagement, develop strong working relationships, build purpose, enable a sense of accomplishment and grow resilience.

Sarah put a proposal together for the publisher, then wrote a draft chapter and both were approved. Sarah said “It is incredibly exciting to know that my first book is going to be published in May. The writing has taken me a number of months, and I had to fit the research and writing around my business. I’m nervous