Center for POS News & Activities

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

By Center for POS


University of Michigan alumnus and Wharton School of Business Professor Adam Grant on his work with Google, and their use of the Job Crafting Exercise.

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Becoming a Transformational Leader featuring Professor Robert E.Quinn

By Center for POS

During this interactive online event, Professor Quinn discusses insights from his 30 years of work with transformational leaders. The discussion follows three questions:

  • What is transformational leadership? (versus regular leadership)
  • How do I become a transformational leader?
  • How can I overcome obstacles to being a transformational leader?

Professor Quinn has published 16 books, and received various awards including the Executive Development Roundtable’s 2011 Marion F. Gislason Award for life-long contributions to the field and practices of leadership.

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Center for POS Case Competition: Positive Organizational Scholarship at Work

By Center for POS

The Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship and Michigan Telefund are seeking your ideas for positive management strategy in a real-world case scenario. More info →

$3,000 in prize money!

Registration closes March 29, 2013.

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The Story of CPOS

By Center for POS


Happy 2013 from everyone at the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship! To kick off the new year, here’s a video from our Facebook page of Jane Dutton telling the story of CPOS. Enjoy!

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“Other people matter. Period.” Chris Peterson, 1950-2012.

By Center for POS

To celebrate the life and work of our friend and colleague Chris Peterson, we offer his answers to the question, “What makes life worth living?”

A founder of our sister discipline, positive psychology, Chris Peterson died on October 9th. His final book, Pursuing the Good Life, will be published by Oxford University Press in December.

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