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Topics
Positive Leadership

Articles

How to be a positive radiology leader in times of crisis



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


Leaders matter morally: The role of ethical leadership in shaping employee moral cognition and misconduct


By: Dave M. Mayer, Celia Moore, Flora F. T. Chiang, Craig Crossley, Matthew J. Karlesky, Thomas A. Birch


Positive leadership and adding value – a lifelong journey


By: Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn, Cam Caldwell


Building a future where all can thrive


By: Robert E. Quinn


Medical Leadership: A Manifesto for Radiologists


By: David P. Fessell, Frank J. Lexa


Too old to tango? Job loss and job search among older workers.


By: Mari Kira, Ute-Christine Klehe, Irene E. De Pater, Jessie Koen


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


By: Jim Walsh, Angelo Solarino


Developing Adaptive Leaders for Turbulent Times: The Michigan Model of Leadership


By: Scott DeRue, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Brian Flanagan, Benjamin Allen


When does procedural fairness promote organizational citizenship behavior? Integrating empowering leadership types in relational justice models


By: Marius van Dijke, David De Cremer, Dave M. Mayer, Niels Van Quaquebeke


Who displays ethical leadership and why does it matter? An examination of antecedents and consequences of ethical leadership


By: Dave M. Mayer, Karl Aquino, Rebecca L. Greenbaum, Maribeth Kuenzl


Leader mistreatment, employee hostility, and deviant behaviors: Integrating self-uncertainty and thwarted needs perspectives on deviance


By: Dave M. Mayer, Stefan Thau, Kristina M. Workman, Marius Van Dijke, David De Cremer


A trickle-down model of abusive supervision


By: Mary Bardes Mawritz, Dave M. Mayer, Jenny M. Hoobler, Sandy J. Wayne, Sophia V. Marinova


When leaders sacrifice: The effects of sense of power and belongingness on leader self-sacrifice


By: Niek Hoogervorst, David De Cremer, Marius van Dijke, Dave M. Mayer


Seeing and realizing organizational potential: Activating conversations that challenge assumptions


By: Katherine Heynoski, Robert E. Quinn


Positive leadership in action: Applications of POS


By: Kim S. Cameron, Emily Plews


Linking ethical leadership to employee performance: The roles of leader-member exchange, self-efficacy, and organizational identification


By: Fred O. Walumbwa, Dave M. Mayer, Peng Wang, Hui Wang, , Amanda L. Christensen


Responsible leadership as virtuous leadership


By: Kim S. Cameron


Executive leadership: A 7C approach


By: John E. Tropman, Lynn Perry Wooten


Examining the link between ethical leadership and employee misconduct: The mediating role of ethical climate


By: Dave M. Mayer, Maribeth Kuenzi, Rebecca L. Greenbaum


Cooperating when “You” and “I” are treated fairly: The moderating role of leader prototypicality


By: David De Cremer, Marius van Dijke, Dave M. Mayer


Behavioral complexity in leadership: The psychometric properties of a new instrument to measure behavioral repertoire


By: Katherine A. Lawrence, Robert E. Quinn, Peter Lenk


Leading teams in crisis situations: From chaos to extraordinary performance


By: Erika Hayes James, Lynn Perry Wooten


Downsizing the company without downsizing morale


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


Do inclusive leaders help reduce turnover in diverse groups? The moderating role of leader-member exchange in the diversity to turnover relationship


By: Lisa H. Nishii, Dave M. Mayer


How low does ethical leadership flow? Test of a trickle-down model


By: Dave M. Mayer, Maribeth Kuenzi, Rebecca Greenbaum, Mary Bardes, Rommel Salvador


When does self-sacrificial leadership motivate prosocial behavior? It depends on followers’ prevention focus


By: David De Cremer, Dave M. Mayer, Marius van Dijke, Barbara C. Schouten, Mary Bardes


Linking crises management and leadership competencies: The role of human resource development


By: Lynn Perry Wooten, Erika Hayes James


Positively deviant organizational performance and the role of leadership values


By: Kim S. Cameron


Leading positive change


By: Kim S. Cameron


Developing a teachable point of view


By: Kim S. Cameron


Leadership in a crisis situation


By: Lynn Perry Wooten


Giving peace a chance: Organizational leadership, empowerment, and peace


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer


A POSitive approach to strategic leadership: Lessons from a university president


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Mary Sue Coleman, Daniel A. Gruber


Leading to grow and growing to lead


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Entering the fundamental state of leadership: A framework for the positive transformation of self and others


By: Robert E. Quinn, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Moments of greatness: Entering the fundamental state of leadership


