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Positive Culture
Positive Culture
Articles
Leveraging minority identities at work: An individual-level framework of the identity mobilization process
The conceptual and empirical value of a positive lens: An invitation to organizational scholars to develop novel research questions
Positive organizational scholarship and agents of change
The money or the morals? When moral language is more effective for selling social issues
Organizational structure from interaction: Evidence from corporate sustainability efforts
Building a future where all can thrive
When does respectful engagement with one’s supervisor foster help-seeking behaviors and performance?
Commitments and appeals to make a better world: The global compact, Laudato Si’ and our future
The Role of Organizational Culture in Retaining Nursing Workforce
Creating sustainable performance
Thriving at work: Toward its measurement, construct validation, and theoretical refinement
Seeing and realizing organizational potential: Activating conversations that challenge assumptions
Beneficiary or benefactor: Are people more prosocial when they reflect on receiving or giving
Breaking rules for the right reasons?: An investigation of pro-social rule breaking
An introduction to happiness in organizations
Understanding compassion capability
Prosocial practices, positive identity, and flourishing at work
Five keys to flourishing in trying times
Transformational power of a mission-driven strategy: Extraordinary diversity management practice & quality of care
Downsizing the company without downsizing morale
Trust, Connectivity, and Thriving: Implications for Innovative Work Behavior
Good soldiers and good actors: Prosocial and impression management motives as interactive predictors of citizenship behavior
Musings on the past and future of employee empowerment
A process for changing organizational culture
Taking stock: A review of more than twenty years of research on empowerment at work
The contours and consequences of compassion at work
Thriving in organizations
Books
CPO Tools
Essays
Events
2025 Positive Business Conference Amplified
2022 Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) Research Conference
2024 Positive Business Conference Amplified
2024 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM
A More Just Future: A Keynote Address from Dolly Chugh
2023 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM
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
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
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 – 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
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
Mindful engagement for positive education in Cambodia
Let’s make work better: Evidence based strategies for improving your work life
News
The Center for Positive Organizations announces “The Kim Cameron Award for Outstanding Research in Positive Organizational Scholarship”
Putting Humanity Back in the Human Enterprise
Cultivating flourishing organizations Jane Dutton and Monica Worline
Matt Kripke, BBA ’90: Positive Culture Sustains Family Recycling Business
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
Stephanie Creary leads DEI study that reveals how management practices can improve workplace culture
Cultivating culture requires finding our whys
Cultural course corrections: Avoid the pendulum swing
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 discusses code-switching on Fast Company podcast
Employee well-being strategy isn’t optional, Monica Worline tells Fast Company
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
‘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 S. Cameron discusses humane downsizing in Forbes interview
Unlocking resources with a positive lens
Larry King interviews Jane Dutton on Positive Voices episode
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?
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 discusses code-switching on NPR
A little bit of mindfulness goes a long way at work, Gretchen Spreitzer tells SmartBrief
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
Elevate your onboarding for better engagement
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 discusses Positive Organizational Scholarship with Noreen Ehrlich
Michigan Ross highlighted in U.S. News for diversity initiatives
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 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 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 research cited in The Globe and Mail article
CPO professors dominate INC Magazine’s list of best books for leaders
Gretchen Spreitzer to receive Academy of Management Distinguished Scholar Award
Chris White quoted in USA Today about employee activism
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 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 quoted in Financial Times article about remote working and workplace culture
Gretchen Spreitzer, positive organizations, and thriving in Redesigning Wellness podcast
Rob Dube asks: What happens when you help team members find new jobs?
How Sara Soderstrom prepares her students for difficult conversations
Are you a positive deviant?
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”
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
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
The thriving workplace and the language of abundance in workplace design
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
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 offers insights on gratitude
Culture … and things that matter
Jason Wilburn interviewed on “Making Positive Psychology Work” podcast
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Modeling the Behavior”
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Negotiating Mindfully”
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Transformation”
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Crisis Management”
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Bonding”
Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “A Larger Vision”
Robert Quinn interviewed on WEMU radio for inspiring positive change
Logitech named winner of 2016 Positive Business Project, an annual competition presented by Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations
Opening to the Opposite
Pour Your Sugar On Me
Keep In Touch
How Small Changes Are Improving Gender Balance at One Business School
Reflecting on the Summer Fellows Program
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
Finding the Light in Darkness: The Heliotropic Effect
6 Ways to Save Your Life — and Your Company
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?
Negotiating Your Salary Without Playing Hardball
POS Research Incubator: Social Enterprise Systems
United America, Core Value 1: Respect for Others
What Wolf of Wall Street Can (or Can’t) Teach Us About the Secret to Life
125 and Counting: The POS Research Incubator
Positivity in Public Education
The Three R’s – and G: The place for Gratitude in Early Education
Recent Highlights from our Facebook page
What’s YOUR Legacy?
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
Routines Matter for Compassion at Work
How to Transform the Collective Mindset: Cultural Change and Moral Power
A Case for POS
Compassion: Does it Make Business Sense?
Future of Compassion in Business – Video
Video Introduction to Care and Compassion in Organizations
Work Life Enrichment and Being Willing to Die for the Organization That Would Kill You for Caring
Thriving: What It Is and What It Takes
Lead from the Positive by Cultivating a Grade-School “Culture of ‘Can'”
Conditioning Ourselves with the Positive
Engaging Students in POS
Organizational Flourishing: Three Steps Toward Fostering Emotions
Videos
Positive for Whom? Addressing the Elephant in the Room
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
2016 Positive Business Conference: Using the Flourishing Triangle to Build a Great Place to Work
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
