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SUMMARY:Livestream / Virtual:Positive Links Speaker Series
DESCRIPTION:Positive Links Speaker Series: DEFY: How to Speak Up When It Matters\nSpeaker: Sunita Sah\nTuesday\, November 17\, 2026\n1:00 - 2:00 p.m. ET\nFree and Online | Registration required to obtain login information\n\nEvent link: https://myumi.ch/8JMJn\n\nPositive Links:\nThe Positive Links Speaker Series\, running for over 22 years with 165 sessions\, is one of the most-watched speaker series at Michigan Ross. Positive Links features distinguished scholars sharing leading ideas in the science of thriving. Learn how to ignite the science of extraordinary organizations catalyzed by human thriving\, together with our community of researchers\, students\, staff\, and leaders.\n\nAbout the talk:\nWhy is it so hard to speak up\, even when we know something’s wrong? \n\nMany of us comply much more than we realize. How many times have you wanted to object\, disagree\, or opt out of something—but ended up swallowing your words\, shaking your head\, and just going along? Discussing the ideas and frameworks from her bestselling book *DEFY*\, Dr. Sunita Sah will delve into why the pressure to comply is a corrosive and often invisible force in our society\, and what we can do about it. \n\nDrawing on her original research on compliance\, defiance\, insinuation anxiety\, and voice\, you’ll learn to:\n\n+Show+ up authentically in personal and professional situations\n+Understand+ the difference between defiance\, compliance\, and consent\n+Practice+ defiance in low-stakes scenarios to build confidence\n+Recognize+ your body’s warning signals that it’s time to act\n+Navigate+ workplace pressure without losing your integrity (or your job)\n\nDefiance isn’t about being loud or combative. It’s about acting in alignment with your values\, even when it’s hard. *DEFY* will show you how to do it every day\, in every part of your life\n\nAbout Sah:\nDr. Sunita Sah is the National bestselling author of *DEFY*\, an award-winning professor at Cornell University\, and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence\, authority\, trust\, compliance\, and defiance. A trained physician\, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and worked as a management consultant for the pharmaceutical industry. She currently teaches executives\, leaders\, and students in healthcare and business. Dr. Sah is a sought-after international speaker and consultant\, advisor to government agencies\, and former Commissioner of the National Commission on Forensic Science. Her multidisciplinary research and analyses have been widely published in leading academic journals and media entities including *The New York Times*\, *Los Angeles Times*\, *Harvard Business Review*\, and *Scientific American*. \n\nHost:\nAparna Joshi\, Raymond T. J. Perring Family Professor of Business Administration\, Professor of Management and Organizations\, Stephen M. Ross School of Business\; Faculty Associate\, Center for Positive Organizations\n\nPositive Links Speaker Series Sponsors:\nThe Center for Positive Organizations thanks the Sanger Leadership Center\, Tauber Institute for Global Operations\, and the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurship for their support of the 2026-27 Positive Links Speaker Series.\n\nPositive Links Series Promotional Partners:\nAdditionally\, we thank Ann Arbor SPARK\, the Managerial and Organizational Cognition (MOC) Division of the Academy of Management\, and the Organization Development and Change (ODC) Division of the Academy of Management for their Positive Links Speaker Series promotional partnerships.
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URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/154100
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Business,Center For Positive Organizations,Faculty,Free,Graduate,Positive Links,Staff,Talk,Undergraduate
LOCATION:Off Campus Location
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