Webinar Summary

“Five Keys to Helping Your Organization Flourish in Trying Times”
Date: August 5, 2009 at 1 pm EDT
Presenter: Kim Cameron
Cost:  Free
Technology: Webinar and VoIP

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Is it possible to flourish during a recession? What, if anything, can you do to make things better within your organization? In this webinar, presented by Dr. Kim Cameron, we will examine findings from recent empirical research that show what factors lead to spectacular success in difficult circumstances. Cameron will illustrate five prescriptions for flourishing in trying times, and he will help participants assess their own organization's positive practices.

Webinar Outline

Key #1: Capitalize on the heliotropic effect.
A review of the Rocky Flats closure and clean-up, from Making the Impossible Possible (Berrett Koehler, 2006).

Key #2: Manage economic downturns virtuously.
A review of the U.S. airline industry reaction to the September 11th tragedy, from Gittell, Cameron, & Lim (2007)

Key #3: Focus on abundance gaps.
An examination of improving positive practices in health care organizations, from Cameron & Mora (2009a)

Key #4: Create positive energy in the face of decline.
A first-hand examination of the dramatic turnaround at Chrysler in the 1980s under Lee Iacocca, from Cameron (2007).

Key #5: Implement positive practices even in industries that don’t seem to value them.
An investigation of the impact of positive practices within financial services organizations, from Cameron and Mora (2009b)