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December 9, 2015
The rapidly shifting needs of both companies and employees has spawned innovation and, in some cases, some friction.
As the workplace continues to evolve, Michigan Ross Professor Gretchen Spreitzer, Keith E. and Valerie J. Alessi Professor of Business Administration and professor of management and organizations, sees two main themes emerging in 2016:
December 4, 2015
Michelle Segar, a CPO faculty associate and director of the U-M’s Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center, wrote a U.S. News & World Report blog post about mindfulness this holiday season. She suggests something called a ‘well-being wall’ to remember to practice self-care amidst the chaos of the holiday season. “With the wall, […]
December 3, 2015
Jane Dutton, one of CPO’s co-founders, was quoted in an article in the Washington Post in response to President Obama’s address to the nation regarding the massive shootings that occurred in early December.
December 2, 2015
The article explains how parents’ behavior affects their children’s ethics and behavior. As Baker explains, parents should “be conscious about the messages [they] send.” He went on to add, of is own son, “I do want him to know that whatever he does, it’s possible to love what you do, like I do. Because when you love your work, it doesn’t seem like work.”
December 1, 2015
I had a volunteer job at the hospital last winter offering patients the opportunity to switch the art hanging on their walls. I did it with a partner, one of us to push the “art-cart” and do the recording tasks, and one to chat with each patient. We took turns. Sounds fun, which it was, and easy which it wasn’t—actually it was a very stressful experience! My partner was a very step-by-step, do-it-by-the-book type of person, I am a try it this way, try it that way, depending on how circumstances are presenting themselves and how it feels type. It was a rough road for us both.
December 1, 2015
Kim Cameron shares some of his research in this HBR article that talks about the negative effects of stress in the workplace. Research points out that there is an increase in disease and even risk of death for employees who belong to a hierarchal workplace. It also shows that the organizations suffer from stressed-out employees […]
November 30, 2015
It is no secret that it is certainly a challenging time to be leading an organization. Leaders are faced with pressure to achieve better outcomes with fewer resources. In other words, they are expected to do more with less. Sound familiar? In her Positive Links Speaker Series session, Jody Hoffer Gittell proposes that we can use relational coordination to begin tackling this seemingly impossible feat. In this hour-long session, we learn how and why we should invest in the relationships among and between groups of people within an organization.
November 24, 2015
On November 4, I had the opportunity to accompany Chris White to Cleveland to speak to the University of Michigan’s Cleveland Council about the Center for Positive Organizations. The Council is comprised of a group of alumni who are not only significant contributors to the University’s capital fundraising campaign, but who are also enthusiastic supporters […]
November 24, 2015
I have been interested in the seemingly-irrelevant factors that may influence our motivation at work. For example, some of my research looks into how weather can influence worker productivity despite the fact that it is often neglected as an important factor when people think and make plans about how much work they can get done. […]
November 24, 2015
Visiting Leader Chris Murchison, the vice president of staff development and culture at HopeLab, spent an evening with +LAB Affiliates this November to discuss artifacts and how positive practices impact their community. Chris led an inspiring event filled with storytelling, reflection, and research. The group explored how artifacts represent experiences, reflect values, pass on knowledge, […]
November 23, 2015
David Mayer, CPO faculty co-director, wrote a Fast Company blog post entitled, “Is ‘Business Ethics’ an Oxymoron?” In this short piece, Mayer discusses the uncommon belief that business can, and are starting to evolve into, more ethical places. This post is part of a monthly ethics column that Mayer is contributing on. Read some of Mayer’s past posts […]
November 18, 2015
I usually go to yoga on Fridays. Actually I don’t really like yoga though I keep thinking I should like it and I keep trying it every few years … It’s just not my thing. Surprisingly I do like this class. The teacher is eccentric enough to keep me interested and she calls this Friday evening class Happy Hour. So for the last year I’ve been going pretty consistently.