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July 19, 2016
A recent Fast Company article “The Scientific Reason Why Coworking May Be The Future Of Work” showcased a team of Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations researchers including CPO faculty director Gretchen Spreitzer, doctoral student fellow Lyndon Garrett, and Peter Bacevice, an active member of our community of scholars. The article describes the growing popularity of co-working, using […]
July 15, 2016
When Professor Robert Quinn talks about leadership, he has stated that: “One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment.” Staff at the Ross School of Business were given an opportunity to hear Professor Quinn talk at the “Positive Leadership” series held last fall. […]
July 14, 2016
CPO managing director and adjunct faculty Chris White was interviewed on The Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff. The interview was based on his presentation at the 2016 Positive Business Conference on “Leading Positive Change Without Authority.” White and his co-author Jerry Davis wrote Changing Your Company from the Inside Out, published in March 2015, and together they presented at […]
July 14, 2016
CPO co-founder and professor Kim Cameron was interviewed in a three-part podcast on positive psychology in the workplace. Cameron was interviewed as part of his involvement with the 3rd Canadian Conference on Positive Psychology this past June. He talks about the founding of the Center for Positive Organizations and his research on organizational virtuousness and downsizing. Listen […]
July 13, 2016
Professors Amy Young and Mary Hinesly show how digital technology can help capture, build, and broaden the knowledge and goodwill of employees. Companies in every sector use big data to work faster and smarter on new products, customer insights, and innovation. But there’s another resource companies can tap leveraging digital technology – the knowledge in their […]
July 12, 2016
This post was written for the Huffington Post’s Great Work Cultures initiative. View the original post here. Image source: Deposit Photos Today, students and professionals are hungering for purpose. Rarely a day goes by without experiencing some manifestation of the great search for meaning in work that is currently underway. Sometimes it appears in the […]
July 11, 2016
CPO co-founder and Professor Bob Quinn was interviewed by Michelle McQuaid, best-selling author and wellbeing expert in a podcast series entitled, “Making Positive Psychology Work.” Listen to the interview below (available on iTunes) for Quinn’s advice on how to implement positive change in organizations. Read McQuaid’s write up of the interview in her blog post, […]
July 8, 2016
The Positive Leadership series taught by the faculty of the Ross School of Business for the staff covered a variety of topics. This week’s focus is on crisis management. Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Lynn Wooten, has shared her expertise on crisis management inside and outside of the classroom setting. She helped attendees of these […]
July 7, 2016
In a recent Fortune article, “Why Employers Need to Talk about the Police Shootings of Black People,” business professor and former dean Alison Davis-Blake talks about the importance of integrating positive practices into workplace culture. “[A] compassionate organization cultivates a sense of empathy for those who are suffering. And the first thing is for leaders to […]
July 1, 2016
Professor Kim Cameron has introduced the power of “gratitude” to many and the research continues to validate this practice over and over. Staff who attended the Positive Leadership sessions at the Ross School of Business were exposed to this research and how little changes can have a big impact. Judy Fry is well acquainted with […]
June 30, 2016
Kim Cameron, co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations and the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations, was featured on the cover of the June edition of the People & Purpose Positive Leadership Journal. The interview follows Cameron’s contributions in the development of Positive Organizational Scholarship, stemming from a background in psychology and organizational studies. Cameron talks […]
June 30, 2016
Professors Kim Cameron and Wayne Baker measure relational energy and show how it’s critical for performance and well-being. What if there was a resource you could tap that would improve the job performance, happiness, and well-being of people in your organization? New research by Michigan Ross Professors Kim Cameron and Wayne Baker shows there is […]