October 11, 2023
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Estelle Archibold, The Pennsylvania State University Seed generators: Karen Locke, William and Mary Robin Ely, Harvard University Topic: Incubating the Germ that “Gets Under Our Skin”: The Emotion Work of Equity Leaders in a Conflicted Organization Talk description: In this 30-month ethnographic study, I investigate how equity leaders in an intractable conflict setting […]
Thriving Accelerator Workshops
Accelerate Your Strengths
Instructors: Sarah Kurtz McKinnon & Monica Worline
October 24, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
There are two concurrent options available for attending this workshop: in person or virtual
Accelerate Your Strengths In this Accelerator, you will: Deepen your own awareness of your strengths. Learn how to deploy a strengths-based approach in work and life. Understand and practice how to recognize and elevate strengths in other people and within organizations. There are two concurrent options available for attending this workshop: In person (hearty and […]
Positive Links Speaker Series
Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides
Geoffrey Cohen
October 30, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
Geoffrey Cohen Professor of Psychology and the James G. March Professor of Organizational Studies in Education and Business, Stanford University Author of Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection and Bridging Divides About the talk We live in enormously polarized times. From politics to race, religion, gender, and class, division runs rampant. In 2020, 40 percent […]
Thriving Accelerator Workshops
Accelerate Your Professional Relationships
Instructor: Sarah Kurtz McKinnon
November 08, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
In person, Ross School of Business
Accelerate Your Professional Relationships In this Accelerator, you will: Gain a foundation for new ways of seeing, understanding, and acting to build connections with others. Learn to take stock of your relational landscape and become more skillful and intentional in its navigation. Leave with new practices to help you tap into wellsprings of capability, strength, […]
November 08, 2023
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Yu Tse Heng, University of Virginia Seed generators: Lisa Leslie, New York University Eden King, Rice University Topic: Embracing Silver Linings: Understanding When Menopause Facilitates Women’s Generative Behaviors at Work Talk description: The mid-to-late stage of women’s careers tends to coincide with their menopausal transition, a natural phase of life for women that […]
Positive Links Speaker Series
Where does DEI go from here?
Laura Morgan Roberts
November 16, 2023
1:00 - 2:00 pm ET
Laura Morgan Roberts Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia About the talk Join us in conversation with one of the world’s most renowned voices bringing a positive organizational scholarship lens to topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion at work. Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts will discuss the headwinds slowing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives […]
November 16, 2023
12:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET
This event is for current Positive Organizations Consortium members
Positive Organizations Consortium Member Forum – Fall 2023 About the Forum Based on the strong Consortium member feedback that you want more opportunities to learn together in person, we are pleased to host an in-person Fall Member Forum on campus at the University of Michigan. We invite each Consortium member organization to bring up to […]
Thriving Accelerator Workshops
Accelerate Generous Community in Your Work
Instructor: Sarah Kurtz McKinnon
December 05, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
In person, Ross School of Business
Accelerate Generous Community in Your Work In this Accelerator, you will: Learn proven tools that will help you and your teams accelerate the flow of resources. Understand the foundational pieces needed to build a culture of generosity within your organization. Increase your personal, professional, and organizational connections, performance, and well-being. Hearty and healthy snack bar available to participants. Instructor […]
December 13, 2023
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Jennifer Brenton, University of Michigan Seed generators: Helen Haugh, University of Cambridge Oana Branzei, Western University Topic: Leveraging Place: Increasing Community Support for Community-Based Enterprises to Create Long-Term Impact Talk description: Community-based enterprises (CBEs) are organizations embedded in communities that aim to address local challenges and contribute to community development. Within research on […]
January 10, 2024
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Julia Coff, New York University Seed generators: Amy Wrzesniewski, University of Pennsylvania Lindsey Cameron, University of Pennsylvania Topic: Awakening to New Possibilities: Employee Responses to the COVID-Induced Transition to Remote Work Talk description: For many knowledge workers, the “environmental jolt” of COVID-19 catalyzed a profound and collective discontinuity in the experience of work. […]
Positive Links Speaker Series
The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before
Erika H. James & Lynn Perry Wooten
January 22, 2024
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Erika H. James Dean of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Lynn Perry Wooten Faculty Affiliate, Center for Positive Organizations and President, Simmons University About the talk The next crisis might be here now, or it might be around the corner. In no other time in recent history have leaders in every industry and on […]
February 07, 2024
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Free, registration required to obtain login information
Robert E. Quinn Co-Founder and Faculty Advisory Board, Center for Positive Organizations; Margaret Elliott Tracy Collegiate Emeritus Professor in Business Administration; Emeritus Professor of Management and Organizations, University of Michigan About the talk Fear is an emotion. So is loneliness. The dread of social isolation is ever with us. It can influence imagination and logic, […]
Past Events
Partner Event
Beware of Black Boxes: Identify Signs of an Ethical Collapse with Theranos Whistleblower Erika Cheung
Erika Cheung
September 29, 2023
2:30 – 4:00 p.m. ET
Virtual and In Person
Beware of Black Boxes: Identify Signs of an Ethical Collapse with Theranos Whistleblower Erika Cheung
Thriving Accelerator Workshops
Welcome to the Science of Thriving Organizations: A Learning Accelerator
Instructor: Sarah Kurtz McKinnon
September 19, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
In person, Ross School of Business
Welcome to the Science of Thriving Organizations: A Learning Accelerator In this Accelerator, you will: Understand the indicators of a thriving organization (and the indicators of the opposite). Learn how to unlock greater potential organizationally and individually through the science of thriving. Discover why the science of thriving matters to you as a student – […]
September 18, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 pm ET
This event is for current Positive Organizations Consortium members and Thriving Catalyst students only.
