I was catching up on my reading and came across Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive <https://hbr.org/2015/12/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive> on the Harvard Business Review site. The focus of the article is on how bosses and big companies can create more positive work cultures.
But I was struck by how much this article describes coworking facilities. Key quote on creating a positive culture. Creating a positive and healthy culture for your team rests on a few major principles. Our own research (see here <http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/83259/Cameron,%20Mora,%20%26%20Leutscher%20-%20Effects%20of%20Positive%20Practices%20on%20Organizational%20Performance%20-%20Revised%20Submission.pdf?sequence=1> and here <http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10551-005-5904-4#page-1>) on the qualities of a positive workplace culture boils down to six essential characteristics: - Caring for, being interested in, and maintaining responsibility for colleagues as friends. - Providing support for one another, including offering kindness and compassion when others are struggling. - Avoiding blame and forgive mistakes. - Inspiring one another at work. - Emphasizing the meaningfulness of the work. - Treating one another with respect, gratitude, trust, and integrity. Another key quote is on what bosses can do to improve their culture - sounds a whole lot like what community managers do: 1. Foster social connections. 2. Show empathy. 3. Go out of your way to help. 4. Encourage people to talk to you – especially about their problems. -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
