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Positive Culture

Articles

How did you do that? Exploring the motivation to learn from others’ exceptional success


By: , Christopher Myers, Ryan Quinn, Stefanie A. Simmons


Leveraging minority identities at work: An individual-level framework of the identity mobilization process


By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Sandra E. Cha


The conceptual and empirical value of a positive lens: An invitation to organizational scholars to develop novel research questions


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Christopher Myers, Dave M. Mayer,


Positive organizational scholarship and agents of change


By: Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn


The money or the morals? When moral language is more effective for selling social issues


By: Dave M. Mayer, Susan J. Ashford, Scott Sonenshein, Madeline Ong


Organizational structure from interaction: Evidence from corporate sustainability efforts


By: Sara Soderstrom, Klaus Weber


Building a future where all can thrive


By: Robert E. Quinn


When does respectful engagement with one’s supervisor foster help-seeking behaviors and performance?


By: Jane Dutton, Anat Friedmana, Abraham Carmelib


Commitments and appeals to make a better world: The global compact, Laudato Si’ and our future


By: Jim Walsh, Angelo Solarino


The Role of Organizational Culture in Retaining Nursing Workforce


By: Jane Banaszak-Holl, Nicholas G. Castle, Michael K. Lin, Nijika Shrivastwa, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Creating sustainable performance


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Christine Porath


Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement


By: Christine Porath, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Cristina Gibson, Flannery G. Garnett


Seeing and realizing organizational potential: Activating conversations that challenge assumptions


By: Katherine Heynoski, Robert E. Quinn


Beneficiary or benefactor: Are people more prosocial when they reflect on receiving or giving


By: Adam Grant, Jane Dutton


Breaking rules for the right reasons?: An investigation of pro-social rule breaking


By: Jason J. Dahling, Samantha L. Chau, Dave M. Mayer, Jane B. Gregory


An introduction to happiness in organizations


By: Arran Caza, Kim S. Cameron


Understanding compassion capability


By: Jacoba M. Lilius, Monica C. Worline, Jane Dutton, Jason M. Kanov, Sally Maitlis


Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work


By: Jane Dutton, Laura Morgan Roberts, Jeffrey Bednar


Five keys to flourishing in trying times


By: Kim S. Cameron


Transformational power of a mission-driven strategy: Extraordinary diversity management practice & quality of care


By: Valerie Myers, Lynn Perry Wooten


Downsizing the company without downsizing morale


By: Aneil K. Mishra, Karen E. Mishra, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Trust, Connectivity, and Thriving: Implications for Innovative Work Behavior


By: Abraham Carmeli, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Good soldiers and good actors: Prosocial and impression management motives as interactive predictors of citizenship behavior


By: Adam Grant, Dave M. Mayer


Musings on the past and future of employee empowerment


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, David Doneson


A process for changing organizational culture


By: Kim S. Cameron


Taking stock: A review of more than twenty years of research on empowerment at work


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer


The contours and consequences of compassion at work


By: Jacoba M. Lilius, Monica C. Worline, Sally Maitlis, Jason Kanov, Jane Dutton, Peter Frost


Thriving in organizations


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Kathleen Sutcliffe


Explaining compassion organizing


By: Jane Dutton, Monica C. Worline, Peter J. Frost, Jacoba Lilius


A socially embedded model of thriving at work


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Kathleen Sutcliffe, Jane Dutton, Scott Sonenshein, Adam M. Grant


Generating dynamic capabilities through a humanistic work ideology


By: Lynn Perry Wooten, Patricia Crane


Breathing life into organizational studies


By: Jane Dutton


Nurses as implementers of organizational culture


By: Lynn Perry Wooten, Patricia Crane


What creates energy in organizations?


By: Rob Cross, Wayne Baker, Andrew Parker


Books

Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach


By: Ace Simpson, Miguel Pina e Cunha, Arménio Rego, Stewart Clegg


Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship


By: Kim S. Cameron, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


CPO Tools

Task Enabling™ Exercise



Job Crafting™ Exercise



Reflected Best Self Exercise™



Essays

The intentional use of silence at work


By: Chris Marcell Murchison


What do we do when darkness wins?


