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September 25, 2020
Photo: Anika Smith In just four weeks, Sarah Kurtz McKinnon, MBA ’18, launched Pod School Prep in response to the childcare and education crisis that the country is facing due to COVID-19. Parents and organizations across the country are starting what has been dubbed “learning pods” for kids to do virtual schoolwork in-person in small groups with […]
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September 24, 2020
The September 2020 issue of the Center for Positive Organization’s newsletter is now out. Read through this issue (as well as past issues) here and subscribe to future issues here.
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September 23, 2020
Unleashing the power of feminine traits in the workplace David M. Mayer “Positive Organizational Scholarship principles have been pivotal in framing my research perspective. Using a positive lens on research makes you ask different questions than you might have before.” David M. Mayer is unapologetically a feminist. And he’s boldly leading the way with research […]
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September 21, 2020
A study by Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) core faculty member Jane Dutton is mentioned in the USA Today article “COVID-19 has devastated Americans’ mental health. Here’s a simple way all of us can help.” The article advocates for individuals nationwide to become “artisans of the common good” to help counteract an increasing epidemic of […]
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September 21, 2020
Forbes interviews Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) core faculty member Wayne Baker in the article “Need Help? Don’t Be Afraid To Ask.” The article explores the idea that asking for help is essential to success for individuals, teams and organizations. It also suggests strategies employees can use to develop the skill and leaders can use […]
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September 21, 2020
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate Laura Morgan Roberts (along with Ilana Fischer, Adrienne Penta, and Toni Irving) is a guest on the Better Life Lab podcast episode “Crisis Conversations: Women and Leadership.” The episode explores why there are there still so few women—particularly women of color—in leadership roles in politics, academia, and business. […]
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September 21, 2020
Brené Brown interviews Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate Scott Sonenshein in a recent Unlocking Us podcast episode. The episode explores “the art and science of being scrappy, why outsiders are sometimes better than experts, and why comparison is truly the thief of joy.” Brown and Sonenshein also discuss his book Stretch: Unlock the […]
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September 17, 2020
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate Laura Morgan Roberts writes about ‘Remote Networking as a Person of Color’ in the Harvard Business Review. The article examines how professionals of color can leverage networking during the COVID-19 pandemic. Roberts and fellow researcher Anthony J. Mayo suggest that some of the barriers that existed before the […]
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September 15, 2020
Thrive Global cites Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) core faculty member Jane Dutton in the article “Filling The ‘Meaning Deficit:’ Why Meaningful Work is Vital in a Post-COVID World.” The article examines how economic disruptions can make workers vulnerable to hopelessness, desperation and meaninglessness as they cope with unemployment or degrading work. It also offers […]
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September 14, 2020
Writing in Harvard Business Review, Michigan Ross Professors Sue Ashford, Maxim Sytch, and Lindy Greer detail specific strategies for successful teams. Difficult challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic often present valuable opportunities for personal and team growth, according to Michigan Ross Professors Sue Ashford, Maxim Sytch, and Lindy Greer. In a recent article for Harvard Business Review, they explain six […]
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September 2, 2020
The Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) welcomes Richard J. Smalling, a consultant and former CEO of American Innovations (AI), to its Executives in Residence program. Smalling led AI for more than 25 years, helping the company emerge from near bankruptcy to become an industry innovator. The Austin, Texas-based technology firm uses remote monitoring systems and […]
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August 31, 2020
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate Laura Morgan Roberts writes “A Message to Black Women Scholars and Our Allies” in Diverse, a news magazine focused on higher education. Roberts and co-author Patricia Faison Hewlin acknowledge the emotions of black women scholars as they risk professional and social consequences to speak truth to power, all the […]
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