Author Archives: Chris White

 Let’s continue with Martin Seligman’s PERMA Framework in the context of organizations. So far, we have looked at Positive Emotions and Meaning. Let’s take a look at processes, systems, culture and so forth that support Engagement. The photo above is our team at the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship. In future posts, we will come to Positive Relationships, and Achievement.Probably the most well known construct related to engagement is Flow, by Mihly... Continue reading at Lead Positively →

 In an earlier post, I introduced Marty Seligman’s PERMA model of “Flourishing” for people. Positive Emotions, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Achievement. Let’s talk a little bit about Meaning.Meaning can come in many forms. What is meaningful to one person may not be to another.Helping people find and connect to meaning in their work is one of the most important things a leader can do. There are some ways to do this systematically, bake it into the f... Continue reading at Lead Positively →

My apologies for the blogging hiatus over the last six weeks. It has been an absolute whirlwind! That means there is also lots to share, and I will try to do so in the coming days, weeks, months.A highlight of this time was the chance to do two pilot sessions of a new speaker series: The Positive Leaders Series. This semester, we hosted Fred Keller (Founder and CEO of Cascade Engineering, the world’s second largest B-Corporation), and Walter Robb (Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market).Fred and... Continue reading at Lead Positively →

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 Professor Jane Dutton talks about how the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship was founded, emerging out of the tragedy of September 11th, 2001.... Continue reading at Lead Positively →