Developing a Positive Culture where People and Performance Thrive

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 is a culture consultant and author. She helps leaders, employees, consultants, and other professionals make a difference at work with positive leadership, change, and positive culture. She has been consulting with the OCAI culture assessment and the online Positive Culture Academy and counts 30 years of consulting experience.

She also hosts the Strategic Foresight & Futures Community. More on the website: https://www.marcellabremer.com

Here’s what others say about the book:

Marcella does an excellent job of explaining organizational culture and how to make it more positive. This is among the most comprehensive approaches to culture diagnosis and change that have been published. An important strength of this book is its breadth in referencing and clearly explaining a wide variety of approaches to influencing culture and implementing positive practices. Kim Cameron, William Russell Professor of Management & Organizations, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

There is lots of talk about the importance of a positive organizational culture, but relatively little talk about how to achieve it in reality. This book is brimming with wisdom and inspiration. It is a highly valuable resource for leaders and change agents in any kind of organization who care about making positive culture a reality. Jane E. Dutton, Professor Emerita of Business Administration and Psychology, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Often writing about cultural change is long on conceptual frameworks but falls short when it comes to tactical guidance. This one covers the whole spectrum in ways few others do. This is a resource you’ll refer to over and over.Daryl Conner, consultant, author and mentor to the change profession

Reading this book is like having the great thought leaders in the field of leadership and organizational culture in one room together so the reader may benefit from their wisdom.Andrew Bennett, President of Bennett Performance Group

Marcella Bremer knows culture. Her work over the years with OCAI has been prodigious and now coupling that with positive leadership takes the study and practice of culture to a new level.Steve Gladis, PhD, author of Positive Leadership, The Game Changer at Work

Hoe werk je in een positieve organisatie? Jij en je team zouden veel bijdragen, innoveren, uitproberen, leren, produceren, plezier hebben en je betrokken voelen. Uit onderzoek blijkt dat positieve organisaties sneller, innovatiever, leuker, productiever en succesvoller zijn.

Dit boek is geschreven door Marcella Bremer, een Nederlandse consultant die wereldwijd werkt. Behalve lovende reviews heeft dit boek een voorwoord van professor Kim Cameron, de bekende onderzoeker op het gebied van cultuur en Positief Leiderschap.

Dit boek bevat een keur aan cultuurmodellen en onderzoek op het gebied van Positief Leiderschap (gebaseerd op de Positieve Psychologie), maar vooral ook vele direct toepasbare praktijken om de cultuur, interacties, vergaderen en leidinggeven positief te gaan beïnvloeden.

Een denk-doe boek voor leidinggevenden, consultants, coaches, trainers, HR-professionals en medewerkers. De nadruk ligt op wat je persoonlijk kunt doen om de cultuur in je directe team te verbeteren - met "interactie interventies" of Change Circles.

Inhoudsopgave

Part 1: What & why of Positive Culture and Change
What is Culture and why does it matter?
Why develop a Positive culture?
Which culture tools can you use?
What should change?

Part 2: Who: Personal Preparation
Personal Preparation: Who should change first?

Part 3: How: Interaction Interventions
Interactions: How do you interact?
Interventions: with whom and how?
Interaction Interventions for leaders

Part 4: How: Change Circles
Why and how to use Change Circles?
Change Circles in Action