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February 7, 2016
Michigan Ross Dean Alison Davis-Blake talks about diversity and inclusion in the Times Higher Education article, “University of Michigan: business school dean on diversity drive.” She explains the IDO (Identity and Diversity in Organization) program that has become a requirement for all Michigan Ross undergraduates. Davis-Blake became the first female dean at the Ross School […]
February 5, 2016
In her February U.S. News & World Report Health post, “Why February is the best time to recalibrate your New Year’s resolutions,” Michelle Segar explains why “you didn’t fail last month – you researched what works for you.” Segar discusses the reasons “resolutions crash so quickly” and why (and how) February is the perfect month to […]
February 3, 2016
Professor Dana Muir, writing in WSJ’s ‘The Experts’ blog, says employer moves to de-risk pension plans could put your benefit at greater risk. This is the year many employers may “de-risk” their pension plans. But that actually could mean more risk for you, not less. Michigan Ross Professor Dana Muir, writing in the Wall Street […]
February 2, 2016
A new book from Adam Grant, a member of the Center for Positive Organizations Research Advisory Board, is featured in the Time article, “How Being a Rebel at Work Can Boost Your Career.” The book, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World, was published in February by Viking. The article profiles some key take-aways from Grant’s book, including […]
February 2, 2016
In this three part HRZone series, “The Positive Organization: a new ideal for HR to aspire to,” Professor and CPO Co-Founder Robert Quinn discusses the future of HR and how businesses can integrate positive practices based on sound academic research. Quinn surfaces the criticism of HR as a “bandage business,” looks at new perspectives to turn organizations positive, and […]
February 1, 2016
There are a number of perhaps surprising activities that evidence increasingly shows support wellness, happiness, creativity, and vitality. With a few clicks of the internet you can see the proven benefits of things we generally think of as child’s play. Positive organizational psychology research demonstrates that increased personal well-being both benefits individual productivity and promotes […]
January 27, 2016
CPO issues call for submissions for the 2016 Positive Business Project competition The Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business has issued a call for submissions for its 2016 Positive Business Project competition, an annual contest celebrating organizations that deliver change through positive business practices. Organizations of […]
January 26, 2016
New book by Professor Ted London details how to build more effective ventures to serve people with low incomes. The flurry of interest in base-of-the-pyramid ventures since the late 1990s — when the late Ross Professor C.K. Prahalad wrote on the subject — hasn’t yet yielded enough large, sustainable enterprises that serve the world’s poorest […]
January 25, 2016
In the Fast Company article, “The Scientific Secret to Staying In Shape: Fall In Love With Exercising,” CPO Faculty Associate Michelle Segar talks about the motivation behind exercise. She explains her research which supports that people stick to goals longer when they are focused on immediate rewards such as feeling better or more energy rather than focusing […]
January 22, 2016
Jessica Amortegui, a friend of the Center, penned a post for Forbes entitled, “Want A Job You Love? Stop Looking And Job Craft It.” The article looks at different mindsets of people in the workplace and explains how job crafting increase flexibility for those seeking passion, meaning, and purpose in their work. The author cites […]
January 22, 2016
Justin Berg, a co-creator of the Job Crafting Exercise (with Jane Dutton) and recent Positive Links Speaker, was interviewed by Stanford Business’ Insights on the benefits and techniques of job crafting in the article, “Should Employees Design Their Own Jobs?” Along with Dutton and Amy Wrzesniewski, Berg studies three different forms of job crafting: task […]
January 21, 2016
Reposted from Michigan Today How “sticky” is your resolution? January is nearly over, and though she is not a soothsayer, fitness expert and psychologist Michelle Segar has a prediction: Many well-meaning people who kicked off 2016 with a bold New Year’s resolution – especially one regarding weight loss – will soon abandon their plans. And that’s […]