Chris White directs the Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan. Through cutting-edge research, educational programs and organizational partnerships, the center helps leaders build high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people.

Chris's work has been featured in CBS, Fast Company, Forbes Inc. and Talent Management Magazine. He is the recipient of the Ideas Worth Teaching Award for Excellence in Business Education from the Aspen Institute, and co-author of “Changing Your Company from the Inside Out,” published by the Harvard Business Review Press. Chris's passion is helping leaders build high-performing organizations that bring out the best in people.

He directs the University of Michigan's Center for Positive Organizations, which works toward this goal through cutting-edge research, educational programs and organizational partnerships.

Chris's work has been presented by CBS, Fast Company, Forbes, Inc. and Talent Management Magazine and is the recipient of The Aspen Institute's Ideas Worth Teaching Award for Excellence in Business Education. He is co-author of Changing Your Company from the Inside Out, published by the Harvard Business Review Press.

Chris holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. This talk was delivered at a TEDx event in the TED conference format, but independently organized by a local community. For more information, visit https://www.ted.com/tedx

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