Strengthspotting as a facilitator of wellbeing contagion: How positive behaviour can infect organisational networks

The following paper acknowledges limitations in strengths and organisational studies and aims to

position the novel concept of strengthspotting as a social currency and positive behaviour capable

of facilitating wellbeing contagion throughout organisational networks. Theories of social exchange,

social networks, and emotional contagion are aligned as a theoretical framework, and the concept

of wellbeing loops and a strengthspotting and wellbeing cycle are introduced. With no clear

conceptualisation or robust definition of strengthspotting, its potential has not yet been effectively

capitalised upon within organisational studies, and would arguably provide insight into the

operationalisation of positive organisational scholarship. The paper provides a starting point for the

consideration of strengthspotting in future organisational studies and the development of a more

sophisticated measurement tool.