By: Sandra Waddock


Stress and staying positive in trying times


By: Amy Heydlauff


Events

2022 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change



Thrive in Trying Times Teach-Out



Social Excellence: Detect It, Learn from It, Create It



Lisa Leslie

Are Diversity Initiatives Effective?



79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management



2019 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



Sixth World Congress on Positive Psychology



2019 Positive Business Conference



Mandy O'Neill

Positive Emotional Culture: How Positive Emotions at the Heart of Corporate Culture Affect Your Well-­Being and Your Company’s Bottom Line



Stephanie Creary

Creating More Inclusive Workplaces in an Era of Discord – The Power of Helping Across Differences



Building a Positive Change Movement in Your Organization



2018 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management



Our 2018 Appreciations



2018 Positive Business Conference



Raj Sisodia

The Healing Organization



Creating engagement through a purpose-driven culture



Martin Seligman presents: Positive psychology



Connecting the Dots—12th Annual U-M Work-Life Conference



Evelina Fredriksson

Mindful engagement for positive education in Cambodia



Theresa Glomb

Let’s make work better: Evidence based strategies for improving your work life



2017 WELCOA Summit



2017 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management



Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) Research Conference



Business Inspired Community Change +



Thought Leadership Showcase



Positive Links Speaker Series Session: Compassion at Work



News

Four Building Blocks to Create and Sustain a Positive Workplace



Create inclusive workplaces to counter Great Resignation, Stephanie Creary writes in The Philadelphia Tribune



Workplace stress can be costly, warns Inc. article that highlights research from Kim S. Cameron, Emma Seppälä



George Siedel on the art of negotiation, having 1 million enrollees, and changing people’s lives



Laura Morgan Roberts discusses how Black women can balance self-care, pressures to lead DEI efforts



Meg Warren discusses allyship on Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast



Lynn Perry Wooten suggests systemic changes to help women advance at work



Flexible work is here to stay, Adam Grant writes in The Wall Street Journal



No more sweatpants?! Susan J. Ashford talks about return to work on Stateside



Harvard Business Review quotes Jane Dutton on managing with compassion, accountability



Sarah Wood, BBA ’18: Bringing joy to work and helping others do the same



Chris White shares tips on how leaders can help employees shine with TED.com



The great return to work experiment: Finding a solution for your company


By: Chris White


Stephanie Creary leads DEI study that reveals how management practices can improve workplace culture



Cultivating culture requires finding our whys


By: Chris White


Cultural course corrections: Avoid the pendulum swing


By: Chris White


Adam Grant examines anti-racism on WorkLife podcast



Andrew J. Hoffman discusses new book The Engaged Scholar with Inside Higher Ed



TEDx talk explores how companies can help workers and the bottom line



Courtney McCluney

Courtney McCluney discusses code-switching on Fast Company podcast



Employee well-being strategy isn’t optional, Monica Worline tells Fast Company



Stephanie Creary, Research Advisor

Stephanie Creary hosts Wharton conversation on how to be an inclusive leader



Laura Morgan Roberts pens message to black women scholars in Diverse magazine



CNBC quotes Laura Morgan Roberts on how to lead an anti-racist workplace



JP Stephens

‘Tune in. Don’t tune out,” John Paul (J.P.) Stephens urges in LSE Business Review article



Stephanie Creary empowers middle managers to facilitate racial justice conversations



Working from home blurs boundaries, adds challenges for Black employees



Interviewers tap Laura Morgan Roberts’ expertise on race in the workplace



Businesses must take action against racism, Laura Morgan Roberts writes in Harvard Business Review



Kim Cameron

Kim S. Cameron discusses humane downsizing in Forbes interview



Unlocking resources with a positive lens



Larry King interviews Jane Dutton on Positive Voices episode



Ace Simpson, Research Advisor

Compassionate organizations emerge stronger after a crisis



Q-and-A: Finding ways to thrive at work during our current challenging times



Wellness initiatives aren’t a cure-all, Monica Worline tells The New York Times



Forbes spotlights CPO affiliates’ book about impact of race on work, leadership



Jane Dutton tells Washington Post: Compassion is urgently needed



What makes a workplace diversity program successful?


