Excellence as an example of a brilliant career in Work and Organizational Psychology: Laudatio in honour of José María Peiró

José María Peiró is an exceptional talent in applied psychology at a global level, and one of the most famous and well-known work and organizational psychologists in the world, at an international level, for his anti- cipatory vision in research, his refined methodological skills and his advanced competences in technology transfer and in evidence-based interventions in contexts. This contribution is about the Laudatio in honour of José María Peiró during the Award Ceremony of the Honorary Master’s Degree awarded to him on November 5th, 2024 at the University of Florence (Italy). The contribution offers a comment on the figure of José María Peiró, delineating the first part of his career and his flourishing, presenting a focus on his collaboration with the University of Florence (Italy), and offering a brief overview of his most relevant work and activities. The hope is that sharing a career of excellence like the one of José María Peiró will reinforce the motivation and meaning in all readers, fuelling in everyone the search for a combination of passion and dedication, which role models like him inspire and testify to.