Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert E Quinn

In today's episode I share some current wonders and ponders regarding what it really means to be unconventional. The opposite is conventional, which means based on, or in accordance with, what is generally done or believed. Normal. Regular. Ordinary. What if that's not what we really desire? Or what we really are, deep down? What if we're more wired to be deviants? That means departing from an established course or accepted standard. The book I mention in this episode is "The Economics of Higher Purpose" by Robert E. Quinn and Anjan V. Thakor. I also mention the Enlightened Leadership Lab (www.enlightenedleadershiplab.com) and Purple Dialogue (www.purpledialogue.com).

Many organizations and individuals often find themselves stuck making only small, incremental changes that don't really solve the bigger issues. Sticking to minor adjustments means missing major opportunities and failing to meet evolving challenges. There's a clear need for a more impactful approach to change.In this episode of the HAPPINESS SQUAD podcast, Ashish Kothari and Robert Quinn discuss how to drive deep organizational change effectively.Robert E. Quinn, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, is a leading expert in leadership, culture, and change. He co-founded Positive Organizational Scholarship and the Center for Positive Organizations. Robert is among the top 1% of cited professors in organizational behavior. His notable books include the global bestseller Deep Change and the award-winning The Best Teacher in You. His latest work, The Positive Organization, explores breaking free from conventional business cultures. Things you will learn from this episode:• The purpose-driven definition of happiness• Concept of Deep Change versus Incremental Change• Role of Leadership in Organizational Change• Integration of Well-being into Corporate CultureTo explore their insights in detail, listen to the complete episode now!Resources:• Robert Quinn's website: https://robertequinn.com/ • Robert Quinn's blog: https://robertequinn.com/blog/Books:• Deep Change by Robert E. Quinn: https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Change-Discovering-Jossey-Bass-Management/dp/0787902446• The Best Teacher in You: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Teacher-You-Accelerate-Learning/dp/1626561788 • Watch out for Prof. Robert Quinn's upcoming book: “The Transformational Moment”• Hardwired for Happiness: 9 Proven Practices to Overcome Stress and Live Your Best Life.https://www.amazon.com/Hardwired-Happiness-Proven-Practices-Overcome/dp/1544534655

In this new series of episodes called "Snippets of Wisdom", I select my favourite, most insightful moments from previous episodes of the podcast.   The snippet of wisdom I chose for today comes from my conversation with Robert E. Quinn, a best-selling author with over 18 books and one of the world's best personal and organisational change experts.   The conversation took place in August 2020 and was published in episode #052. The snippet I chose to play for you is about living a purpose-driven life and how to find your purpose. ⠀

Robert E. Quinn is the Margaret Elliot Tracy Collegiate Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business.  His research and writing focus on purpose, leadership, culture and change.  He is one of the co-founders of the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship and a co-founder of the Ross Center for Positive Organizations.  In terms of research, he is in the top 1% of professors cited in organizational behavior textbooks.  He has published 18 books.  As a teacher Quinn is the recipient of multiple awards.  In a global survey he was recently named one of the top speakers in the world on the topic of organizational culture and related issues. His talk on personal purpose went viral and has been viewed by over 18 million people.