By: Robert E. Quinn


Developing strategies for responsible leadership


By: Kim S. Cameron, Arran Caza


Leadership as (un)usual: How to display competence in times of crisis


By: Erika Hayes James, Lynn Perry Wooten


A cross-cultural analysis of the effectiveness of transformational leadership


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Kimberly Hopkins Perttula, Katherine Xin


Leading in times of trauma


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


At-A-Glance Summaries

Leadership



Books

Positive Communication for Leaders: Proven Strategies for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change


By: Julien C. Mirivel, Alexander Lyon


Positively Energizing Leadership: Virtuous Actions and Relationships That Create High Performance


By: Kim S. Cameron


Strategy, Law, and Ethics for Business Decisions


By: George J. Siedel, Christine Ladwig


Positive Organizational Behaviour: A Reflective Approach


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


Race, Work and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience


By: Laura Morgan Roberts, Anthony J. Mayo, David A. Thomas


Competing Values Leadership


By: Kim S. Cameron, Robert E. Quinn, Jeff Degraff, Anjan V. Thakor


Practicing Positive Leadership: Tools and techniques that create extraordinary results


By: Kim S. Cameron


Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance


By: Kim S. Cameron


Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship


By: Kim S. Cameron, Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Leading Under Pressure: From Surviving to Thriving Before, During, and After a Crisis


By: Erika H. James, Lynn Perry Wooten


Leading with Values: Positivity, Virtue, and High Performance


By: Kim S. Cameron, Edward D. Hess


Making the Impossible Possible: Leading Extraordinary Performance–The Rocky Flats Story


By: Kim S. Cameron, Marc Lavine


Building the Bridge as You Walk on It: A Guide for Leading Change


By: Robert E. Quinn


A Company of Leaders

A Company of Leaders: Five Disciplines for Unleashing the Power in your Workforce


By: Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Robert E. Quinn


CPO Tools

Positive Leadership™ The Game



Reflected Best Self Exercise™



Essays

Reflections of a positive leader in trying times


By: David Drews


Election pain: A springboard to a better life


By: Robert E. Quinn


Being a leader, when you don’t have a title


By: Mary Ceccanese


Events

2025 Online Gathering of POS Scholars



An Evening Dedicated to Dignity and Noble Work



2022 Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) Research Conference



2024 Positive Business Conference Amplified



2024 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



2023 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



2022 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



Thrive in Trying Times Teach-Out



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



How to Create Positive Team and Organizational Hierarchies



Creating an Organization of Higher Purpose



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



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



Bob Quinn

Becoming who you really are: Learning to do what organizations cannot do for you



How can positive workplaces solve global challenges?



2017 Gathering of POS Scholars at AOM



77th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management



2017 Positive Organizational Scholarship (POS) Research Conference



Business Inspired Community Change +



2017 Positive Business Conference



POS in Practice Briefing: The Last Mile with Chris Redlitz and Chrisfino Kenyatta Leal



Positive Links Speaker Series Session: Leadership Starts Within



News

Monica Worline headshot

Monica Worline Creates Michigan Online Course ‘Generative Leadership: Inspiring Adaptability in an AI World’



Putting Humanity Back in the Human Enterprise



Shawn Quinn headshot

Shawn Quinn on Leading Organizational Transformation with Positive Leadership



New book from Michigan Ross prof. reveals leadership insights from top business professors



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



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



Book by Michigan Ross professor explores the power of ‘flexing’ to develop new skills



Self-compassion helps leaders — and their workers



Kim S. Cameron discusses power of positivity with Forbes



Kim Cameron

Kim S. Cameron discusses positively energizing leadership on Michelle McQuaid podcast



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



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


Lessons on leading with purpose in a capitalist society



Amy Young

Leaders can help influence employees’ positive beliefs



Cultural course corrections: Avoid the pendulum swing


By: Chris White


Adam Grant examines anti-racism on WorkLife podcast



CPO professors discuss Michigan Ross’ positive leadership approach on ‘Working for the Weekend’ podcast



Adam Grant encourages us to ‘Think Again’ in new book



External affirmation improves information sharing among team members



Self-regulation can tame fight-or-flight response, CPO researchers write in HBR



Motivation to learn rises with stories of ‘exceptional success’



