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May 22, 2018
Gretchen Spreitzer was interviewed for a CNBC @Work article titled, “Women-only co-working spaces are the newest rage in the #MeToo age.” The article explores the opportunities and challenges facing these spaces including, as Spretizer explains, the cost of prime real estate in cities across the country. Spreitzer is the Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi […]
May 21, 2018
Jane Dutton and Monica Worline’s latest book Awakening Compassion at Work: The Quiet Power that Elevates People and Organizations was awarded a Silver Medal in the 2017 Nautilus Book Awards. The Nautilus Book Awards were created in 1998 to “recognize, promote, and celebrate books that support conscious living and sustainability, high-level wellness, spiritual growth, and […]
May 21, 2018
Though asking for help is a key to success, many are hesitant to make that ask. A recent Inc. article, “How to Build a Better Company With More Engaged Employees in Just 5 Minutes a Day,” explains how “Givitas can make asking for and getting help from other employees simple, which can make your business […]
May 14, 2018
Two recent Michigan Ross graduates – including our own Ariana Almas – are capping off the end of their Ross journey with a well-deserved honor: making a list of the Best MBAs of 2018. Ariana Almas and Kristen Steagall, both graduates of the Class of 2018, made the list on Poets&Quants for their impressive leadership […]
May 14, 2018
The Aspen Institute — a well-respected education/policy organization — has named two Michigan Ross offerings to its annual list of exceptional business courses. Ross is the only school with more than one class on the list. The institute’s Business & Society Program presents its Ideas Worth Teaching Awards to “exceptional courses that inspire and equip […]
April 20, 2018
Urban Ashes selected as the first ever Platinum Awardee of the Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations’ Positive Business Project. 15Five, Balance Massage, Elzinga & Volkers Construction Professionals, and Root Inc. selected as Gold Awardees. Urban Ashes, a full-service design and fabrication company, was named the first ever Platinum Awardee in the 2018 Positive Business […]
April 19, 2018
Research suggests respectful engagement can make a positive impact on work. Employees who ask for help at work tend to do their jobs better, according to a new study from Michigan Ross Professor Jane Dutton and colleagues. And supervisors can take action to encourage that. “In work worlds where what we are asked to do […]
April 2, 2018
Job crafting or the idea of redesigning your job to better suit your values, passions, and strengths was offered as a form of late-career change advice in The New York Times article, “When Small Steps Can Change Your Life.” Job crafting is the brainchild of Jane Dutton, Amy Wrzesniewski, and Justin Berg. Dutton is a […]
April 2, 2018
A recent Forbes op-ed, “The Reciprocity Ring: When Giving At Work Becomes An Act Not A Check,” explains the theory behind and usefulness of the Reciprocity Ring. The Reciprocity Ring, developed by Wayne Baker, Cheryl Baker, and Adam Grant is the idea of both asking for and giving help to create a culture of giving. […]
March 29, 2018
Negotiations expert Shirli Kopelman offers advice on addressing perceived pay unfairness. Talking about compensation is seldom easy, especially if you feel you are being paid unfairly. Michigan Ross Professor Shirli Kopelman, in a new episode of Harvard Business Review’s advice podcast, Dear HBR:, delves into questions from listeners about the challenges and opportunities around perceived […]
March 26, 2018
In his Fast Company Science of Work contribution, Adam Grant writes about the surprising sociology behind the Reciprocity Ring and how he, along with Wayne Baker and Cheryl Baker, have developed a new tool to expand its impact. Givitas is a scalable technology platform that uses the principles from Grant’s book Give and Take to […]
March 23, 2018
In the Harvard Business Review article, “Employee Surveys Are Still One of the Best Ways to Measure Engagement,” Adam Grant and co-authors Scott Judd and Eric O’Rourke explain why in this new era of passive, machine-learning forecasts it is still important to offer employee surveys. Grant et al. give three reasons to still use surveys: […]