In this episode, we continue our Alchemy of Leadership Series in conversation with Author and mentor Lucas L. Armstrong, who wrote the book entitled 'Your Story is not Your story' From the Author: One key to successful leadership is continuous personal change. Personal change is a reflection of our inner growth and empowerment.—Robert E. QuinnThrough my story I want people to understand that in order to have success you must grow personally in all areas of your life. It does not matter what you have gone through but that you grow through it. I want you to know that your story is all you have, and nobody can take that away from you. If you have a dream, don't give up on it; and if God has put it in your heart and your dreams, then it's already done. Life will happen to you but through your own personal growth, you will succeed and impact the world.My mission is to let you know that I believe in your dreams, but you have to understand that you have it in you already to have the life you want. Remember, it's not over until you win. I believe in you, so go live your dreams. Take care and God bless.YOUR STORY IS NOT YOUR STORY Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/folkesunfettered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This conversation was recorded as part of Work Shouldn't Suck's https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/ethical-reopening-summit-2021 (Ethical Re-Opening Summit) that took place on April 27, 2021. How can we and our organizations acknowledge and support the well-being of everyone as we continue to live and work through a global pandemic? Resources mentioned during session:Project Include's https://projectinclude.org/remote-work-report/ (Remote Work Report) & https://projectinclude.org/assets/pdf/Project_Include_Executive_Summary_0321_R4.pdf (Executive Summary) “https://hbr.org/2021/04/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-manager-today (What Does It Mean to Be a Manager Today?)” by Brian Kropp, Alexia Cambon, and Sara Clark via Harvard Business Review “https://www.myungrangpark.com/measuring-loss-the-inequities-in-remembrance (Measuring Loss: The Inequities in Remembrance)” by Sophia Park “https://medium.com/commonfuture/prioritizing-wellbeing-in-2020-7f7473597354 (Prioritizing wellbeing in 2020)” by Joann Lee Wagner “https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/podcast2/ep03 (Working While Grieving)” Work Shouldn't Suck podcast EP03 “https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781942094470 (My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies)” by Resmaa Menakem “https://projectinclude.org/assets/pdf/Project_Include_Harassment_Report_0321_R8.pdf (Remote work since Covid-19 is exacerbating harm: What companies need to know and do)” by Project Include https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/06/20/the-body-keeps-the-score-van-der-kolk/ (The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma) by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. “https://www.womanlymag.com/stressed-out/the-han-flowing-through-my-veins (The Han Flowing Through My Veins)” by Sophia Park via Womanly “https://hbr.org/2021/01/how-to-keep-your-cool-in-high-stress-situations (How to Keep Your Cool in High-Stress Situations)” by Robert E. Quinn, David P. Fessell, and Stephen W. Porges via Harvard Business Review SHANNON LITZENBERGER is an award winning dance artist, embodiment facilitator and experienced cultural leader working at the intersection of art, ideas and transformational change. As a dancer, performance maker and director, her work explores our relationship to land, the politics of belonging, and the forgotten wisdom of the body. She has been an invited resident artist at Soulpepper Theatre, Toronto Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, Atlantic Ballet Theatre, Banff Centre, and the Gros Morne Summer Music Festival. She collaborates frequently with the Dark by Five Inter-arts ensemble and the Wind in the Leaves Collective. As a skilled freelance strategist, programmer, leadership developer, policy thinker and embodiment facilitator, she works with leading organizations in the arts, academia and the corporate sector. She is currently a faculty member at Banff Centre's Cultural Leadership Program; a Program Associate with the Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO) working on issues of equity, inclusion and pluralism; a guest facilitator of embodied practice at the Ivey Business School; a Trudeau Foundation Mentor; and a Chalmers Fellow, exploring the application of embodied practice in leadership development and transformative change processes. SOPHIA PARK (she/her) is a writer, independent curator, and general art person currently working out of Lenapehoking (Brooklyn, NY) and Gumi, South Korea. She studied neuroscience at Oberlin College, and will be a MA candidate at the School of Visual Arts in curatorial practice starting fall 2021. She's worked at the https://www.metmuseum.org/ (Metropolitan Museum of Art), and currently works at https://www.fracturedatlas.org/ (Fractured Atlas). She co-founded and helps run https://www.artwithjip.com/ (Jip Gallery), an apartment gallery turned curatorial collective, with fellow curators and friends. You can find her writing in numerous publications including Womanly Mag, Strata Mag,...

Dr. Robert E. Quinn is one of the leaders in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship, a cofounder of the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan, and a Professor at the Michigan Ross School of Business with research and writing focused on purpose, leadership, culture, and change. He has spent the last 40 years doing research, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune 500. He is the author of 18 books including the award-winning education book, The Best Teacher in You: How to Accelerate Learning and Change Lives. In this episode he shares impactful strategies for teaching and leading with intention and leveraging the power of purpose in our lives. Show notes at www.teacherfanclub.com/podcast.

