Diseño de intervención positiva para la promoción del bienestar en equipos ágiles, basado en fortalezas del carácter.

Ruth Mary  Valencia; Aura Marina  Valera Morales

doi:10.58479/almanaque.2026.227

Authors

Ruth Mary Valencia Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)
Aura Marina Valera Morales Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58479/almanaque.2026.227

Keywords:

business agility, positive psychology, character strengths, organizational well-being, agile teams

Abstract

This research proposes an intervention model to promote well-being among members of teams operating within agile frameworks; this proposal is grounded in Positive Psychology and Peterson and Seligman’s 24 Character Strengths model. The research seeks to promote the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) numbers 03 (Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages) and 08 (Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all). The study arises from the need to improve the quality of life of individuals operating in business agility environments, aiming for well-being to be scalable across the entire organizational structure. Methodologically, it is defined as a feasible project with an exploratory scope and a documentary design. The proposal consists of an original intervention model made up of six (06) integrated sessions, conducted in one of the most common agile rituals used by these teams, known as the “Retrospective”. The design ranges from strengths assessment to the alignment of tasks and roles, promoting psychological safety and engagement. It is concluded that the integration between positive psychology and business agility generates benefits for both the individual and the organization, with this document serving as a basis for continuing similar research and complementing these results.

Author Biographies

Ruth Mary Valencia , Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)

Ruth Mary Valencia: An organizational and commercial professional with more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions. She holds postgraduate qualifications in Business Marketing from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and Positive Psychology from the Metropolitan University (UNIMET), as well as a Master’s Degree in Business Management from UCV. She is an Accredited Ontological Coach (COA-FICOP) and a graduate of the Advanced Management Program PAG71 at IESA. She is a Professional Mentor accredited by the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and holds ICAgile certifications in Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF), Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), and Enterprise Agile Coaching (ICP-ENT). She is also certified as an Explorer by LCC. Her research was conducted within the field of Organizational Well-Being, with a particular focus on institutional change processes. She also developed a proposal integrating character strengths and business agility to enhance the optimal functioning of work teams. This academic research is grounded in the development of viable models using the feasible project methodology.

Aura Marina Valera Morales, Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas (Venezuela)

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Education from the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) and a Specialization in Organizational Development from Andrés Bello Catholic University (UCAB). She is a Certified Coach through Newfield Consulting, an institute endorsed by the Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico, and a Certified Master Coach through INDELSER. She has also completed studies in Positive Psychology at the Metropolitan University (UNIMET). She is the author of the Integrated Human Talent Management System (SIGTH) Model, validated by the International Institute for Business Training (INFOEM) in 2009. She is Director of SIGTH Talento, Consultores Organizacionales S.C., a consulting firm whose primary objective is the management of organizational development and organizational consulting processes across a variety of settings. Her professional career spans organizations from diverse sectors of the national economy, as well as teaching positions at the Metropolitan University and Monte Ávila University. She has served as Academic Coordinator of several diploma programs, including: 1. Management Development, offered to the general public and to companies such as CREDICARD, DUNCAN, and MAPFRE; 2. “Trainee GAMA” Development Program; 3. Training Program for Coordinators and Supervisors; and 4. “Positive Psychology: A Foundation for Well-Being” Diploma Program, offered at the Metropolitan University since 2018.

She is an active member of the Venezuelan Society of Positive Psychology (SOVEPPOS). She also contributed as the author of a chapter to the book published by SOVEPPOS, Psychology in Action: Starting with What Is Right (2016).