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December 12, 2017
Many things stand in the way of creating a culture conducive to giving and receiving feedback. Sometimes, these challenges seem so insurmountable that we stop trying. We simply opt not to take the psychological and relational risk involved with these difficult conversations. We just say nothing. Or, even worse, we default to destructive, passive-aggressive communication. […]
December 5, 2017
Mari Kira’s co-authored study, “Can I come as I am? Refugees’ vocational identity threats, coping, and growth” has been published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior. With colleagues in Germany and in Canada, Kira writes about “how transition experiences impact refugees’ personal and career-related growth in the new country.” Kira is the Center for Positive […]
November 30, 2017
Wayne Baker, Jane Dutton, Ashley Hardin are quoted in the Harvard Business Review article, “What to do when a personal crisis is hurting your professional life.” The article presents strategies for dealing with crisis and cites research by Baker, Dutton, and Hardin. Baker is Robert P. Thome Professor of Business and Faculty Director of the CPO Consortium. […]
November 30, 2017
Wayne Baker’s Give and Take Inc., a tech startup based on reciprocity and giving research by Baker, Cheryl Baker, and Adam Grant, has raised seed money and launched a beta version software platform, called Givitas, reports Crain’s Detroit, “Ann Arbor startup gets $2.2 million in funding.” “We’ve been helping companies leverage the concepts of generalized […]
November 16, 2017
Sanjay Saint co-authored, “What mentors wish their mentees knew” for the Harvard Business Review. The article explores the role and characteristics of a successful mentee in academic medicine and beyond. Saint is a faculty associate with the Center for Positive Organizations, the George Dock Professor of Internal Medicine at Michigan Medicine, and the Chief of […]
November 15, 2017
imageOne, a managed print services company based in Oak Park, MI, was recently named a Free Press Top Workplace 2017 in the small business category. “Award winners are determined by employee nominations and anonymous surveys.” imageOne is a member of the Positive Organizations Consortium which is the preeminent peer-to-peer learning and networking cooperative designed to enhance the […]
November 14, 2017
Consider the following story of a meeting with interns led by a senior partner at a large accounting firm. Does it ring true for you? “The partner concluded the meeting by recounting the parable of three bricklayers who were rebuilding a church after it had been damaged by fire: The construction architect observed the three […]
November 13, 2017
imageOne’s Rob Dube wrote about mindful leadership in Forbes’ “Take a hike: a mindful approach to difficult employee conversations.” This op-ed presented the organization’s mindful practices and servant leadership culture. imageOne is a member of the Positive Organizations Consortium which is the preeminent peer-to-peer learning and networking cooperative designed to enhance the business effectiveness and sustainability of […]
November 8, 2017
The TANG Prize is Awarded for International Achievements in Psychology Recognized as one of the foremost researchers in the science of positive emotions, Dr. Barbara Fredrickson will be awarded the TANG Prize to honour her exceptional contributions to the well-being of humanity on November 12, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Fredrickson, a social psychologist, is the […]
November 6, 2017
David Mayer was quoted in LA Times’, “She’s harassed at work, she tells human resources, and they do nothing. Here’s how to fix that,” about sexual harassment. The article was written following highly publicized incidents of harassment involving Harvey Weinstein and Travis Kalanick. Mayer is a core faculty member at the Center for Positive Organizations and […]
November 3, 2017
Gretchen Spreitzer was interviewed by NBC News for a story titled “How using a co-working space changed the way I think about productivity.” The article’s author (a typically home-based freelancer) shares her personal impressions of co-working and how it increases both well-being and productivity. Spreitzer is the faculty director for the Center for Positive Organizations, a […]
November 3, 2017
In Forbes’ “Starting over: Why we decided to buy back our company and try again,” Rob Dube explained how he and partner Joel Pearlman sold imageOne and bought it back a year later, making the decision to be a small giant or great small company, instead of part of a large entity where they could […]