Research shows that leaders who model, encourage and foster positive human capacities in organizations, especially in challenging times, build organizational cultures of flourishing. Flourishing is viewed as the optimal way of functioning, characterized by goodness and wholeness. Professors Cherkowski, Kutsyuruba, and Walker have been researching flourishing in schools to determine the conditions, forces, and factors that combine to create conditions for communities of wellbeing where all members of the community may thrive. 

Throughout their shared projects, they have brought wellbeing principles and practices into their research activities and events to examine what is working well from the insights of formal and informal educational leaders. Their research has been strongly influenced by an appreciative lens of positive leadership, and they have worked to partner with practitioners to hear their stories and co-narrate their insights. Recent publications showcasing their research include: Leadership for Flourishing in Educational Contexts and Positive Leadership for Flourishing Schools.

In this webinar, they will share findings from their research on what it means to lead for flourishing in diverse organizational contexts and a description of the innovative approaches to knowledge mobilization that have become a cornerstone of their research process.

By attending this webinar, participants will….

• Learn about the frameworks of positive leadership for flourishing in organizations;
• Learn about findings from research on leadership from a positive organizational approach;
• Learn about partnering with invested community stakeholders to co-create and disseminate knowledge from research and practice.