The Road To Positive Work Cultures

Nursing has been consistently lauded as the most trusted profession, but it has a dirty secret: As colleagues and employees, nurses often do not receive the same care and kindness they give to patients. In fact, many nursing cultures are at best unsupportive and at worst toxic. How do we change that? Positive work cultures don’t happen by accident: Leaders must actively create and sustain them. In The Road to Positive Work Cultures, award-winning author and international nurse leader Carol Huston delineates strategies for shaping healthy work environments. What is a positive work culture, why is it needed, and how can leaders establish a climate of mutual respect? Huston explores these topics through the lens of her personal experiences and offers insights from thought leaders in workplace culture. This guide helps nurse leaders learn to maintain appropriate boundaries, build effective teams, avoid micromanaging, and reduce workplace stress.

The book delivers an inspiring message with clarity and passion and displays a keen understanding of the fundamental drives which we all share. Whether you are a manager, an executive, or just in search of something more from your work-life cycle, you'll see yourself in their examples and be challenged by thought-provoking questions. Businesses desire to develop the right culture that will help lead them to sustainable success. Every business has layers of complexity that often make it difficult to align the aspirations of both the company and its employees into a potent culture. These complicating factors can lead organizations to believe that achieving such a culture is out of reach. A thriving, fulfilling culture is possible. However achieving it requires drive, an honest assessment of your current culture, and a belief that not only is it possible, but that it is worth it. To achieve the ultimate success for both businesses and employees alike, it will require a deeper level of thoughtful and mindful awareness.

Discover the practical, step-by-step guide to creating a workplace culture that’s better for employees, customers, and stakeholders—and your company’s bottom line. For decades, talented people have tolerated old-school leaders who put results before respect, toxic company cultures, and workplaces that suck. But those days are over, and if leaders want to attract and retain the best employees—while improving productivity, customer service, employee satisfaction, and profits—it’s time for them to create work cultures where good comes first. The problem is that because the corporate world has too often been driven primarily by results, we seldom ask leaders to change their work cultures. Even if we did, most leaders don’t know how. This book provides the actionable inspiration and practical direction needed to make that change happen. In Good Comes First, S. Chris Edmonds and Mark S. Babbitt go beyond theoretical advice, using their combined 50 years of experience to present proven strategies for creating purposeful, positive and productive work cultures. Cultures where good comes first for employees, customers, leaders, and stakeholders—and where improved business outcomes quickly follow. In these pages, readers will learn to: Appreciate why a good comes first culture is a business imperative – especially for younger generations. Distance yourself from the competition that maintains its undefined work culture (one that most likely sucks). Identify what “good” means for your company in today’s business climate – and in the future of work. Define your uncompromising work culture as you build a foundation of respect AND results. Formalize your team’s servant purpose so that everyone understands how what your team does improves lives and communities. Specify respectful behaviors, so your desired values are observable, tangible, and measurable. Align your entire organization to your desired work culture – where good comes first every day. Assess the quality of your current work culture by measuring and monitoring how well your leaders and your executive team demonstrate your servant purpose, valued behaviors, strategies, and goals. Hold everyone accountable for both respect and results through modeling, celebrating, measuring, coaching, and mentoring leaders and team members. Implement real, needed change – and quit “thinking” and “talking” about change (but never really get change started). Become a change champion while creating a lasting legacy as a business leader. Build a team of good people doing good work in a good company. What’s more, Good Comes First shows you where potential barriers to success hide—and how to push through them—and illuminates the moments when you’ll feel the most satisfaction and gain the most traction. After reading this book, you will see that when done right, change is not only possible—it’s practical, powerful, and profitable. And you will realize that you are the right person, at the right time, to make that change happen.

In the 21st century it is essential that information professionals adapt to a new way of working, ensuring their survival as a profession, but also ensuring that knowledge is used to its optimum within the work place. This unique book clearly demonstrates the need for change and ways to help individuals and organizations succeed in work culture transformation by using metaphors occurring in fairy stories, myths and fables.

