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October 24, 2019
Jane Dutton chats with Making Positive Psychology Work podcast host Michelle McQuaid during the episode, “Can you build high-quality connections? Podcast with Jane Dutton.” Dutton explains that high-quality connections are short-term interactions with other people that energize us and give us a feeling of being on the same page. “High-quality connections strengthen people. They’re like […]
October 24, 2019
“Can You Learn To Love Work You Don’t Like? Experts Say It’s Possible” highlights Jane Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski’s research on “job crafting.” The Forbes article explores how employees can improve workplace satisfaction by redesigning their jobs to better fit their preferences, building better relationships with colleagues, and reframing work to add meaning and purpose. […]
October 23, 2019
Andrew Hoffman speaks with Michigan Radio in a conversation called “Without widespread cultural change, the climate crisis won’t be solved, says UM expert.” The discussion explores a “Re-Enlightenment” among religious and philosophical communities outlined in Hoffman’s article “Climate change and our emerging cultural shift.” The paper says faith leaders are positioned to help followers connect […]
October 21, 2019
Researchers Julia Lee, a core faculty member, as well as faculty affiliate Ashley Hardin, and their colleagues Bidhan Parmar of Darden School of Business, and Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School found that those who engaged in deceit were less accurate at judging the emotions of others. They explained their research in the article “How […]
October 16, 2019
“The Surprising Force Leaders Can Use To Increase Productivity And Profit (Right Now)” outlines the organizational value of creating a positive culture. The Thrive Global article argues that no amount of perks can cancel the negative affects of a high-pressure, stress-inducing culture. Instead, leaders should model and encourage positive behavior to drive employee wellbeing and […]
October 16, 2019
Workplace compassion expert Kristina Workman cites Jane Dutton as her mentor in the Forbes profile, “Compassion Is hot and compassion scholars are cool.” Dutton, a pioneer in the field of compassion, recruited Workman as a research assistant during her time at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The pair continue to […]
October 10, 2019
Last year I facilitated a conversation with a group of business executives about onboarding. We began with stories about positive experiences, but as we went around the table something interesting happened. Negative examples quickly surfaced, and with surprising energy. Our negative experiences were far more memorable than the positive ones. Clearly, they had left an […]
October 10, 2019
Laura Morgan Roberts co-authored a Harvard Business Review article title, “The Benefits of Bringing Your Whole Identity to Work.” The article explores four strategies – and their associated risks – for cultural-minority professionals to succeed at work by leveraging their differences. The article compliments a paper published in Organizational Science in June, “Leveraging Minority Identities […]
October 2, 2019
The Inc. magazine article, “A New Study Discovered Another Reason Lying Is Terrible: It Lowers Your EQ,” delves into research by Julia Lee and researchers at the University of Michigan. Lee’s team discovered that the more someone lies, the harder it is for them to read others’ emotions, Inc. reports. “The researchers suggest that in […]
October 2, 2019
The Forbes article, “Wellness Is More Than A Buzzword: What Employees Are Looking For (And Need) Today,” highlights Jane Dutton’s research on compassionate workplaces. The article explores why corporations should take a holistic approach to wellness–supporting employees’ mental and emotional health, as well as their physical wellbeing. “These environments allow employees to adapt to their […]
September 13, 2019
How could we as employees, workers, students, families, and friends unleash our creative powers to imagine new ways of creating human connection? I love this challenge and the world could not need it more. Everywhere you look there is data about the crisis of loneliness. But beyond the need for connection that arises from the […]
September 13, 2019
Research by Professor Julia Lee reveals how doing the wrong thing can harm interpersonal relationships. People who act dishonestly don’t only hurt the people they’ve wronged — they also harm themselves. New research by Michigan Ross Professor Julia Lee and colleagues finds that individuals who engage in dishonest behavior become less accurate at reading the […]