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| Staying Resilent in Tough Times: Why Happiness is Important in Business | |
| Date and Time: | Wednesday, October 14 at 05:00 PM until 07:00 PM |
| Location: | Other Room: Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium |
| Event Type: | All MBA Programs Alumni Undergraduate University Calendar Event |
| Description: | On behalf of Business of Ambition and co-sponsored by Happier.com we invite you to attend "Staying Resilent in Tough Times: Why Happiness is Important in Business" Location: Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design 33rd and Market Streets Nesbitt Hall, Ruth Auditorium Philadelphia, PA. 19104 Panel Discussion 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Networking Reception 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. When the growth is stagnant and people are losing jobs, why should we care about happiness? What impact does employee happiness have on productivity and engagement, and how do we teach people to be more resilient in the face of adversity? What works for increasing employee happiness? Leaders in the fields of management, consulting and psychology provide perspectives on staying resilient during tough times: why happiness is important for business. Learn what Merril Lynch and the U.S. Army are already doing to increase happiness and resilience and hear about the latest findings in the science of happiness. Panel Speakers: Clinical Assistant Professor Diana Sandberg is an instructor for the Finance Department at LeBow College of Business. She is an expert in Risk Management. Scott Asalone is partner and co-founder of ASGMC. He co-founded the firm to inspire and guide people in business to be their very best, through the use of his motivational speaking skills and management development expertise. Scott has a Masters Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association and a member of the International Positive Psychology Association. He is certified in Myers-Briggs Personality Inventory, Firo-B, and Dimensional Management techniques. Adam M. Grant, Ph.D. is an award-winning researcher and Associate Professor of Management at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Grant's research focuses on work motivation, job design, prosocial helping and giving behaviors, initiative and proactive behaviors, and employee well-being. His articles have been published in a wide range of leading management and psychology journals, including Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Research in Organizational Behavior. His studies have been covered by USA Today, US News & World Report, Yahoo!, and the Financial Times. Dr. Grant has consulted for a variety of clients, including Borders Group, Time-Warner Cable, Medco, Duke Energy, Grant Thornton, the American Financial Services Association, the North Carolina National Guard, the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy. He also designed a new hands-on experiential learning class based on The Apprentice in which MBA students raised over $33,000 in 48 hours for the Make-A-Wish Foundation while developing leadership, motivation, and influence skills. Before graduate school, Dr. Grant worked at Let's Go Publications, as the Director of Let's Go Advertising Sales, where he supervised the hiring of over 300 employees and served as Director of Marketing and Business Development. Karen Reivich, Ph.D. is co-author of The Resilience Factor and of the best-selling The Optimistic Child. Dr. Reivich is a Research Associate at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Psychology, and is also the co-director of the Penn Resiliency Project and an instructor in the Masters of Applied Positive Psychology program in which she teaches a course on Positive Psychology and Individuals. Dr. Reivich has conducted workshops and trainings for corporations throughout the US and internationally. As a mother of four (including twins!) Dr. Reivich puts her work to practice every day. Networking Reception after. |
| Contact Person: | Kamina Richardson |
| Contact E-mail: | kamina.patricia.richardson@drexel.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 215.571.3568 |
