Congratulations to Haoying (Howie) Xu, Xing Wang, and Daan van Knippenberg for their recent publication, "Beyond Good and Bad: Understanding the Contradictory Effects of Positive Leadership Behavior and Negative Leadership Behavior." #GoodNewsMonday journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…

This #GoodNewsMonday, we are celebrating our 2026-27 Research Community Fellows, Jordan Nye and Dustin Liu! Launched in 2024, this CPO program supports emerging scholars at the University of Michigan who have a demonstrated interest in Positive Organizational Scholarship.

Congratulations to CPO Faculty Affiliate Stephanie Creary on receiving a 2025-26 Wharton Teaching Excellence Award for her MBA course, "Leading Across Cultural and Relational Differences." #GoodNewsMonday ‼️ 👏

Celebrating POS Scholars Dana (McDaniel) Sumpter and Mona Zanhour for their new publication, "This is happening without my buy-in": De-agentic boundary management through a multi-domain work–life shock event.' #GoodNewsMonday 👏 positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/a…

Adderley Positive Research Incubator with Chayce Baldwin of the University of Michigan and his research, "Culture and Physiology Shape the Link Between Emotion and Health." 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 🕒 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET 📍 Location: Online positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/e…

Celebrating POS Community Scholar and CPO Faculty Associate Dr. Marcus Collins on his promotion to Clinical Associate Professor at @MichiganRoss. #GoodNewsMonday 🎉

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

Join us in celebrating POS Scholar Cindy Cain on her new book, Called to Care?: Health Care, Burnout, and the Search for Meaningful Work." #GoodNewsMonday 👏 Get the book ➡️ rutgersuniversitypress.org/c…

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 greatergood.berkeley.edu/art…

Congratulations to POS Community Scholar Daphne C. Watkins on receiving the Career Achievement Award from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research's Program for Research on Black Americans (PRBA) at its recent 50th Anniversary Celebration! #GoodNewsMonday 🎉

🚨 Kicking off the 2026-27 Adderley Positive Research Incubator season! 🚨 Join us online on 9/9/26 at 2:00 p.m. ET for Justine Murray's Incubator on her research, "Celebrants and Confidants: How Wedding Officiants Resolve the Intimate Labor Paradox." positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/e…

Congratulations to POS community scholar Dejun "Tony" Kong on becoming a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) for his distinguished contributions to the field of personality and social psychology. #GoodNewsMonday 🎉

Micaela Rodriguez reveals how alarmist messaging around loneliness heightens anxiety and shame. By rethinking time alone, we can unlock "emotional deactivation"—a powerful process that reduces stress and restores balance to our well-being. youtu.be/lQZEyJfwu_c?si=FALc…

A big congratulations to Amy M Young, Ph.D., and Kim S. Cameron on the release of their new book, "Relational Energy: How to Beat Burnout and Ignite Your Team." #GoodNewsMonday 🎉 Coming January 12, 2027! Pre-order now: barnesandnoble.com/w/relatio…

Happy #GoodNewsMonday! Today, we are celebrating Community Scholar Colin Fisher for joining the Academy of Management Discoveries, a premier journal of empirical exploratory research in the areas of management and organizations, as an Associate Editor! 👏

Join the @DepressionCntr for its seventh annual Workplace Mental Health Conference on Wed, August 5, 2026. This virtual event brings together employers from all sectors who want to improve how their organizations support employee mental health. #umichWMHC michmed.org/qxV7K

Congratulations to Elizabeth Trinh and Julia Lee Cunningham for their new publication, 'Humanizing the frontlines: individuating connections reduce customer mistreatment.' #GoodNewsMonday 👏 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Celebrating Jon Jachimowicz on accepting an Associate Professor position with Penn State University! #GoodNewsMonday 👏 We wish you and the future Center for Meaningful Work the best of luck as you continue to champion passion, thriving, and connection in the workplace!

What if the secret to a thriving organization isn't a massive overhaul, but a series of small, everyday habits❓ Monica Worline and Jane Dutton come together in this 'Kindness in Action' episode to explore what transforms organizations for the better. open.spotify.com/episode/4MP…

We are absolutely thrilled to share a double celebration for CPO Faculty Associate Sara Soderstrom! #GoodNewsMonday Congrats to Dr. Soderstrom on her promotion to Professor with tenure at the University of Michigan, AND on receiving the 2026 John Dewey Award from @umichLSA.