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April 29, 2021
Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels Communicating better can help you achieve your goals and deepen your relationships. When I was 15 years old, I enrolled in a program to study English in what seemed like the middle of nowhere, also known as Iowa. Having grown up in France and Switzerland, I spoke zero English. […]
April 26, 2021
Photo: Jason Leung on Unsplash Developing Global Competency is a course that all undergraduate students take as part of Ross’ study abroad curriculum. The course was created by Dr. Julia Lee Cunningham and PhD Candidate Laura Sonday as a way to help students transition to, then reflect upon, their lives abroad. The course includes a […]
April 26, 2021
Photo: Pixabay on Pexels Suntae Kim recently presented his research on an alternative method for incubating business during a crisis to the Adderley Positive Research Incubator, hosted by the Center for Positive Organizations (CPO). The Adderley Positive Research Incubator is designed to foster ideas, insights, and new possibilities arising from a focal researcher’s core ideas […]
April 22, 2021
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan will host its annual Positive Business Conference — an event aimed at informing and discussing topics related to improving workplace culture and delivering tangible business results — on May 13-14, 2021. The theme for this year’s virtual conference is “Meaningful Engagement in a Fragmented Time: […]
April 20, 2021
I was enjoying a leisurely breakfast with a client when she suddenly asked me this question: “Is there such a thing as change resistance?” I pondered her question as I chewed my eggs benedict. As an officer in a large company, I knew she wasn’t asking a naïve question. Of course, resistance-to-change initiatives are very […]
April 20, 2021
How we ask for help — or how we respond to it — can make all the difference. Would you give your COVID vaccination appointment to a stranger? That’s what one person did in Austin, Texas. According to a story in the national press (here and here), Emily Johnson, a 68-year-old grandmother, faced open-heart surgery and needed […]
April 20, 2021
This year’s Positive Business Conference hosted by the Ross School of Business will focus on the theme “Meaningful Engagement in a Fragmented Time: Connecting with Self, Others, and Society.” At the conference, which is planned for a virtual format May 13-14, Michigan Ross faculty member Monica Worline will introduce this theme of “Connection” during the […]
April 19, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty associates Betsy Erwin and Lindy Greer and CPO core faculty member Gretchen Spreitzer visit the Working for the Weekend podcast on episode “#404 – Faculty Focus: Leadership and Teams.” The professors discuss how Michigan Ross’ unique emphasis on positive organizational leadership can empower MBA graduates to create thriving employees […]
April 13, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations faculty associate Andrew J. Hoffman discusses his new book, The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World, in a Q&A with Inside Higher Ed. Hoffman says his book aims to inspire researchers to engage—with the public, politicians, and practitioners—to improve the quality of science discourse in a society […]
April 8, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate Courtney McCluney writes about the history of anti-Asian racism in “The American Way” for Forbes. Following the horrific slayings of six Asian women and several others March 16 in Georgia, leaders made a slew of statements condemning the violence and labeling it as “un-American.” McCluney examines how these […]
April 1, 2021
Behind every resourceful woman is a support system of other resourceful women. Many times the narrative of collaboration is lost in favor of highlighting a single hero. In particular, neglecting female interconnectedness perpetuates unnecessary competition among women. In striving to be the one who makes it, women can sometimes be pitted against one another. But […]
March 30, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) Faculty Affiliate Courtney McCluney recently co-authored the paper “‘Against a sharp white background’: How Black women experience the white gaze at work” in the journal Gender, Work, & Organization. The paper, co-authored with Verónica Caridad Rabelo and Kathrina J. Robotham, focuses on Black women’s narratives to answer the question: “How […]