RLI Vitality (RLIv)
RLI Vitality (RLIv) is a learning community we propose to co-create with students.
- RLIv will lead in action.
- Students will help each other sustain energy and performance through intellectual stimulation, meditation, energizing activities, and positive relationship building.
- Together they will foster a culture of vitality at the Michigan Ross.
Inspired by Research
RLI co-director Gretchen Spreitzer, a member of the management and organization faculty at Michigan Ross, has published extensively on thriving — a combination of learning and vitality that enables sustained performance.
Individual strategies for promoting vitality include:
- taking a break from the status quo
- renewing through energizing activities
- investing in positive relationships
Shaped by Students
Programmatic details for RLIv will be co-created with students.
The intent is to encourage students to (1) take breaks from the
status quo through intellectual stimulation; (2) renew through exercise
and energizing activities that promote balance, focus, and composure;
and (3) promote positive relationships through high-quality connections
and generative collaborations.
If you will be a student at Ross in 2013-14 and you’re interested in helping us launch RLIv, please contact Brian Flanagan at btflan@umich.edu.