Could You Be A Positively Energizing Leader? with Kim Cameron

08/06/21 • 41 min

Kim Cameron is a professor of management and organizations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business. He’s co-founder of the Centre for Positive Organizational Scholarship and professor of higher education in the school of education at the University of Michigan. Kim is recognized as among the top 10 organizational scholars in the world and his work on virtuousness, downsizing, effectiveness, corporate quality culture, and the development of leadership excellence has been most frequently downloaded on Google. He has also published more than 140 academic articles and 15 scholarly books, the most recent of which is Positively Energizing Leadership, which is due for release in August this year.

In this week’s episode, Dr. Paige Williams talks to Prof. Kim Cameron about Positively Energizing Leadership.

Connect with Kim Cameron:

https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/

You’ll Learn:

[03:47] - Kim explains the inherent tendency in all living systems that underpin positively energizing leadership
[06:05] - Kim explains how the heliotropic effect translates into leadership and organizations
[09:14] - Kim describes how we might recognize positive energy at work
[10:42] - Kim describes how positively energizing leadership differs from other types of leadership
[12:55] - Kim explains why we may not be a positive energizer for everyone
[16:33] - Kim shares research that shows the impact positively energizing leadership has
[21:47] - Kim shares examples of positively energizing leadership in action
[27:29] - Kim explains how team members can help their leaders be more positively energizing
[31:55] - Kim lets us know of the cautions and caveats we need to be aware of as we work to be a positively energizing leader
[35:52] - Kim completes the lightning round!

Thanks for listening!

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Paige Williams talks to Prof. Kim Cameron about Positively Energizing Leadership.

Connect with Kim Cameron:

https://positiveorgs.bus.umich.edu/

You’ll Learn:

[03:47] - Kim explains the inherent tendency in all living systems that underpin positively energizing leadership
[06:05] - Kim explains how the heliotropic effect translates into leadership and organizations
[09:14] - Kim describes how we might recognize positive energy at work
[10:42] - Kim describes how positively energizing leadership differs from other types of leadership
[12:55] - Kim explains why we may not be a positive energizer for everyone
[16:33] - Kim shares research that shows the impact positively energizing leadership has
[21:47] - Kim shares examples of positively energizing leadership in action
[27:29] - Kim explains how team members can help their leaders be more positively energizing
[31:55] - Kim lets us know of the cautions and caveats we need to be aware of as we work to be a positively energizing leader
[35:52] - Kim completes the lightning round!

Thanks for listening!

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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.

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! Thank you, Kim!

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Can You Use Positive Emotion to Move Beyond Fear? with John Hagel

John Hagel, who’s recently retired as a partner from Deloitte, where he was the founder and chairman of the Silicon Valley-based Deloitte Centre for the Edge, which focuses on identifying emerging business opportunities that are not yet on the CEO’s agenda. With more than 40 years of experience as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur, John has just released a new book, The Journey Beyond Fear, which addresses the psychology of change. And he’s also developing a series of programs to help people navigate through change at many levels.

In this week’s episode, we chat with John Hagel, who helps us discover how positive emotions can help us move beyond fear.

Connect with John Hagel:

https://www.johnhagel.com/

You’ll Learn:

[02:20] - John shares why psychology is as important as strategy
[04:31] - John shares how narratives help us move beyond fear
[10:07] - John discusses the power of alignment with your personal and organizational narratives
[13:07] - John outlines how the passion for the explorer helps us move beyond fear
[17:39] - John discusses the benefits of productive friction in teams
[20:48] - John explores learning platforms and how they might work
[30:25] - John answers the lightning round!

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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.

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Until next time, take care! Thank you, John!

Next Episode

What Do You Most Desire & Why? with Luke Burgis

Luke Burgis, who's the entrepreneur in residence and director of programs at the Ciocca Centre for Principled Entrepreneurship at the Catholic University of America, where he also teaches business and develops new education initiatives. Luke's co-created and led four companies in wellness, consumer products, and technology. He is the founder and director of Fourth World Ventures, an incubator for people and companies that contribute to the formation of a healthy human ecology. And Luke's new book Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life has just been released.

In this week's episode we explore how desire impacts our wellbeing and the simple steps we can take to positively shape our desires for the good of ourselves and others.

Connect with Luke Burgis:

https://lukeburgis.com/

You’ll Learn:

[02:39] - Luke explains why understanding what shapes our desire is an important part of caring for our wellbeing.
[04:07] - Luke explains what mimetic desire is and how it influences our motivation.
[06:49] - Luke helps us understand the social nature of desire and how different role models influence us.
[08:56] - Luke offers tips for how we can keep our relationships with our role models healthy.
[11:57] - Luke explains the difference between thick and thin desires.
[14:10] - Luke discusses how having a hierarchy of values can help us navigate conflicts around thick desires.
[16:45] - Luke helps us understand the positive and destructive cycles desire can energize.
[19:15] - Luke explains how destructive cycles of desire can lead to toxic relationships and toxic cultures.
[21:51] - Luke shares an example of how we can short circuit destructive cycles of desire.
[24:53] - Luke offers some tips for how we can create positive cycles of desire in workplaces.
[27:14] - Luke begins the lightning round!

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.

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! Thank you, Luke!