By: Lisa Leslie


The most important thing you can do to succeed today: Ask a simple question



How one person can change an entire company



Wayne Baker discusses the art of asking for help on Harvard Business Review podcast



Courtney McCluney

Courtney McCluney discusses code-switching on NPR



Gretchen Spreitzer

A little bit of mindfulness goes a long way at work, Gretchen Spreitzer tells SmartBrief



Courtney McCluney

Code-switching at work comes with costs, researchers write in The Big Think



Andrew Hoffman tells Michigan Radio cultural shift needed to impact climate change



Positive culture increases productivity, Thrive Global article says



Mentee celebrates Jane Dutton in Forbes profile



Chris Murchison

Elevate your onboarding for better engagement


By: Chris Marcell Murchison


How to succeed at work as a cultural minority, new research by Laura Morgan Roberts



Forbes cites Jane Dutton in article about corporate wellness



Jane Dutton, Monica Worline interviewed for HBS article about mental health in the workplace



Laura Morgan Roberts contributes to Harvard Business Review article about The Reflected Best Self Exercise™ in our everyday lives



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron discusses Positive Organizational Scholarship with Noreen Ehrlich 



Michigan Ross highlighted in U.S. News for diversity initiatives



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer contributes to Financial Times article about flexible work



The lure of co-working: How people are finding ways to thrive in the new world of work



Jane Dutton and Monica Worline’s compassion book mentioned in The Chronicle of Higher Education



Menlo Innovation’s Richard Sheridan interviewed for Forbes article



Owens Corning named one of the 2019 “World’s Most Ethical Companies”



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer interviewed for Georgia Tech podcast



Mayer, Ashford, and Sonenshein pen HBR article about creating social change from within organizations



Mari Kira, Stacey Scimeca interviewed by Ross Human Capital Club



Menlo Innovations featured in Forbes



O.C. Tanner pens Forbes op-ed about building successful workplace cultures



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron featured in Forbes article



Baker, Cameron, and Dutton’s research cited in Psychology Today



Sanjay Saint authors HBR article about physicians, mentors, and mindfulness



Podcast: How to succeed in the gig world



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron research cited in The Globe and Mail article



CPO professors dominate INC Magazine’s list of best books for leaders



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer to receive Academy of Management Distinguished Scholar Award



Chris White

Chris White quoted in USA Today about employee activism



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer quoted in CNBC story about women-only co-working spaces



Can you really build a better company in five minutes a day? Givitas say yes.



Urban Ashes receives top honor in University of Michigan positive business competition



Encouraging employees to seek help leads to stronger job performance, new study finds



Reciprocity Ring featured in Forbes op-ed



Shirli Kopelman, Center for Positive Organizations

Shirli Kopelman discusses pay injustices on popular podcast



Adam Grant co-authors HBR article about employee surveys



Gretchen Spreitzer on The Art of Well Being



Clot Buster wins the 35th annual Pryor-Hale Award at the Michigan Business Challenge



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer quoted in Financial Times article about remote working and workplace culture



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer, positive organizations, and thriving in Redesigning Wellness podcast



Rob Dube asks: What happens when you help team members find new jobs?



Sara Soderstrom

How Sara Soderstrom prepares her students for difficult conversations



Are you a positive deviant?


By: Chris White


Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer quoted in The Cut story about feedback for remote workers



imageOne’s Rob Dube in Forbes: “Why Paying Employees To Volunteer Is Good For Business”



Jane Dutton and Monica C. Worline

Awakening Compassion at Work named a favorite book of 2017 by Greater Good Magazine



Adam Grant quoted in Quartz article on holiday gift giving in the workplace



Mari Kira co-authors study in the Journal of Vocational Behavior



Wayne Baker, Jane Dutton, Ashley Hardin quoted by HBR about personal crisis at work



imageOne’s Rob Dube wrote about mindful leadership in Forbes



Gretchen Spreitzer interviewed for national NBC News co-working story



On a mission to increase diversity and inclusion awareness at Ross



David Mayer, Chen Zhang, and Eun Bit Hwang’s research on Psych.org



Vic Strecher quoted in Huffington Post article on changing organizational culture



