Jennifer Evans
M.Ed.
MI, USThis story, told by an inspiring educator with 30 years of experience teaching different people different things, offers encouragement and strategies for people who set their authentic natures and strengths aside in favor of meeting the norms and expectations of their organizations and cultures.
Diary of a Positive Deviant tells the story of how after finding myself in a very low authority job and unfamiliar role at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I independently, and subversively, developed expertise in the Positive Organizational Psychology principles for which the school is renowned. The engaging story offers examples and strategies that describe: how I used the principles to stretch the bounds of my role, push organizational norms, get happy in, contribute from and launch beyond my restricted role to influence organizational culture and find a rich sense of purpose.
This story, told by an inspiring educator with 30 years of experience teaching different people different things, offers encouragement and strategies for people who set their authentic natures and strengths aside in favor of meeting the norms and expectations of their organizations and cultures.
Diary of a Positive Deviant tells the story of how after finding myself in a very low authority job and unfamiliar role at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, I independently, and subversively, developed expertise in the Positive Organizational Psychology principles for which the school is renowned. The engaging story offers examples and strategies that describe: how I used the principles to stretch the bounds of my role, push organizational norms, get happy in, contribute from and launch beyond my restricted role to influence organizational culture and find a rich sense of purpose.
Diary of a Positive Deviance: Influence Without Authority
Diary of a Positive Deviant (Keynote, Workshop, Training)
Organizations are often based in conformity and people are afraid to go outside normal patterns. Positive deviance describes uncommon behaviors or strategies that have research based positive outcomes and will move the organization to a better place. Jennifer Evans is a positive deviant who-without authority-positively influenced the culture at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business through the Positive...
Competing Values: Making the Most of Them
This fun workshop reflects our natural ways of contributing while it offers insight into our resistance to and develops our appreciation for the styles of others. Throughout are integrated powerful and effective strategies that support and structure collaboration and we end with a design thinking challenge.
"I plan to determine the communication styles of individuals in my department, use the techniques in...
Vitality: Planning to Thrive
An engaged and thriving workforce leads to creativity, contribution and positive organizational outcomes. We will discuss 11 pathways to personal vitality (As researched at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business), and create customized and personalized vitality plans.
"I believe this information helps staff maintain a sense of meaning in their work while taking better care of themselves using evidenced...
