Anne Ladky: An Energy Approach to Leadership
Leaders of political advocacy organizations are faced with the challenge of motivating their employees past frequent obstacles, shortcomings, and failures. Anne Ladky, the Executive Director of a non-profit political advocacy organization called Women Employed, developed a leadership style to help her employees tackle this demanding line of work.
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B. Joseph White: Resilience in Action
This three-part case describes the reaction and attitudes demonstrated by B. Joseph White
upon hearing that he was not chosen to be president of the University of Michigan in May
of 2002. Joe White responded to this news resiliently by helping the University make a
smooth transition to a new president.
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Crafting a Fulfilling Job: Bringing Passion Into Work
This three-part case describes how four teachers, who all have a passion for an occupation besides teaching, crafted their jobs to incorporate their passions into their lives at work. The stories provide insights into job crafting for all occupations and illuminate the importance of passion as a motivator and guide for engaging in job crafting.
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A Foundation of Giving: How One Company Cares for its Employees
This case documents the inception, evolution, triumphs and tribulations of the Borders
Group Foundation. The Foundation is an employee assistance program that has given over
$2 million in support to Borders staff members in need over the past decade.
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Job Crafting at Burt's Bees
This case describes how four employees at Burt’s Bees Inc. crafted their formal job designs to better align their jobs with their individual motives and strengths. The stories illustrate several ways in which employees may go about crafting their jobs and how individuals and organizations may benefit from job crafting.
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Next Great Companies in Michigan Mini-cases
A series of eight cases written for the Next Great Companies in Michigan project, which profiles great places to work in Michigan
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Implementing Positive Organization Scholarship at Prudential
This case describes how senior management led the merger of Prudential and CIGNA while implementing various POS practices throughout the organization in hopes of creating a successful culture for the staff, compelling results for the clients, and a strong value for the shareholders.
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The Heart of Reuters
The Heart of Reuters (Parts A and B) describes the responses of Reuters America
to the incidents of 9/11/2001.
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Zingerman's Community of Businesses
This case shows how Zingerman’s went from a single delicatessen in 1982 to eight unique
but complementary companies with combined revenues of $25 million in 2005.
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