Part 1: Close Up Radio Spotlights Author and Professor Kim S. Cameron

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Ann Arbor, MI - Author of sixteen scholarly books, Kim Cameron’s latest release is Positively Energizing Leadership. “The purpose of the book is to highlight three points. The first is to make the empirical case that all human beings flourish and thrive in the presence of positive energy. The second point is that when a leader demonstrates positively energizing practices, the organization’s overall performance goes up markedly—that is, profitability, productivity, quality, and so forth. Positively energizing practices are simply behaviors we all know: kindness, gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness which are embedded in the organization’s culture. The third point of the book is to explain and illustrate the effectiveness of the behaviors that characterize positively energizing behaviors," explains Cameron. “The major criticism of positive leadership is that being held accountable for profitability, productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction cannot simply be managed with just a smile or thinking happy thoughts. Leaders are responsible for bottom-line results. Empirical evidence shows, however, that when leaders implement positively energizing practices, when positive behaviors are embedded in the culture of an organization, profitability goes up—often dramatically. In addition to his work on positive leadership practices, Cameron is also the creator of the widely used Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) and the Management Skills Assessment Instrument (MSAI). These assessment tools measure organizational culture and the leadership competencies that are associated with different types of cultures. For more information about Kim S. Cameron, please visit https://www.kimscameron.com/