Do you need your team or organization to be more engaged, innovative, competitive, agile, collaborative and productive? Can you contribute anything to a positive culture at work? Well, you can do more than you might think, as shown both by research and practice! Whether you are a leader, a consultant, or an employee. That's what Marcella Bremer shows in her book "Developing a Positive Culture where People and Performance Thrive".Positive organizations are better at change, more innovative, competitive, profitable, and also contributing more to the world. We can thrive at work, achieve extraordinary performance and make a meaningful contribution. This is a pragmatic and well-researched book on organizational culture change with a foreword by Kim Cameron. Marcella focuses on what you can personally do to create a (more) positive culture where people and performance thrive. Based on renowned models and theories but with hands-on tips to be the change you wish to see on your team. Whether you use Interaction Interventions or Change Circles, you can develop a positive culture where people and performance thrive. If you influence one person, one interaction at a time, you contribute to positive change! Marcella Bremer MScBA works on more positive impact for organizations, people, performance, profit, planet. Develop a positive organizational culture with purpose and impact. She is the co-founder of the culture survey website https: //www.ocai-online.com and the online Positive Culture Academy at https: //www.marcellabremer.com/academy/ Her blog to inspire is at https: //www.marcellabremer.com/blog/

This book explores what motivates people, what drives them to leave their organizations, and proposes some simple - but not necessarily easy - ways of fixing the problem. Great managers ultimately drive great culture, and NOTHING is more valuable to a company's long-term success than fostering a collaborative, results-driven environment. In this book, the author provides real-life examples that ultimately help define and drive the specific ingredients needed to succeed. This is a must-read for any entry-level employee all the way up to their c-suite executives.

Use cognitive diversity to your advantage and transform your organization Work That Works is a guide to building better teams and an exceedingly positive workplace culture. Based on the tools and principles of Emergenetics, this book helps you improve communication, connection, and performance through an enlightening process of self-discovery and sharing. You'll discover the unique combination of strengths you bring to the table, and understand the power of your Thinking and Behavioral Preferences to gain greater clarity and a better understanding of your skills, habits and behavior. As people understand and share their Profiles, the real magic happens—teams can be built synergistically, and team members can collaborate more effectively by "borrowing another person's brain." Cognitive diversity is a given whenever a group of people work together toward a common goal; the critical factor is whether those differences become an obstacle or a catalyst. By bringing each person's "true self" to light, you provide a window through visible elements of diversity and shine a light on their gifts—and it's only then that those gifts can be leveraged to their utmost capacity. Dr. Geil Browning's second book outlines this process of discovery, effective communication, using thoughtful language, addressing challenges and instituting long-term behavioral change. By honoring the Preferences and Attributes of all employees, you lay the groundwork for enhanced performance and engagement. Learn how changing your language changes your thought patterns, and eventually leads to changes in behavior Dig into the real differences between you and your co-workers at the cognitive and behavioral levels Discover the strengths each person brings to the table, and synergize those strengths to collaborate more effectively Learn how to apply these same principles to social activities and family life to improve all communications and connections Work That Works provides a blueprint for the transformation, and the practical guidance you need to build a better organization.

"The Little Book of Culture: Building a Positive Workplace" is a comprehensive guide for leaders and managers seeking to create and sustain a positive culture within their organization. The book covers a range of topics, including the significance of organizational culture, strategies for promoting open communication and transparency, the importance of employee engagement and recognition, and the role of diversity, equity, and inclusion in building a fair and just workplace. The book also provides practical tips for sustaining a positive culture over time and emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and improvement. Filled with real-life examples and aphorisms, this book is a must-read for anyone seeking to build a positive and inclusive workplace culture.

In the dynamic world of modern leadership, the concept of respect is often overshadowed by the pursuit of hard metrics and tangible achievements. Yet, the true measure of effective leadership lies in the ability to create and sustain a culture of respect. "Leader's Guide to a Respectful Workplace" is a pivotal publication that re-centers this essential element at the heart of successful management and team dynamics. Navigating through seven transformative chapters, this guide is more than just a book-it's a roadmap to cultivating a workplace environment where respect is the cornerstone of every interaction. Each chapter journeys into key aspects of respect, from maintaining composure under pressure to empowering team members, and from acknowledging the human element in leadership to the art of retrospection. But this book does more than just explore concepts; it provides practical, real-world applications. Through engaging stories of renowned leaders, robust exercises, and insightful anecdotes, it equips readers with the tools to implement respectful practices in their daily leadership roles. Whether you're a seasoned executive or a new team leader, this guide is tailored to help you foster an atmosphere where respect drives productivity, innovation, and mutual understanding. "Leader's Guide to a Respectful Workplace" is not just about changing workplace dynamics; it's about transforming how we view leadership itself. It challenges readers to go beyond traditional management paradigms and embrace a leadership style that is both empathetic and effective. In this book, respect isn't just a concept-it's a practice, a skill, and a commitment. It's a journey that starts with self-reflection and extends to reshaping organizational cultures. If you're ready to lead with respect and create a workplace that values every voice, then this is the guide for you. Join us in redefining leadership for the modern era. Where respect leads, success follows.