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March 3, 2022
By: Dylan Wheatley
Achieving success comes with challenges, especially when the end goal is ambitious. Light for the Future, a residential rehabilitation home for survivors of commercial sex exploitation, is an organization with a particularly ambitious goal: rerouting people’s lives. At a Center for Positive Organizations Adderley Positive Research Incubator, Dr. Katina Sawyer, a researcher at The George […]
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March 3, 2022
By: Jeff Karoub
U-M expert on negotiations emphasizes importance of words when actions constrained, and ponders why we overlook the power of emotions Far from pointless prattling, a new study demonstrates communication can mitigate negative effects of power asymmetry on cooperation. Shirli Kopelman “Interestingly, our research leads us to question assumptions behind sayings, such as ‘actions speak louder […]
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March 3, 2022
By: Vic Strecher, Robert E. Quinn
Well-being researchers discuss the benefits of purpose in a crisis and how we can cultivate it at home and at work According to a Harris-Kumanu survey conducted in October 2020, only a third of U.S. employees know their company’s purpose. And less than a third feel that they—or their coworkers—share that purpose. Without a sense […]
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February 14, 2022
By: Dylan Wheatley
“Vulnerability is truly scary,” Jim Hume, Founder and Principal of Phire Branding, shared at the Center for Positive Organization’s Consortium. While Jim was here to talk about his experience leading an organization positively, his personal story to why he transformed his leadership style was the catalyst to bringing more authenticity into his business. Jim has […]
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February 3, 2022
By Kimberley Barker and Mary Ceccanese Do you wake up in the morning excited to come to work? Are you recognized for your contributions? Do you feel you are an important part of the organization as a whole? It would be wonderful if we all could answer yes to these questions but sadly that is […]
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January 12, 2022
By: Leslie Ellis
Leaders can help a shared sense of meaningfulness form when they enable, allow, and motivate employees to gather, according to a research paper by Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) Faculty Affiliate Doug Lepisto. In “Ritual Work and the Formation of a Shared Sense of Meaningfulness,” published in the Academy of Management Journal, Lepisto builds theory […]
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January 3, 2022
Lessons in leadership from some of the country’s top business school professors form the core of a new book by Ross School of Business Professor Emeritus George Siedel. Seven Essentials for Business Success: Lessons from Legendary Professors discusses the best practices these professors use in teaching key areas of business: accounting, business law, finance, management, […]
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December 22, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty associate David P. Fessell writes about “New Insights From the Science of Awe” in Psychology Today. The article explores a slew of recent evidence that points to a causal relationship between awe and well-being. Research shows that experiencing the wonder of nature, art, music, or inspiring people also can […]
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December 22, 2021
Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty associate Susan J. Ashford discusses the most-effective approaches to self-improvement in the Charter | TIME article “The 70/20/10 Rule For Growing in Your Job.” The interview delves into insights from Ashford’s new book, The Power of Flexing: How to Use Small Daily Experiments to Create Big Life-Changing Growth. “Researchers […]
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December 22, 2021
“Want to stop the Great Resignation? Start building inclusive workplaces,” writes Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) Research Advisory Board Member Stephanie Creary in The Philadelphia Tribune. The article, co-authored with Wharton School deputy dean and management professor Nancy Rothbard, explains how companies can stem the unemployment tide by creating workplaces that are more fair, inclusive, […]
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December 22, 2021
“Most bosses aren’t monsters,” begins the Inc. article “Your High-Pressure Company Culture Is Costing You a Bucketload of Money.” So why do so many companies create high-stress environments? The article suggests an unstated belief that fear makes you money is likely the biggest driver of cutthroat cultures. To dispel this notion, the article highlights research […]
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November 29, 2021
What started as a goal to get 1,000 people around the world to take his online course has blossomed into one of the most successful massive open online courses in the world with more than 1.5 million enrolled on all platforms as well as recently crossing 1 million on Coursera alone. It turns out a […]
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