Session Description: While navigating our digitally distributed attention, we often become trapped in a reified or limited sense of self and others, hindering our ability to engage meaningfully with the demands of a diverse workplace. Join us for a workshop that aims to offer a solution – a holistic, Mindful Mindset approach that fosters personal, […]
September 13, 2023
2:00 p.m. E.T.
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Melanie Prengler, University of Virginia Seed generators: Brianna Caza, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Dolly Chugh, New York University Topic: From Crisis to Transformation: Understanding the Evolution of Ally Identity after Failure Talk description: This paper explores how dominant group members identify and respond to their own allyship failures in ways that […]
Positive Links Speaker Series
For the Culture
Marcus Collins
September 12, 2023
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Marcus Collins Clinical Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Michigan Best-selling author of For the Culture About the talk There is no force more influential on human behavior than culture. What we wear, what we watch, who we marry, how we vote, what we support, what we do, and just about every aspect of daily living […]
August 16, 2023
12:30 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event
Join the University of Michigan Eisenberg Family Depression Center for their fourth annual Workplace Mental Health Conference on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. This half-day virtual event explores real-world solutions to the mental health challenges in today’s workforce. Whether you’re an HR professional, a C-suite executive, or just passionate about […]
2023 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM
Presented by the Center for Positive Organizations
August 06, 2023
7:30-9:00 a.m. ET
Back Bay Ballrooms A and B, 2nd Floor Meeting Level, Sheraton Boston Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199
Annual Gathering of POS Scholars at the 2023 Academy of Management Annual Meeting This breakfast experience organized by the Center for Positive Organizations gathers together the community of scholars applying the concepts and theories in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) in their research. Please, join […]
July 28, 2023
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET
Online
The PCN Positive Communication Book Series Presents Julien Mirivel and Alex Lyon’s newest book: “Positive Communication for Leaders.”
Positive Organizations Consortium
Consortium Member Forum
Positive Communication Skills for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change
May 10, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET + Dinner Following Event
Anyone interested in attending who has yet to join the Consortium, please contact cpo-consortium@umich.edu for more information.
Consortium Member Forum Positive Communication Skills for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET + Dinner Following Event Open to Consortium members View forum agenda here Positive Organizations Consortium The Positive Organizations Consortium is a vibrant, leader-to-leader learning and networking community designed to create highly effective workplaces where people […]
May 03, 2023
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Christina Bradley, University of Michigan Seed generators: Hilary Anger Elfenbein, Washington University in St. Louis Michael Parke, University of Pennsylvania Topic: How, When, and Why Responding to the Emotions of Others Impacts Work Outcomes: Theory, Findings, and Future Directions Talk description: When an employee expresses an emotion at work, their colleagues face the […]
April 19, 2023
2:00 p.m. ET
This event is for invited researchers only.
Scholar presenter: Erica Johnson, Case Western Reserve University Seed generators: Sally Maitlis, University of Oxford Noni K. Gaylord-Harden, Texas A&M University Topic: The Cycle of Traumatic Stress: Exploring the Impact of Early Life Trauma in the Workplace and the Role of Supervisor Support Talk description: Exposure to trauma early in life has profound effects on […]
Thriving Accelerator Workshops
Accelerate Your Purpose
Betsy Erwin & Monica Worline
April 06, 2023
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET
In person, Ross School of Business
Accelerate Your Purpose You’ve probably heard that “knowing your why” is the heart of motivation, but perhaps accessing your why seems difficult. This is true for many of us. Join us for this accelerator where we will demystify the process of tapping into a sense of purpose and share practices that help you bring […]