Thriving: What It Is and What It Takes
March 7, 2013
Thriving—truly thriving—is possible and even likely when you factor in the latest research on what you can do to move your organization more in this direction, and what happens when you do.
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New: Positive Leaders Series
March 7, 2013
My apologies for the blogging hiatus over the last six weeks. It has been an absolute whirlwind! That means there is also lots to share, and I will try to do so in the coming days, weeks, months.
Friendship: “Where… glory begins and ends…”
March 1, 2013
Real friendship means more than just enjoying each other’s company, laughing at the same jokes, or being able to borrow someone’s lawn mower. Many of the people we call friends on Facebook are really something else: co-workers, associates, colleagues, drinking buddies, whatever.
Friendship: An Etiquette for Friending & Unfriending
February 28, 2013
I think it was a character in one of Samuel Beckett’s early novels who believed that friendship was eternal. So if he later found that he had been deceived about a so-called friend’s fidelity, he wouldn’t say, “He used to be a friend of mine.” Instead, he’d say, “I used to think he was my friend.”
Friendship: Just a Social Bond? It’s Healthy, Too!
February 25, 2013
This week, columnist Terry Gallagher is writing the OurValues series …
Making friends might be making a come-back in the last few years, and not just on Facebook.
One Highlight from Wisdom 2.0
February 23, 2013
Wisdom 2.0 is the name given to a gathering this weekend of people interested in the intersection of new technologies and old wisdom traditions. Many speakers highlighted aspects of mindfulness and emphasized the importance of compassion as one of the taproots of humanity.
Access Your Sense of Awe: Finding Meaning in Your Work
February 21, 2013
I remember a heart surgeon once telling me about his work. “Sometimes a person is dying,” he said quietly. “I take their heart into my hands, and when I am finished, they are alive.” He made this simple statement with awe and humility at how meaningful this experience was for him every time.
How Do You Write Your “Opus”? By Doing What You Love to Do
February 20, 2013
Recently, I rewatched the movie Mr. Holland’s Opus. When I reached the last scene, I started to cry.
Mr. Holland aspires to write a great symphony. Because he needs money, he takes a job as a teacher, devoting his passion for music to the composing he does in his spare time—and in obscurity.
Choosing to Love: A Radical Way to Change How You Live
February 19, 2013
An old friend’s father taught her love was a choice. So, she told me, wherever she is and with whomever she finds herself, she makes the choice to love the people she is with.
Rebecca Beagan’s Transformative Journey
February 15, 2013
“Do you happen to know of any research opportunities for undergraduates this summer?” In 2011, the answer led Rebecca Beagan (BBA 2013) on a journey she says, “changed my life forever.” At Lynn Wooten’s urging, Rebecca applied for the 2011 POS Summer Fellows Program at the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship; she was accepted, and worked with Professor Wooten. The experience helped Rebecca develop her project management skills and contributed to her understanding of diversity and social justice, and informed her work as a then-new resident advisor at the largest all-freshmen dorm on the University of Michigan campus.
Lead from the Positive by Cultivating a Grade-School “Culture of ‘Can'”
February 11, 2013
No manager wants to “baby” his or her employees. Who has time? Yet borrowing some ideas from the grade-school classroom can bring positive leadership into play in a way that is meaningful at an adult level—no babying necessary.
Human Relations Free Access Article of the Month
February 8, 2013
A special offer from the journal Human Relations makes free public access available for the CompassionLab’s paper: Understanding Compassion Capability.