So what can we do? Here is an example. I recently read Search Inside Yourself by Tan. In the book it discussed the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team (see at: http://hoopthoughts.blogspot.com/2008/10/five-dysfunctions-of-team.html)
The Dysfunctions pyramid describes and explains what leads to or causes inattention to results which of course is undesirable. The pyramid therefore shows that absence of trust(base), causes fear of conflict which leads to lack of commitment so there is avoidance of accountability which is why there is inattention to results.
If the pyramid was about what leads to attention on results we would want to be engaged in activities to build trustworthiness so people on the team felt freedom and support to use creativity which would create ownership and commitment to ideals which is something they would want to be accountable for and this therefore results in attention to results. A desirable, positive outcome.
To me this is an example of how to apply PHL because it is about how to get desired results, not about how to avoid undesired outcomes.
I have heard others are trying to do some positive actions that are support the ideals of PHL. Please, I share your efforts so we can help, learn, and grow into who we want to be!
Positive Health Leadership 
I posted this for Heidi:
Serendipitously, I just finished reading (for grad school) the original
theory on the 5 dysfunctions of a team (Lencioni, 2002) and did the same
thing- I reversed the pyramid. In fact, I have been finding myself
doing that with much research and theory. The general approach to
research is often to prove or disprove a specific hypothesis. By it’s
nature, qualitative research, attempts to account for the cause,
origination and prediction of what is often the ‘negative’ outcome. As
we know, our cultural (and academic) focus on the negative is due to our
desire to avoid it or not perpetuate it. We know our challenge in PHL
is to flip the paradigm. We know that focusing on the negative has not
led us to creating the positive.
I am practicing PHL by bringing that necessary paradigm shift to
thinking, writing and discussing research and theory within my graduate
program. I intend to use PHL to positively affect my little corner of
academia 🙂 stay tuned
– Heidi Hultman McAllister
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