Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Emma Seppälä, Kim Cameron | Dec 2015

Too many companies bet on having a cut-throat, high-pressure, take-no-prisoners culture to drive their financial success.

But a large and growing body of research on positive organizational psychology demonstrates that not only is a cut-throat environment harmful to productivity over time, but that a positive environment will lead to dramatic benefits for employers, employees, and the bottom line.

Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred.

https://hbr.org/2015/12/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive/