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September 3, 2024
Friend of the Center for Positive Organizations and faculty from the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Ram Mahalingam created an online course, Mindfulness, Dignity, and the Art of Human Connection, with Michigan Online. ‘Mindfulness, Dignity, and the Art of Human Connection’ is a course that explores current research on mindfulness […]
July 24, 2024
The Ross School of Business has long led the way in advancing the principles of positive business. In the 1990s, Professors Kim Cameron, Jane Dutton, and Robert Quinn pioneered the field of positive organizational scholarship — “the science and practice of designing and sustaining thriving organizations.” In 2002, these leading scholars founded the Center for Positive […]
July 15, 2024
Workplaces today are facing many challenges, and among the largest are how to support the engagement and well-being of their employees and how to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in an environment where momentum for DEI work is waning. Based on my two decades of research in organizational psychology, one pathway forward that addresses […]
June 20, 2024
Before a big, make-or-break presentation to shareholders, a rising employee in Silicon Valley was feeling nervous. Although her career was going well, it was still difficult to make it in a male-dominated industry, and she often felt like she didn’t belong. But before the talk, her CEO came up to her, looked her in the […]
April 2, 2024
Building organizational cultures of compassion, connection, and meaning According to the Deloitte 2024 Global Human Capital Trends Report, organizations are at a watershed moment. “Many organizations have transitioned from an industrial economy to a knowledge economy and now to an economy that is powered by the hearts, minds, and essential human traits of people — […]
March 8, 2024
The Center for Positive Organizations’ Thriving Catalyst Endorsement Program is a launchpad for positive change makers grounded in the science and practice of thriving organizations. Students craft personalized program trajectories and pacing that align with their unique career goals and interests and emerge equipped with the capacity to unlock greater passion, energy, connection, and purpose. […]
January 31, 2024
So, what can leaders do to influence the changes needed? Shawn Quinn, Executive Education faculty at Michigan Ross and CPO Faculty Advisory Board member, illuminates the path forward through the lens of positive leadership in this interview, explaining its role and relevancy in recent years of uncertainty and what learners can expect in the executive […]
January 15, 2024
Robert E. Quinn’s life mission is to inspire positive change. As a teacher, author, consultant, and speaker focused on purpose, leadership, and culture, Bob nurtures the expansion of consciousness and performance in individuals and organizations. Bob is a co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations and one of the leading thinkers whose work has advanced […]
January 8, 2024
The Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) is pleased to recognize Chase Dautrich (BS ‘23) as the inaugural Thriving Catalyst Endorsement recipient. The Thriving Catalyst Endorsement program is a launchpad for positive change makers grounded in the science of thriving who emerge equipped with the capacity to unlock greater passion, energy, connection, and purpose. Chase completed […]
November 13, 2023
Friends of the Center for Positive Organizations and faculty from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business Cheri Alexander and Marcus Collins co-created an online course, ‘Personal Branding: Stand Out and Succeed,’ with Michigan Online. ‘Personal Branding: Stand Out and Succeed’ is a course for individuals seeking to build a brand that reflects their […]
October 24, 2023
Three years ago, we met a woman named Denise when we visited her organization to offer a workshop. Denise shared her passion for learning about organizational culture and culture change. We had a brief, energizing conversation about how she was transferring what she was learning about culture change at work to her volunteer role at […]
October 10, 2023
Monica Worline Appointed New Faculty Director at the Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations