David Mayer speaks to Michigan Radio about Flint water crisis
January 21, 2016
David Mayer was interviewed on Michigan Radio’s Environment Report about Governor Snyder’s State of the State address and the Flint water crisis.
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Michelle Segar on behavior psychology of tracking exercise in the Wall Street Journal
January 20, 2016
A recent Wall Street Journal article “Stop Counting 10,000 Steps; Check Your Personal Activity Intelligence,” describes a new fitness metric called the PAI — Personal Activity Intelligence — developed by Mio Global, a wearable technology enterprise. The metric is based on factors such as age, gender, resting heart rate, and other unique sources of quantitative data. CPO Faculty Associate Michelle […]
David Mayer “leading by example” in Fast Company
January 20, 2016
In David Mayer‘s latest Fast Company ethics column, “Why Leading by Example is not Always Enough,” he explains there’s more to building a culture of ethics than acting morally. Mayer explores the difference between leading ethically versus being ethical, and how to be a moral manager. He writes, “It’s true that being a moral person is critical to good leadership, […]
Business Insider video features Gretchen Spreitzer’s “jerks at work” research
January 19, 2016
Gretchen Spreitzer’s research from the Journal of Applied Psychology, “Destructive De-Energizing Relationships: How Thriving Buffers their Effect on Performance,” is featured in a Business Insider video. The 92-second ”Don’t let jerks ruin your day—here’s how to overcome their bad energy at work” video gives tips to both employees and managers such as finding meaning in […]
3 Steps to Boost Your Leadership Development in 2016
January 19, 2016
This post was written for the Huffington Post’s Great Work Cultures initiative. View the original post here. As a leader addressing 500 people whose opinions mattered to me, I started to clam up. Many of you are familiar with that peculiarly palms-sweating, heart-thumping, throat-choking form of social anxiety: the fear of public speaking. Somehow, I […]
Gretchen Spreitzer, Menlo Innovations in Quartz article
January 15, 2016
The Quartz article “If you work in the ‘gig economy,’ there’s one important benefit you’re probably overlooking” suggests that workers should weigh job security by the quality of networks they are entering, not pay, benefits, and other perks. The story describes America’s “shift towards freelance nation” and the implications this has on employee-employer relationships. CPO Faculty Director […]
Jane Dutton pens Harvard Business Review article on high quality connections
January 12, 2016
CPO Co-Founder and Professor Jane Dutton and her colleague from Boston University, Emily Heaphy wrote about their research on high-quality connections in the Harvard Business Review article, “We Learn More When We Learn Together.”
Scott DeRue “never stops learning” at Michigan Ross
January 12, 2016
So many people suddenly find themselves off their expected career path. But there’s a proven way to keep that from happening, something that can even put you back on the right track: Never stop learning. In this video from Michigan Ross’ YouTube Channel, Associate Dean Scott DeRue, also a CPO faculty member, shows you how to excel […]
Research by Andrew J. Hoffman about scholar engagement published in the Journal of Change Management
January 11, 2016
A research article by Andrew J. Hoffman, the University of Michigan Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise and CPO faculty associate, was published in the latest issue of the Journal of Change Management. The article, entitled “Reflections: Academia’s Emerging Crisis of Relevance and the Consequent Role of the Engaged Scholar,” explores the changing role of academic scholars in political and […]
Achyuta Adhvaryu on the economics of better workplaces
January 7, 2016
Michigan Ross Professor Achyuta Adhvaryu shows that it can be both ethical and profitable to consider production workers as more than labor expense. What is positive business? It’s the idea that businesses can and should create not just economic value, but also offer great places to work, be good neighbors, and help solve some of […]
Robert E. Quinn, Ryan Quinn on change management and leadership development in Harvard Business Review
January 7, 2016
CPO Co-Founder and Professor Robert E. Quinn and Professor Ryan W. Quinn, an upcoming POS Links Speaker, wrote an article in Harvard Business Review, “Change Management and Leadership Development Have to Mesh.” The article explores the “interrelated challenges” of change management and leadership development and how organizations can combine the two, “approaching them as one in […]
Rich Sheridan pens Xconomy op-ed on innovation, imagination
January 6, 2016
Rich Sheridan, the president and CEO of Ann Arbor-based Menlo Innovations, wrote on op-ed for Xconomy titled “In 2016, Will We Finally Enter the Age of Imagination?” Though Sheridan applauds the “big ideas” of 2015—including grand space ambitions and self-driving cars—he writes, “I am incredibly hopefully that we are … entering the ‘age of imagination.’” […]