Stephanie Creary, Research Advisor

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



Recognize risks to nurture emerging leaders, CPO researchers write



Unleashing the power of feminine traits in the workplace



Forbes talks with Wayne Baker about the power of asking for help



Laura Morgan Roberts discusses women leaders on Better Life Lab podcast



Thrive Global highlights Jane Dutton’s research on high-quality relationships



The right approach can turn times of crisis into times of growth



Finding fulfillment, a successful CEO gives back



Positive leadership competencies to thrive in trying times


By: Kim S. Cameron


Doug Lepisto

Doug Lepisto launches business leadership podcast



Applying positive leadership principles during COVID-19 crisis



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



Center for Positive Organizations welcomes new managing director, Esther Kyte



Unlocking resources with a positive lens



Adam Grant shares tips on how to find joy while working remotely with WBEZ



Chris Murchison

How to be a remarkable boss during lockdown


By: Chris Marcell Murchison


Larry King interviews Jane Dutton on Positive Voices episode



Ace Simpson, Research Advisor

Compassionate organizations emerge stronger after a crisis



Four semesters in, Michigan Ross profs share insights about what it’s like teaching in the Online MBA Program



Leading ourselves: Key questions in the time of coronavirus


By: David Fessell, Dan Goleman


Kim S. Cameron, Andrew J. Hoffman discuss positive leadership on Harvesting Happiness podcast



What should you say? Leadership communication during the coronavirus pandemic


By: Amy Young


Hey, teachers: It’s time to put on our compassion hats


By: Jane Dutton, Monica Worline


Governor-General of Australia honors Lea Waters



The Manila Times highlights Positive Organizational Scholarship



Boston Business Journal: Simmons University selects Lynn Wooten as president



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



Three ways to thrive through crisis



What makes a workplace diversity program successful?


By: Lisa Leslie


Inc. cites Jane Dutton in article about what makes a good boss



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



Doug Lepisto

Doug Lepisto to shape innovative business leadership program, MLive reports



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



Positive culture increases productivity, Thrive Global article says



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



Lying lowers EQ, says Inc. article highlighting Julia Lee’s research



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 



Follow the leader: Ethical supervisors can impact workers’ thoughts and actions



New podcast brings together Michigan Ross professors (like Kim Cameron) and Michigan coaches for conversations on team building, leadership, and what it takes to win



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer contributes to Financial Times article about flexible work



Laura Morgan Roberts pens HBR article about better support women of color at 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



Gretchen Spreitzer, Peter Bacevice, and Lyndon Garrett’s coworking research shared in HowStuffWorks



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



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer interviewed for Georgia Tech podcast



U-M Regents award $500,000 to Ross Professor Wayne Baker’s startup



Kim Cameron contributes to article on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences org structure



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



Executive in Residence Ron May teaching course at Oakland University



Giving workers a ‘voice’ improves retention



Mari Kira, Stacey Scimeca interviewed by Ross Human Capital Club



Menlo Innovations featured in Forbes



Atomic Object named one of Forbes ‘Small Giant’



Julia Lee awarded National Geographic Fellowship



Sara Soderstrom, Kate Heinze research in Erb publication



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron featured in Forbes article



Kim Cameron interviewed by 15Five about mastering 1-on-1 meetings



Forecast 2019: Mastering the gig economy



Forecast 2019: Climate change reality takes firmer hold



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron’s research cited in Forbes article



Consortium member organizations involved with Detroit Free Press Top Workplaces



Chris White interviewed on Redesigning Wellness podcast



Julia Lee interviewed for ‘Talk Nerdy To Me’ blog



Three Ross faculty receive Aspen award for exceptional business courses



Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change


By: Andrew J. Hoffman, Ellen Hughes-Cromwick


Management as a calling? Andrew J. Hoffman explains



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer quoted in a BBC article about lack of sleep and productivity



Gretchen Spreitzer

Gretchen Spreitzer cited in a Harvard Business Review article, ‘Sleep well, Lead Better’



Laura Morgan Roberts talks about bringing your best self to work on podcast with Michelle McQuaid



Violating gender stereotypes harms men at work



How to fight stress: Learn something new



David Mayer pens HBR post about leaders who ignore unethical behavior



Robert E. Quinn co-authors Entrepreneur op-ed about leadership training



Michigan Ross teams up with Amazon for annual Business + Impact Challenge



Adam Grant offers a ‘Brief but Spectacular’ take on giving feedback



Podcast: Turning crisis into success through purpose



Kim Cameron, Robert Quinn named AOM Pasmore-Woodman Award winners



What Mister Rogers teaches us about moral leadership


By: Robert E. Quinn


Job crafting, Jane Dutton featured in Thrive Global post



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



In Washington Post, Scott DeRue explains benefits of tuition free courses for Ross alums



Ross professor argues for academics’ public engagement



Ariana Almas named top 2018 MBA grad by Poets&Quants



Chris White, Jerry Davis, and Andrew Hoffman win teaching award for the world’s best business courses



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



Adam Grant co-authors HBR article about employee surveys



To keep sustainability moving forward, business must transform the market, Ross professor says



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



Kim Cameron

Kim Cameron cited in Forbes business trends article



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



Are you a positive deviant?


