Want to be an Intrapreneur? Learn From Social Movements
December 19, 2012
My colleague and friend Jerry Davis and I are doing a bit of blogging through Forbes and Ashoka.
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The Teaching and Practice of POS, Part II: On Being “Normally Blind”
December 18, 2012
In Part I of this series, I suggested that one of the most basic messages of POS is that embracing its principles allows an organization to engender a more positive culture. You would think this is a safe and widely acceptable message. It is not.
What is “The Positive Lens”
December 18, 2012
If you have moved in Positive Organizational Scholarship circles for a while, you may have come across the term “The Positive Lens”. Those who use the term seem to know what it is, and feel it is important – profound even. Those who do not know what is means seem confused and sometimes even a little skeptical.
Teaching the Practice of POS, Part I: Understanding the Basic Message
December 17, 2012
Originally posted on the LIFT Blog In this five-part series, I explore the ways in which positive organizational scholarship’s teachers and practitioners can use empirical examples to make the subject both clear and engaging. To help individuals and organzations implement the principles of positive organizational scholarship, its teachers and practitioners must understand and effectively communicate its […]
Celebrating Small Wins: 3 Ideas
December 15, 2012
How do you celebrate the good things that happen at work?
We Are Not Alone: How to Build a Sense of Belonging, One Conversation at a Time
December 13, 2012
Seven billion people worldwide. Instant connection to almost anywhere, anytime, through electronic media. Working in and with organizations day and night. It’s hard to imagine anyone could ever feel alone.
Two Easy Systems for Positivity
December 11, 2012
Research suggests that the single best way to improve your own mood is to do something nice for others. How can we create mechanisms to make this part of the fabric of our organizations? Here are two examples.
Graditude Journal – The Advanced Version
December 8, 2012
You may have heard the remarkable research finding before: those who write down three good things that happened in their life each day for a week are happier and less depressed, even sixth months later than those who do not do this practice. Those who continue the practice on after the week have even stronger positive responses.
How Can I Help You? New Task Enabling Exercise in Beta Phase
December 5, 2012
Are you getting the help you need from those around you to get things done? And – equally to the point – are you giving the help that others need for them to get their jobs done?
Positive Leadership in Action: Prudential’s Jim Mallozzi Shows How it Works
December 4, 2012
How would you unify more than 50,000 employees worldwide? Ask Jim Mallozzi, chairman and CEO of Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services.
Contours and Consequences
December 2, 2012
In this paper, we use a combination of narrative and survey methods to explore the contours and consequences of compassion at work. Stories of compassion at work provide testimony to its power in cultivating positive identification with the workplace and with one’s co-workers.
Transcending “Normal”: Learning to Access the Power of Positive Organizing
November 28, 2012
Highly functioning organizations are different from other organizations. They engage in a process called positive organizing. Positive organizing transcends normal assumptions. To understand it, internalize it, and practice it, people need someone who can elevate their feelings, thoughts, and actions so that they can collaborate in new ways. Here is a story that illustrates what positive organizing is, how it is facilitated, and how it can be taught.