# HBR's Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive sounds like Coworking

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**Created:** [December 20, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/hbrs-proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive-sounds-like-coworking/5698 "2015-12-20T18:10:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.coworking.org/t/hbrs-proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive-sounds-like-coworking/5698/1 "2015-12-20T18:10:24Z")

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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:

> **···**
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> > 1. Foster social connections.
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> > 1. Show empathy.
> > 2. Go out of your way to help.
> > 3. Encourage people to talk to you – especially about their problems.
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