Gretchen Spreitzer was interviewed on local NPR about co-working



Study: Learning something new could help reduce stress



Five CPO Consortium members named to Crain’s Detroit ‘100 Cool Places to Work in Michigan’



Positive organizing in tough times


By: Chris White


Jane Dutton and Monica Worline interviewed by Scott Barry Kaufman



Four ways you can help your colleagues feel good about their work



Jane Dutton and Julia Lee “say nice things to coworkers” in Harvard Business Review



Cascade Engineering was featured on Huffington Post



Kim Cameron and Jane Dutton cited in Harvard Business Review article about burnout and loneliness



Monica Worline interviewed on Work and Life podcast



Dutton and Worline’s book made Inc.’s 60 great business and leadership book list



To do business, you better get positive



Jane Dutton and Monica Worline’s book reviewed in Stanford Social Innovation Review



Dave Mayer interviewed on local NPR station about positive management



+LAB fellow Molly Hope blogs about her MAP team’s work in Nepal


By:


The thriving workplace and the language of abundance in workplace design


By: Peter A. Bacevice


Kim Cameron interviewed on BYU radio



Monica Worline blogs @ThriveGlobal about compassion’s strength



Julia Lee interviewed on Michigan Radio about crying at work



Michigan Ross’ Fourth Annual Positive Business Conference



Monica Worline interviewed on Plural of You



Scott Sonenshein interviewed on WEMU about Stretch



The business case for compassion



Healing spaces: Expressing values vs. being political at work


By: Chris White


HR association again recognizes U-M for supporting employees



KPMG video discusses building a business with purpose



Jessica Amortegui wrote for Women@Forbes about empathy in the workplace



A new resource for leading in trying times



How to heal post-election angst at work



Scott DeRue inspired by Ross students



Gretchen Spreitzer talks coworking with Dallas News



How do you lead in trying times? Help us contribute to the dialogue.



Chris Murchison

Chris Murchison offers insights on gratitude



Culture … and things that matter


By: Fred Keller


Jason Wilburn interviewed on “Making Positive Psychology Work” podcast



Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Modeling the Behavior”


By: , Geordie Calhoun


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Negotiating Mindfully”


By: , Gretchen Graton


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Transformation”


By: , Mary Witalec


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Crisis Management”


By: , Terrence Kosdrosky


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Bonding”


By: , Judy Fry


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “A Larger Vision”


By: , Alison Davis-Blake


Robert Quinn interviewed on WEMU radio for inspiring positive change


By: Robert E. Quinn


Logitech named winner of 2016 Positive Business Project, an annual competition presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations



Opening to the Opposite


By: Jennifer Evans


Pour Your Sugar On Me


By: Madison Romney


Keep In Touch


By: Madison Romney


How Small Changes Are Improving Gender Balance at One Business School



Reflecting on the Summer Fellows Program


By: Allison Sheehan


One Size Doesn’t Fit All


By: Allison Sheehan


Finding the Light in Darkness: The Heliotropic Effect


By: Allison Sheehan


6 Ways to Save Your Life — and Your Company


By: Tom Gardner, Chloe Sosenko


POS in Action: Practical Implications of Research on Compassion at Work



5 Reasons You Need to Instill Values in Your Organization



What Exactly is the Center for Positive Organizations?


By: YaLe Lim


Negotiating Your Salary Without Playing Hardball


By: Adam Grant


POS Research Incubator: Social Enterprise Systems


By: Mary Hinesly, Amy Young


United America, Core Value 1: Respect for Others


By: Wayne Baker


What Wolf of Wall Street Can (or Can’t) Teach Us About the Secret to Life



125 and Counting: The POS Research Incubator


By: Max Branson


Positivity in Public Education


By:


The Three R’s – and G: The place for Gratitude in Early Education



Recent Highlights from our Facebook page



What’s YOUR Legacy?


