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It's #GoodNewsMonday! Today we celebrate POS Scholar Xuan Zhao, PhD, Co-founder & CEO of Flourish Science, and Sunnie, Flourish’s AI well-being coach, for receiving the 2026 Human Flourishing Tech Award from IPPA. 🎉 ☀️ myflourish.ai/
In our recent #PositiveLinks session, Dr. Hewlin breaks down why bringing your whole self to work can be exhausting—and how finding your “middle self” helps you live with confidence, integrity, and peace of mind.
🎥 Watch the full session: youtu.be/z46t-pIy0xQ
Through our @GreaterGoodSC collaboration, we’re excited to share @AdamGalinsky's new essay accompanying his #PositiveLinks session!
Inspiring leaders rely on 3 universal qualities:
1️⃣ Visionary
2️⃣ Exemplar
3️⃣ Mentor
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March Adderley Positive Research Incubator: Ashlyee Freeman of Emory University - Goizueta Business School and her research, "Under the Surface: The Emotional and Relational Power of Secret Conversations at Work."
Online, 3/11 at 2 p.m. ET
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One week to go ‼️ Next Thursday, we are hosting Amy Edmondson for a Positive Links session, 'The Science of Failing Well: How to Change Your Thinking to Lead (and Thrive) in an Uncertain World.'
Thursday, 2/26 | 3-4 p.m. ET
Free & open to all!
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Gretchen Spreitzer sits down with Ashish Kothari to explore how empowerment, meaning, and connection ignite real organizational transformation!
happinesssquad.com/podcast-e…
This #GoodNewsMonday, we're celebrating CPO Faculty Affiliate Christopher Myers for being named @JHUCarey's inaugural Peetz Family Professor of Leadership. @JHU_CIL
Join us, and POS scholars from around the world, online on 7/16 as we celebrate deep listening, human connection, and dive deep into the powerful tools and latest research for creating thriving organizations and flourishing communities.
Register now: myumi.ch/Z2b7j
Join the Eisenberg Family Depression Center for their sixth annual Workplace Mental Health Conference online on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Learn more and register: depressioncenter.org/wmhc #umichWMHC
We’re still buzzing from the energy of our 11th biennial Positive Organizational Scholarship Research Conference!
The two days were packed with bold ideas, collaborative energy, and meaningful connections that advance our shared mission to fuel a thriving world. 🤩
Celebrating Ethan Kross’ second book, “Shift,” coming out tomorrow, February 4th! #GoodNewsMondays 🎉
Congratulations, Ethan! Get the book: myumi.ch/PkERq
Register for 'In the Crosshairs' with Aparna Joshi! Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding of a stakeholder-first approach and its implications for building a more equitable and inclusive leadership landscape.
Online, 2/13, 1 p.m. ET.
myumi.ch/23nQk
Don't miss Ethan Kross' Book Talk, "Shift: Managing Your Emotions – So They Don't Manage You."
2/6/25, 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET
Robertson Auditorium, Michigan Ross
Book signing with Ethan Kross immediately following talk. Limited supply of free books available!
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED
This #GoodNewsMonday, we are celebrating six members of our community: Mari Kira, Stephanie Creary, Aparna Joshi, Christina Bradley, Jane Dutton, and Sally Maitlis, for their recognition from the Academy of Management! 🎉
Watch the video and help us celebrate the good news!
Congratulations to scholar Suntae Kim for being a distinguished winner of the 2024 “Responsible Research in Management” Award!
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Faculty affiliate Lindsey Cameron discusses the mindfulness practices that help us create meaning at work. Through individual and collective reflection and understanding, you can create spaces that matter and where community and connection are nurtured. insights.som.yale.edu/podcas…
Michael O'Keefe and Bret Hopman from Eversight recently co-presented at their annual Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA) meeting on ‘Creating a Workplace of Distinction.’ They introduced and played Positive Leadership™ The Game. Learn more: positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/c…
The Magnify students have integrated Snap Inc.’s Council into class, a practice of listening and storytelling dedicated to scaling empathy and fostering deeper connections in diverse groups.
Learn more and watch "A Culture of Belonging at Snap": myumi.ch/EryPg
Hear Community of Scholars member Michael Pratt discuss why meaningful work is purposeful, significant, and worthwhile. Michael provides advice to organizations on fostering deeper meaning, building community, and reflecting on current practices. eudaimonicbydesign.com/resil…
What a great fireside chat with @drhudsonuw and @spreitze! When the centrality of community and the need for community generating, tending, and re-generating is at the heart of amplifying the human in human enterprise, extraordinary things are possible. #MGoPositive
