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Dr. Réka Anna Lassu
Management Professor at Pepperdine University,
Consultant, Leadership & Wellbeing Researcher

Blog


Trust in employees from managers can backfire
A peer-reviewed research article in the Journal of Management Studies about felt trust.


Art Basel: An art experience
Art Basel is more than an exhibit. It's an immersive experience into many types of art, mostly contemporary. I love seeing the creativity...


Millennials and Financial Health: our conference presentation
See the conference presentation Prezi HERE. This study investigates antecedents that influence Millennials’ desire to seek help with...


Academy of Management Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia
Thankful that I got to attend the conference in Vancouver and meet some great professors as well as attend Positive Organizational...


The Science of a Meaningful Life (Greater Good Science Center)
Check out what the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley is doing! I recently learned about the center at the Positive Business...


d School at Stanford
The d school at Stanford University is so cool! I went on a self-guided tour. It was awesome to discover such a creative workspace full...


What is Privilege?
Do you know what privilege is? I am definitely humbled by this video. I have been given so much and I am so grateful for my parents who...


RECOMMENDED READING: Positive Organizational Scholarship
Tuesday reading! Ok, I'm hooked. Why don't we examine the good even in negative situations? Why is getting by ok, when we could thrive? ...


POSITIVE BUSINESS CONFERENCE, University of Michigan
The most inspiring conference I've been to was this past May at the University of Michigan. When I tell some people that I'm passionate...


Collaborative Leadership Lab at Swissnex San Francisco
Wow, what an event! We spend the weekend in a small group of about 30 leaders from all different sectors and backgrounds. It was an...


Presenting my first Management paper at the Western Academy of Management conference 2015
I am 100% sure that I want to be a researcher! This was my first taste at presenting our management paper. What a great opportunity to...


Focus on Strengths: If you have an "A", "C", and an "F" do the obvious
Strengths theory suggest that we each have several personal strengths that we can build on. This is where our true passions and...


The Art of Data Visualization: Edward Tufte
Data can be so fascinating, when shown in a visualized way! Getting to hear Edward Tufte at his workshop in San Francisco was a treat! ...


Always start with asking "WHY"? The top performers do.
In my opinion, one of the greatest TEDx Talks. Simon Sinek on why great companies and inspiring leaders communicate from the inside out...


Self-Awareness and Choosing the Life You Want (Avoiding the Rat Race)
The famous commencement speech by David Foster Wallace.


Reducing worldwide poverty through video education
Are you looking to help the poorest billion people? One Mobile Projector per Trainer is an outstanding t 501(c)3 nonprofit working to do...


Art as Therapy....a beautiful book from The School of Life
"Art can do the opposite of glamorizing the unattainable; it can reawaken us to the genuine merit of life as we’re forced to lead it."...


Self-management in Healthcare
"Gimme My Damn Data".....was the name of a conference I attended in Luzern, Switzerland. It was there that I heard E-patient Dave's...
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