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April 20, 2021
By: Chris White
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 […]
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April 20, 2021
By: Wayne Baker
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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April 1, 2021
By: Keara Kotten
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 […]
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March 30, 2021
Photo: Christina @ wocintechchat.com on Unsplash POISED (Positive Organizational Inclusion Scholarship for Equity and Diversity) Research Spotlight 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 […]
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March 26, 2021
We are resolute in the stance that hate, racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy of any kind have no home at the Center for Positive Organizations. We are angry and heartbroken by the increasing number of attacks against Asian Americans across the United States, including the recent mass shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, where eight people […]
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March 25, 2021
Businesses that take a few tangible actions can improve their employees’ lives as well as their own performance, Ross School of Business Professor [and Center for Positive Organizations Faculty Associate] Ach Adhvaryu explains in a new video. As part of a TEDx Gateway webinar series called “The World Has Changed,” Adhvaryu recently gave a live-streamed talk titled […]
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March 11, 2021
Photo: Helena Lopes on Pexels Several Center for Positive Organization (CPO) researchers recently co-authored a paper called “Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health” in The Journal of Positive Psychology. The paper, co-authored by researchers including CPO faculty affiliate Lea Waters, CPO co-founder Jane Dutton, and CPO faculty affiliate Barbara Fredrickson, […]
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March 9, 2021
U-M Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program awards $1.75M in grants to seven research projects The Carbon Neutrality Acceleration Program at the University of Michigan’s Graham Sustainability Institute has awarded research grants to seven projects aimed at reducing net carbon emissions. The multiyear program was created last year with a $5 million gift from an anonymous donor. […]
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