<div>Positive psychology, with its focus on identifying and building up of strengths inherently supports executive development and leadership coaching.&nbsp; Author Doug MacKie explains how strengths can be reliably assessed and developed in an organizational context, reviewing the existing strengths models.&nbsp; After an overview of the historical origins of strength-based approaches in organizations, he analyzes the evidence for using them and links leadership development to strengths-based approaches.&nbsp; He additionally discusses positive assessment, coaching for positive leadership in organizations, and using strength-based approaches as a leader/manager and as a coach.&nbsp; Finally, as a counter balance, MacKie discusses the limits of strength-based coaching and the potential benefits of negative emotions and pessimism.</div>