By: Chris White


Kim Cameron interviewed on The Business of Giving



“Peaceful partnerships,” latest Forbes blog by Rob Dube



CPO Consortium member imageOne named a Freep Top Workplace 2017



imageOne’s Rob Dube wrote about mindful leadership in Forbes



Consortium member imageOne penned op-ed for Forbes



Alison Blake-Davis interviewed, Center for Positive Organizations cited in Fortune



Jane Dutton Named Favorite Professor by Poets & Quants



Robert E. Quinn interviewed in Investor’s Business Daily



Meet the incredible women leading Michigan Ross’ most influential student organizations, including two +LABBERs



The simplest explanation of positive leadership


By: Chris White


Kim Cameron, Center for Positive Organizations featured in Financial Post article



Positive organizing in tough times


By: Chris White


Anyone can be a leader regardless of title: Here’s how you can become one



Monica Worline interviewed for The onGRIT podcast



Kim Cameron featured in a chapter of The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers



Gretchen Spreitzer wrote about Robert E. Quinn’s contribution to Positive Organizational Scholarship in The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers



Ross professor wins prestigious lifetime achievement award



Ross just hired the largest group of women professors in a decade



David Mayer quoted in Washington Post article about CEOs who stuck by President Trump



Four efficient steps toward a positive culture


By: Chris White


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



CEOs who seek feedback get a big payback: a boost to the bottom line



Cascade Engineering was featured on Huffington Post



Why positive organizations matter


By: Chris White


Sanjay Saint coauthored article on mentoring for Harvard Business Review



Ron May to join University of Michigan Ross’ Center for Positive Organizations Executives in Residence



To do business, you better get positive



Magnify Immersion course brings positivity and purpose to Ross BBA students and organizations



Ross undergrad blogged about the Positive Business Conference for the Huffington Post



How four Ross students, including one +LAB fellow, found community on the prairie



Roger Newton featured in Life Science Leader



Fred Keller named Communicator of the Year by the West Michigan Public Relations Society of America



+LAB alum and his revolutionary startup just can’t stop winning competitions



Center for Positive Organizations gets a nod in Fortune



Jane Dutton and Adam Grant’s research cited in Washington Post



Ariana Almas (+LAB fellow) and her team just spent a week at one of the few Black-owned breweries in the nation


By: By Team RAZA, Ross Open Road


Dave Mayer interviewed on local NPR station about positive management



Michelle McQuaid discussed leadership potential with Sue Ashford



The Michigan Daily reported on the Positive Business Conference



How to avoid being a fake positive leader


By: Chris White


David Mayer writes for @FastCompany about happiness and others



Michigan Ross’ Fourth Annual Positive Business Conference



Dave Mayer interviewed by Washington Post about Ivanka Trump’s White House role



David Mayer named a 2017 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Fellow



Chris Murchison

Chris Murchison blogs about perfectionism in Whil



Gretchen Spreitzer, Donald Peurach teach MOOC about ambitious teaching and learning



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



Everyday courage in organizations


By: Chris White


Wednesdays with an “old nun”


By: Richard Haller


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



Culture … and things that matter


By: Fred Keller


Jason Wilburn interviewed on “Making Positive Psychology Work” podcast



Malcolm Gladwell and disagreeable entrepreneurs


By: David Drews


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Bringing the Positive Lens to Staff”


By: , Gretchen M. Spreitzer


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Balance in Life”


By: , Fay Sommer


Center for Positive Organizations announces cohort of Executives in Residence



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


Kim Cameron interviewed for cover of People & Purpose



Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “A Larger Vision”


By: , Alison Davis-Blake


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Impact in Action!”


By: , Sheila Bauer


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Empowerment”


By: , Rochelle Haug


Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Feeling Energy”


By:


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



Positive Leadership: The Staff Series “Attitude”


By:


Michigan Ross Unveils Plans for 2016 Positive Business Conference



Speaking While Female


By: Sheryl Sandberg, Adam Grant


Center for Positive Organizations Appoints HopeLab’s Murchison As Visiting Leader



Fighting the ‘Hermit Crab Syndrome’



Courage, Compassion, and Resilience Make Great Workplaces



Why It’s Time to Take This Four-Letter Word Out of the Corporate Closet


By: Jessica Amortegui


The Opportunity of Management



Three Leadership Lessons We Can Learn from America’s Best Teachers



Playing Golf, and Other Mistakes CEOs Make


By: Adam Grant


Solving Wicked Complex Problems


By: Allison Sheehan


New Manager Checklist: 5 Things You Need to Know About Being a Good Leader



Leadership Lessons from Children’s Books


By: Adam Grant


What’s Positive about Failure?


