Decision science brings together special expertise in decision support systems, enterprise information systems, enterprise integration, management science, business statistics, operations/technology management, and operations. This article series has been extracted from the lecture notes of  Professor Grace M. DiLeo. In addition to holding a Doctor of Science [in Law and Economy with Specializations in Business Law, Economics, Management, and Finance], Doctor of Philosophy [in Business and Public Administration], Master of Business Administration [in Finance], and Bachelor of Commerce [in Accounting], Professor DiLeo has nearly two decades of academic and practical expertise in the field of decision science. The topics presented in the series are related to business, finance, management, entrepreneurship, and decision sciences, including core knowledge, competencies, tools, techniques, and critical skills. Ultimately, articles are directed toward the application of quantitative methods to real-world problems through modern methodologies adopted from statistics, operations research, and management science. This series is an excellent resource for M.B.A. students.

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Coaching as a profession is a relatively recent development and includes practitioners from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, including consulting, Human Relations (HR) and Organizational Development (OD), training, sports, education, and philosophy. Practitioners also proceed from any number of disciplines such as industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, and social psychology (see Institute of Coaching for additional information). Given the varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives that coaches bring, it is not surprising to see a lack of consensus about definitions, methods, and techniques. Notwithstanding, the International Coach Federation (ICF) defines coaching as: "Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential" (see ICF Code of Ethics). Although coaching is informed by psychology, it is not a psychotherapeutic treatment for disorders but rather focuses on developing client strengths and moving towards client stated goals. This article series, extracted from the lecture notes of The Rt. Revd. Dr. Andrew Vujisić, (in the world, Dr. Zoran Vujisić), presents topics related to executive and life coaching, including core knowledge, reflection, competencies, tools, techniques, and critical skills. Ultimately, the various articles are directed toward the integration of the conceptual and theoretical knowledge of coaching with practical application to the workplace and/or a chosen sphere of activity.

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According to Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi (2001), Positive Psychology is "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life". Positive Psychology is concerned with eudaimonia, or "the good life", (i.e., a reflection about what holds the greatest value in life and the factors that contribute the most to a well-lived and fulfilling life). Positive Psychology began as a new domain of psychology in 1998 when Martin Seligman chose it as the theme for his term as president of the American Psychological Association. The model builds on the humanistic movement, which encouraged an emphasis on happiness, well-being, and positivity. This article series presents the following topics related to Seligman's Positive Psychology.

Article 1: Positive psychology: The other lung

Article 2: Love, hope, gratitude, and forgiveness

Article 3: Motivation and meaning

Article 4: Pleasures and gratifications

Article 5: Positive emotion, optimism, and illness

Article 6: Stress inoculation and spirituality

Article 7: Work, leadership, institutions, and culture

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Modern psychology is a virtual marketplace reflecting a myriad of differing popular philosophies of life. Each psychology’s interpretive system sets up categories and labels that project, ('with no right way up'), onto the globe of reality like a Dymaxion map. Norms and ideals set standards against which diagnoses are made, and psychotherapies aspire to alter behavior, conduct, habits, and ultimately lifestyle. Even psychologists lament the aparent irresolvable chaos in the field. Robert Coles (1995, xxv), in The minds fate: A Psychiatrist looks at his profession,  writes: "This is... a ‘field’ all too prone toward ideological splits and antagonisms, if not outright internecine war." No bridging theory reconciles conflicting and competing views; and eclecticism is the order of the day. Eclecticism, however, only offers a pragmatic way to keep going, but is in itself, an intellectual counsel of despair. This article series, extracted from the lecture notes of The Rt. Revd. Dr. Andrew Vujisić, (in the world, Dr. Zoran Vujisić), offers a careful presentation and anylysis, and a penetrating critique and evaluation from an Eastern Christian perspective of the psychologies listed below. Each article begins with a summary of the historical background and key figures of the school, (model/approach), followed by its key concepts, and concludes with an evaluation as to whether the psychology/psychotherapy is consistent with Orthodox cosmology, soteriology, and phronema. The ultimate purpose is to provide the layperson with an overview that will allow him/her to make a spiritually intelligent decision regarding model's use.

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