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January 6, 2017
This post was written for the Huffington Post’s Great Work Cultures initiative. View the original post here. Image: Center for Positive Organizations Great Work Cultures Huffington Post blog by Chris White When you think about courage at work, what comes to mind? Maybe it is fire fighters going into a crumbling, burning building to rescue […]
December 26, 2016
Employers can foster a shared sense of empathy and compassion after an emotional and divisive election, and rally people around common values, say Ross professors. The U.S. presidential election, which followed a long and often divisive campaign season, produced raw emotions that can leave a bitter residue in our daily interactions — work, family, social […]
December 21, 2016
We started our staff meeting yesterday with a check-in question for everyone to answer briefly: What are you doing to take care of yourself this holiday season? Upon hearing the check- in question, one member of our staff immediately laughed and spontaneously shouted out, “Are you kidding? Being a mom during the holidays? Between work […]
December 19, 2016
A recent Forbes article titled, “Ben Franklin blitz: To keep profits healthy, insurers want you wealthy and wise,” discusses the shift in health insurance towards improving overall health – physically and mentally. The article’s author cites Victor (Vic) Strecher’s purpose-driven JOOL Health as a tool insurance companies might consider using. JOOL Health’s applications promote “sustained, […]
December 15, 2016
A Cornell Chronicle article titled, “Showing distress at work? To recover, reframe it as passion,” cites research by Julia Lee and others that explores ways to positively overcome upsetting situations. The article references one study in particular, “Managing perceptions of distress at work: Reframing emotion as passion,” which Lee conducted in collaboration with Sunita Sah and Alison Wood […]
December 12, 2016
Originally published on Huffington Post’s Great Work Cultures blog As this year winds down and the new year approaches, many of us are reflecting and setting new goals. Maybe we want to get a new job, or form closer relationships with partners, colleagues, or friends. Maybe we want to get more involved in helping our communities. […]
December 12, 2016
Students at the Ross School of Business created a gratitude wall, allowing a space to offer small notes of thankfulness. Michigan Ross Dean Scott DeRue, penned a blog about the positive contributions of the gratitude wall. The proven benefits of the gratitude wall extend beyond the ten-foot-high feature, and are […]
December 9, 2016
In an article from The Conversation and a broadcast of the Matt Townsend Show, Wallace J. Hopp discussed the role of corporations in reducing income inequality. Among other topics, Hopp illustrates how income equality creates more growth, concrete ways that organizations reduce inequality, and ways in which inequality hurts businesses. Wallace Hopp is a faculty associate with the Center […]
December 7, 2016
In an article on Medium, Scott Sonenshein explored the value of reimagining gift-giving. He discussed how spending less, but creating more can bring greater joy both to givers and receivers. By personalizing gifts, he indicates, we add more value to what is being given. An additional benefit of this is the reducing the stress of having […]
December 6, 2016
Executive in Residence Blog Series What is the best way to discover lessons of leadership? Experience has shown me that the sources of these lessons do not always come from the obvious places. Learning comes from a wide spectrum of sources, some conventional and some from what one might consider unconventional or at least unexplored. […]
December 5, 2016
In an article, titled “With co-working giant WeWork’s arrival, anti-cubicle crowd grows in Dallas,” the Dallas News explores a continuing trend of interest in coworking spaces through the story of WeWork, a co-working company increasing its presence in Dallas. The piece featured further insight on this trend from Gretchen Spreitzer’s research on coworking, which explores the […]
December 5, 2016
Andrew Hoffman took a closer look at the nature of change and how it can be achieved, in a recent Huffington Post blog titled “What is Your Theory of Change?” Hoffman draws from concepts in his book, Finding Purpose: Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling, and identifies three ingredients for change: a statement of reality, a desired future, and a path that […]