By: Christopher Myers


On Leadership & Forgivenesss



Planes, Pizza, and Positive Deviance


By: Christopher Myers


The Positive Leadership Game


By: YaLe Lim


Achieving Happiness: It takes positive thinking, hard work to create a good life



3 Leadership Trends of 2014



To Mindfully Engage, or Not To Mindfully Engage


By: Margot Murphy


Recent Highlights from our Facebook page



Becoming a Leader: A Positive Lesson From Failing CEOs


By: Robert E. Quinn


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



How to Avoid Another Government Shutdown


By: , Scott DeRue


Discovering What You Love to Do: Overcoming the First Barrier of Success


By: Robert E. Quinn


From Manager to Leader: Accelerating the Process


By: Robert E. Quinn


Solving the Authenticity Puzzle: What Many CEOs Cannot Do


By: Robert E. Quinn


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


By: Robert E. Quinn


How to Bring People to the Common Good: What Authentic Leaders Learn About Higher Purpose


By: Robert E. Quinn


Becoming a Master of Influence


By: Robert E. Quinn


New: Positive Leaders Series


By: Chris White


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


By: Amy Lemley


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 6: Emotion, Imagination, and Purpose


By: Robert E. Quinn


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 5: A New Rule for Designing Meetings


By: Robert E. Quinn


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 4: A Proactive Tool for Discussing Transformation


By: Robert E. Quinn


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 3: Living What We Teach


By: Robert E. Quinn


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 2: Where Change Can Happen


By: Robert E. Quinn


Teaching and Leading Positively, Part 1: The Digestion of Experience


By: Robert E. Quinn


The Teaching and Practice of POS, Part V: Transcending Your Own Culture


By: Robert E. Quinn


The Teaching and Practice of POS, Part IV: Transcending the Narrow Mindset


By: Robert E. Quinn


The Teaching and Practice of POS, Part III: Recognizing How Threatening the Message Really Is


By: Robert E. Quinn


The Teaching and Practice of POS, Part II: On Being “Normally Blind”


By: Robert E. Quinn


Positive Leadership in Action: Prudential’s Jim Mallozzi Shows How it Works


By: Amy Lemley


Transcending “Normal”: Learning to Access the Power of Positive Organizing


By: Robert E. Quinn


Building on the Positive When Faced With the Negative



Videos

The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before



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



How to Create Positive Team and Organizational Hierarchies



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



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



The Healing Organization



Becoming who you really are: Learning to do what organizations cannot do for you



Chris White PBC

2016 Positive Business Conference: Leading Positive Change Without Authority



PBP Day 2 at PBC

2016 Positive Business Conference: Positive Business Project (day 2)



DeRue PBC

2016 Positive Business Conference: Developing Leaders Who Make a Positive Difference in the World



Cascade PBC

2016 Positive Business Conference: Leadership and Culture – Enhancing the Triple Bottom Line



2016 Positive Business Conference: Positive Business 3.0



Organizational Miracles: The Role of Positive Organizing in Recovery from Crisis



Lead Positive Change Without Authority



Creative Forecasting – Improving the Selection and Rejection of Novel Ideas in Organizations



What is a Positive Lens?



Change the Music, Change the Dance: How to Turn Organizations Positive



Taking Stock: Strengths and Limitations in Positive Leadership



What is the Fundamental State of Leadership?



Creating a Vision of Greatness with Zingerman’s



The Positive Business Conference on Street Beat



CEO Interview: Alan Murray



CEO Interview: Joe Bozich



Leadership Starts Within



Talking Management: Jane Dutton



Making a Positive Difference Through Business



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



Zing Train: Interview with Ari Weinzweig, Co-Founder of Zingerman’s



Interview with Menlo Innovations



Conversation with a Positive Leader: Walter Robb, Co-CEO, Whole Foods



A Youth-Driven Model of Leadership



The Economics of Higher Purpose



Generative Leadership in a Positive Enterprise



The Ascent From Hell: The Emergence of Positive Assets in the Unfolding of War



Leadership Construction in Organizations: An Invitation to a Conversation



An Invitation to Excellence: Positive Organizing and the Generative Practices of Extraordinary People



Out of the Blue: Positive Organizational Scholarship



Bringing a Positive Lens to Troubled Situations



Transplants, Colostomies, and Kidney Failure: Reassessing Goals in the Face of Adversity



From Medicine to McKinsey to Meaning – Personal Reflections from an Ongoing Journey



Three Experiments in Social Neuroscience



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