By: Margot Murphy


The Good Guys Win: How a new field of research is redefining—and redesigning—success in business



POS in Action: The Center’s new office



Why Your Boss Cares if You’re Happy



Solving the Authenticity Puzzle: What Many CEOs Cannot Do


By: Robert E. Quinn


Routines Matter for Compassion at Work


By: Monica Worline, Jane Dutton


How to Transform the Collective Mindset: Cultural Change and Moral Power


By: Robert E. Quinn


A Case for POS



Compassion: Does it Make Business Sense?


By: Wayne Baker


Future of Compassion in Business – Video


By: Monica Worline, Jane Dutton


Video Introduction to Care and Compassion in Organizations


By: Monica Worline, Jane Dutton


Work Life Enrichment and Being Willing to Die for the Organization That Would Kill You for Caring


By: Ryan W. Quinn


Thriving: What It Is and What It Takes


By:


Lead from the Positive by Cultivating a Grade-School “Culture of ‘Can'”


By: Amy Lemley


Conditioning Ourselves with the Positive


By: Ryan W. Quinn


Engaging Students in POS



Organizational Flourishing: Three Steps Toward Fostering Emotions


By: Chris White


The Role of Others in Fostering Transformational Growth


By: Chris White


Two Easy Systems for Positivity


By: Chris White


From Emotional Labor to Emotional Opportunity: How Personal Investment in Work Pays Off


By: Ryan W. Quinn


Team Resilience: Bouncing Back: Learning about Team Resilience



How business can save the world



Aligning Culture With Goals



Feature on the work of researchers in the Compassion Lab



Videos

2022 POS Research Conference: Day 2 Afternoon Sessions “Experiential POS Practices to Carry Us Forward”



2022 POS Research Conference: Day 2 Morning Panel “Using POS to Understand the State of the World”



2022 POS Research Conference: Award for Outstanding Published Article in POS and Winners’ Keynote



2022 POS Research Conference: Opening Sessions



Antiracism, Allyship, and Authenticity: Building Internal Capacity for Institutional Change



Social Excellence: Detect It, Learn from It, Create It



Are Diversity Initiatives Effective?



An Interview with Raj Sisodia



2019 POS Research Conference: Founders Panel



2019 POS Research Conference: Looking Towards the Future



2019 POS Research Conference Teaching Workshop: Positive Relationships at Work



2019 POS Research Conference Teaching Workshop: The Essence of Positive Leadership



Magnify Immersion Program: FAQs



Positive Emotional Culture: How Positive Emotions at the Heart of Corporate Culture Affect Your Well­-Being and Your Company’s Bottom Line



Creating More Inclusive Workplaces in an Era of Discord



Clash! Bridging Cultural Divides in the Workplace



Dutton_PBC2016

2016 Positive Business Conference: Using the Flourishing Triangle to Build a Great Place to Work



Spreitzer Employee Empowerment

Researching The Empowerment of Employees



2015 POS Research Conference PhD Panel



Create Micro-moves for Organizational Change



Resourceful Change



Cultivate Positive Identities



Cultivate Hope: Found, Not Lost



Gratitude at Work–Hearts, Minds, and the Bottom Line



The Positive Business Conference on Street Beat



Compassion at Work



Energy at Work: A measurement validation and linkage to unit effectiveness



Explaining Employee Engagement with Strategic Change Implementation: A Meaning-Making Approach



Fixing the Energy Crisis in the American Workplace: Living the Twelve Natural Laws of Business



Interview with Menlo Innovations



Boosting Job Performance and Happiness at Google with the Job Crafting Exercise



Bringing the Positive Lens to Business: Co-Creation Based View of Enterprises



100th POS Research Incubator



Saving Private Ryan: Hard-Fought Lessons in Creating a Positively Deviant Organization



Becoming the Key to Every Door: Practical Lessons from the Transformational Moment



Positive Organizational Communication: Co-Authoring Exceptional Realities Even in Trying Times



Work-Family Interpersonal Capitalization: Sharing Positive Work Events at Home



Secrets of the World’s Most Democratic Workplaces



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