Robert E. Quinn has spent the last 40 years doing research, publishing, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune 500. He is the Margaret Elliot Tracy Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business.  His research and writing focuses on purpose, leadership, culture and change. He is one of the leaders in the field of Positive Organizational Scholarship and a cofounder of the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan. He has published 18 books.  His book, Deep Change is a long-term best seller and has been used across the planet. His book, The Best Teacher in You won the Ben Franklin Award designating it the best book in education. His latest book is The Positive Organization: Breaking Free of Conventional Cultures, Constraints and Beliefs. His next book will be The Economics of Higher Purpose: Eight Counter Intuitive Steps for Creating a Purpose Driven Organization. He is particularly known for his work on the competing values framework which has been used by thousands of organizations.  His paper, Moments of Greatness: Entering the Fundamental State of Leadership, was selected by the Harvard Business Review as one of the ten Must Reads On Managing Yourself. Deep change is needed. Otherwise it is a slow death. “Knowledge is the ungrateful child of learning.” We go to great lengths to deny the need for change. Positive organization scholarship. The problem with thinking “I am powerless to try to change our system“ We have evidence all around us that what we are thinking is wrong. If one teacher is doing it, that means it's possible. The question is “What's real?” The principal's reference point is the middle of the curve. The way you change things is you begin to learn from excellence. We are looking for meaningful life, but something blocks us, that's fear. Principals believe that their most valued contribution is to prevent conflict. Leadership is about creating conflict. Turn it into transformative cooperation. Realization of potential. Great teachers vs. good teachers. 4 variables: idealized influence, individualized concern, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation (using inquiry to stimulate change)! Love of learning transcends other challenges. People not marching to the drum of convention. We are all subject to the slow death. What result do I want to create? You've linked your identity Create the future that doesn't yet exist. Each failure is a step to find out your potential. Purpose driven Life. The moment you commit to a purpose, you moralized your life. When you find out who you are, you find your true character. Your best self begins to emerge. Fail, fail, fail, then succeed. You develop transformative power. If you want to be a really good teacher… No matter what they say or do, every student wants to learn, every students wants to succeed. When you break that code, everything changes. Animate a community - put together things they want, nurture them, and then you can take it to the next level. Henry Gradillas How to be a transformative principal? Sit down, and ask, what result do I want to create? Why am I on the earth? What's my purpose in life? When I die how will the planet be different because I'm here. Am I internally connected? Am I other focused? Am I externally open? Sponsors InControl SEL for Middle School In Control created an effortless social and emotional, character development video curriculum for your students that's ZERO-TEACHER-PREP AND it's so cool looking- it feels like a Youtube or Netflix Series- and that's purposeful, they meet students right where they're at. The videos are 5-6 minutes, kids love them, teachers love them, and you will too. There's no guesswork in the program because there's a 21-video progression for each grade level. 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"Deep change or slow death." It has been scientically proven that finding your purpose extends your life, and enhances your health and wellbeing! Our next podcast guest is academic celebrity Dr. Robert E. Quinn, Professor Emeritus at University of Michigan, best-selling author, speaker, Co-Founder of Center for Positive Organizations and Thought Partner on Leadership and Change at University of Michigan. His research and writing focuses on purpose, leadership, culture, and change. His recent talk to Google on the subject of purpose went viral and has over 15 million views. The Monumental Me platform provides high quality content and programming that pulls from the most essential learnings from the study of Positive Psychology, curated for people like you, at all stages of their career and who want to thrive in life and in work. Available through monumentalme.substack.com and at Monumentalme.com and follow us on Instagram @monumentalme.we with co-founders Liana Slater and Michele Mavi.

