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November 25, 2013
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CPO Partners with Humax Networks
Jane Dutton Quoted on Forbes.com
Ross Announces Positive Business Conference
What’s YOUR Legacy?
Extreme Generosity: Give a Kidney to a Stranger?
November 25, 2013
Originally posted on Our Values
Nature gave you two kidneys, but you only need one. It’s one of the ways in which our bodies are over-engineered. Indeed, one kidney can easily do the work of two, even if the one is not fully functioning. This means that you can give one away and still live a healthy life.
But, here’s the tough question: Would you give one of your kidneys to a stranger—no strings attached?
What’s YOUR Legacy?
November 21, 2013
A few weeks ago I had the distinct pleasure of hearing Chris Redlitz and Kenyatta Leal speak about a truly inspirational program. Chris is a venture capitalist who, along with his wife, founded the Last Mile, a program that creates technology accelerators in prisons to provide men entrepreneurial skills as well as jobs upon their release from prison.
I must admit, when I attend these types of talks I often leave feeling impressed but rarely inspired. There’s an important distinction. Impressive speakers are fun to hear – they seem exceptional in their persona or intellect but their accomplishments unattainable to little old me. Inspirational speakers go beyond an acknowledgment of their own success. They make me want to change the way I think or act. The story of Kenyatta – one of the first graduates of the program – inspired me.
Becoming a Leader: A Positive Lesson From Failing CEOs
November 21, 2013
This post originally appeared on the LIFT Blog Some CEOs become so focused on profit that they cannot generate it. This fact is of great importance to you because it means you can acquire capacities unavailable to many executives. It means you can lead more effectively than the people above you. It means you can […]
The Good Guys Win: How a new field of research is redefining—and redesigning—success in business
November 18, 2013
livehappymagazine.com | November 18, 2013
Patton Dodd quotes Kim Cameron and Jane Dutton in a feature on the application of research findings in positive organizational scholarship during a difficult merger – “With the help of Kim [Cameron] and Robert [Quinn], John [Y. Kim, CEO,] and his team began to introduce positive organizational principles into Prudential Retirement—including institutionalizing forgiveness, resilience, supportive communication and employee empowerment—with the goal of creating sustainable culture change and meeting business goals.”
This Grammy-Nominated Musician Uses Songwriting to Help People Do Their Jobs Better
November 13, 2013
Forbes.com | November 13, 2013
Ruth Blatt quotes Jane Dutton on her work on high-quality connections in an article on musician Peter Himmelman and his Big Muse workshops, in which participants write songs about each other.
Center for Positive Organizations Partners with Humax Corporation to Help Businesses Implement Positive Practices
November 13, 2013
The Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, a world-class research center fostering the creation and growth of positive organizations, today announced that it has partnered with Humax Corporation, a leader in bringing the benefits of network science to individuals and organizations around the world.
POS in Action: The Center’s new office
October 21, 2013
What do you envision as the ideal office work environment? What are important elements?
When the Center for Positive Organizations moved into new office space last month, we were excited to implement some of the concepts that research in POS topics had shown to create great workplaces.
How to Avoid Another Government Shutdown
October 18, 2013
Originally posted on the Ross Blog. In this post, Shirli Kopelman and Scott DeRue touch on the importance of common goals, and on the art and science of positive negotiating.
Welcome to the Center for Positive Organizations!
October 18, 2013
We are excited to share with our community the news that we have changed our name from Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship to Center for Positive Organizations. The new name is a reflection of our aspiration to build on our foundation of rigorous, empirical research in the field of positive organizational scholarship (POS) and expand our impact through events, education programs, corporate partnerships, research-in-action teaching tools, and as the hub for information about POS. At the Center for Positive Organizations, our mission is to undertake and spread the science of building high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people.
Compassion — The Heart’s Response to Suffering
October 18, 2013
“There is always pain in the room.” – Frost Last month, Jane Dutton kicked off the Positive Links Speaker Series by sharing her research on compassion. She defined compassion as, “the heart’s response to suffering.” More specifically, a process that involves noticing, feeling, interpreting, and responding to pain. Interestingly, humans are predisposed towards compassion. So […]