Teams often become more positive because they have a positive leader. This is why focusing on your own happiness, wellbeing, and emotional intelligence is the first step in creating a great team. Martin Seligman, a leading positive psychologist, developed the PERMA model to highlight the five essential elements that you need in order to be happy. PERMA is an acronym that stands for:

• Positive emotion
• Engagement with others
• Positive relationships
• Meaning
• Accomplishment/achievement.

Start by thinking about how you can increase each of these elements in your life. Spend some time reading one of the many articles on PERMA (you will find several through Google) and then take action €“ the more of these things you can bring to your life, the more of a positive impact you will make as a leader on your team.