Hey Watch Fans,We are back! Thanks for the continued support...and yes Kevin will be with us next episode. If "culture" was of interest the articles I read could be found at study.com; Types, Element and Subsets of Culture and builtin.com; investigation by Robert E. Quinn and Kim S. Cameron.Also, sorry @200bucksorlesswatch I tried a few weeks back to join you for a chat on your live stream. But, I suck with tech. Enjoy the show,Follow Kevin @WatchFanatics.ca on InstagramFollow David @watchfanaticdavid on InstagramLike WatchFanatics.ca on Facebook Subscribe to www.watchfanatics.ca

Encounters with anxious people can make it difficult to control one's own reactivity. These five steps can help you better self-regulate. Show Notes: How to Keep Your Cool in High-Stress Situations by Robert E. Quinn, David P. Fessell, and Stephen W. Porges Read the Full Transcript on The Non-Anxious Leader website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jack-shitama/message

When Dr. Quinn was in the 6th grade, there was a popular boy in school who was good at basketball and almost every cute cheerleader loved him. Due to certain circumstances, he had to leave the school, and Dr. Quinn, wanting to be loved by the cheerleaders as well, saw it as an opportunity to replace him and become the best basketball player he could be. After working really hard, Dr. Quinn didn’t see any results, as even though he became the best basketball player, the cheerleaders still didn’t love him or notice him. But something else happened for the first time in his life. He realized he could set a goal and pursue it and turn into somebody new. And from his role as a point guard, he learned that it’s about making everyone else better. Although he never achieved his goal of becoming loved by the cheerleaders, Dr. Quinn learned something even more profound in his life.

What distinguishes good teachers from “the best” teachers? (It’s not content knowledge.) Thought-leader of change in education, Dr. Robert Quinn provides an absorbing answer.

Robert E. Quinn is a best-selling author, having published 18 books (so far). He is also a speaker, professor Emeritus at the university of Michigan school of business, and one of the world's best personal and organisational change experts. He has spent the last 40 years doing research, publishing, teaching, consulting, and speaking to more than half of the Fortune-500 list. His recent talk on the subject of purpose went viral and has been viewed by 15 million people. Robert is passionate to inspire positive change!   Key takeaways: Living a purpose-driven life: what is my contribution to the world? The importance of a written purpose statement "Inspire Positive Change": what 3 words are the centre of your being? Egocentric goals versus contribution goals Giving yourself away: what is uniquely you? The stagnation and "slow death" of denying our conscious Learning how to change your own weather Would you tell a complete stranger what you are most passionate about?   Memorable quote: "Have patience, and live in love." -Robert Quinn   Valuable resources: Website: https://robertequinn.com/ "Becoming who you really are" course: https://michiganross.umich.edu/programs/executive-education/becoming-who-you-really-are-how-grow-yourself-and-your-organization?event=5715     About the host: I am Agi Keramidas, a knowledge broker and a zealous podcaster (among other traits). I am a firm believer in the power of self-education and personal development in radically improving one's life.   If you want to support my podcast and gain access to exclusive content, become my patron: http://bit.ly/pdmpat   Join my facebook group for personal development, inspiration, and actionable knowledge: https://bit.ly/pdmgroup

Chad and Dr. Robert E. Quinn, Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan Business School, and author of "The Economics of Higher Purpose" and "Change the World," talk about the role that fear and love play in leadership -- both in organizations and in politics. Quinn says that good leaders go forth to die ... and explains how moving from problem solving to finding a higher purpose transforms managers into leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cameron, Kim S., Jane E. Dutton, and Robert E. Quinn. Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2003. For…

Cameron, Kim S., Jane E. Dutton, and Robert E. Quinn. Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2003. For the sake of contrast, now imagine another world in which almost all organizations are typified by appreciation, collaboration, virtuousness, vitality, and meaningfulness. Creating abundance and human well-being are key indicators of success. Imagine that members of such organizations are characterized by trustworthiness, resilience, wisdom, humility, and high levels of positive energy. Social relationships and interactions are characterized by compassion, loyalty, honesty, respect, and forgiveness. Significant attention is given to what makes life worth living. Imagine that scholarly researchers emphasize theories of excellence, transcendence, positive deviance, extraordinary performance, and positive spirals of flourishing. Specifically, we define authentic leadership in organizations as a process that draws from both positive psychological capacities and a highly developed organizational context, which results in both greater self-awareness and self-regulated positive behaviors on the part of leaders and associates, fostering positive self-development. The authentic leader is confident, hopeful, optimistic, resilient, transparent, moral/ethical, future-oriented, and gives priority to developing associates to be leaders. … The authentic leader does not try to coerce or even rationally persuade associates, but rather the leader's authentic values, beliefs, and behaviors serve to model the development of associates.

