The Leadership Mind How Organizations Can Create Sustainable Engagement and Effectiveness with Michael Condren
In today’s episode, Massimo is joined by Michael Condren, an organizational development and leadership development practitioner and researcher.In the past Michael has worked internally and as a consultant in OD, talent management, coaching and leadership development at F250 companies in technology, healthcare, retail and marketing. His work now focuses on people and organizations that are working to create lasting, positive social change. He helps activists, social change agents and their funders design and manage their organizations in ways that sustain individual and collective engagement and effectiveness over time and through adversity.
Michael has an M.A. in positive organizational psychology from Claremont Graduate University, where he is currently finishing his doctorate on organizational characteristics that support social heroes. His research and publications include articles and book chapters on heroism, mentoring and cross-cultural intelligence.
Highlights from today's podcast include:
- How organizations can maintain engagement, fulfillment, and flow for their employees
- What positive deviance is and why it is impactful for building organizations
- How organizations can identify and foster the positive deviants in the company
- A way that organizations can move away from toxic work culture
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