Linda Robson is a scholar practitioner, blending work in executive education with consulting and coaching around the elevation of organizations and the individuals who work within them.  Linda received her Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University.  She studied with David Cooperrider and Ron Frey.  She is an advisor at the Fowler Center for Sustainable Value. Linda also helped write The Flourishing Enterprise: The New Spirit of Business.  In this conversation, you will hear Linda share her fascinating research on the language used by high performing teams and why the words we speak impact the results we are able to achieve particularly in organizational change programs. Linda also shares while simply being more positive is not enough, why we need to acknowledge the sense of loss that any change in our workplaces can bring and the practical things leaders can do to use language to improve people's wellbeing at work.  Connect with Linda Robson: Email - Linda.Robson@Case.edu You’ll Learn: [02:20] - Linda explains why Professor David Cooperrider believes her research will be so influential in helping organizations navigate change. [04:23] - Linda defines and describes mirror flourishing. [06:55] - Linda shares why language plays such a large role in our interactions with each other and our willingness to embrace and act upon change. [07:48] - Linda talks about what positive and negative language sounds like, in the workplace. [09:07] - Linda explains that the use of positive language is a missed opportunity. [12:18] - Linda shares what we can do to help leaders be more strategic in their language. [14:40] - Linda talks about the idea of some forms of negative language being helpful with change in workplaces. [20:20] - Linda explains what a flourishing enterprise looks like. [22:56] - The Lightning Round with Linda Robson. Your Resources: Care to Dare: Unleashing Astonishing Potential Through Secure Base Leadership - George Kohlrieser Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way - Rick Carson The Positive Organization: Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs - Robert E. Quinn Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.  Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!  

Dr. Suzy Green is a coaching and clinical psychologist and founder of the Positivity Institute, a positively deviant organization dedicated to the research and application of positive psychology for life, school, and work.  She also holds a number of honorary academic positions at The Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, The Australian Catholic University, The Graduate School of Education at The University of Melbourne, and The Black Dog Institute. Her work has been published in articles around the world. In this conversation, you will hear Suzy share the research on why cultivating positive emotions matter when it comes to our performance and wellbeing at work.  Suzy shares the practical things employees, leaders and organizations can do to improve mood in workplaces and how to implement these approaches at a systems level.   Connect with Suzy Green: Website - http://thepositivityinstitute.com.au You’ll Learn: [02:00] - Suzy and I recently had the opportunity to work together on researching and writing a chapter for the new Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches to Work.  Suzy shares what stood out to her in this research. [04:17] - There has been a lot of debate about measuring positivity ratios as a way to assess our wellbeing. Suzy shares the advice that she gives her clients about that approach. [06:16] - Suzy explains the importance of self-awareness when it comes to managing our moods.   [08:38] - If you are looking to boost your heart-felt positivity, Suzy gives you her go-to activities. [09:56] - Suzy shares some advice if you are in a leadership role and trying to boost positivity within your team. [12:03] - Suzy provides some advice to companies wanting to implement these ideas in authentic ways. [14:50] - Suzy talks about helping organizations go beyond training with these practices. [21:01] - Suzy shares what sees as the most compelling parts of the business case at the moment, based on research. [25:05] - The Lightning Round with Suzy Green Your Resources: The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of the Psychology of Positivity and Strengths-Based Approaches at Work Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance - Kim Cameron The Positive Organization: Breaking Free from Conventional Cultures, Constraints, and Beliefs - Robert E. Quinn The Three Questions (Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy) - Jon J. Muth Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.   Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!