Leadership and Culture: Creating a Positive Work Environment

Managers who understand organizational culture and climate can work to create an environment that is supportive, inclusive and values employees. This can lead to increased employee satisfaction, improved morale and higher levels of employee engagement. This foundational course provides managers with the tools and knowledge to lead a successful culture change journey within their team.

You will learn to:

  • Determine the impact of supervisors on workplace culture and climate

  • Implement positive changes to cultivate a supportive work environment

You will benefit by:

  • Improving productivity and efficiency while fostering a healthy work-life balance

  • Growing employee engagement and commitment to the organization

  • Strengthening employee retention and attraction of top job candidates

Audience:

Any U-M managers or supervisors who would like to learn how to make positive changes to their workplace climate and culture

Topic Area

  • Culture Change
  • Leading People and Teams
  • Self Development

Domain and Expectation

  • Mission
    • Create a shared vision
    • Lead innovation and change
  • Execution
    • Build positive culture

Role

  • Leading a Team
  • Leading Multiple Teams

Level

  • Level 1: Awareness

Upcoming Sessions

Code: OL26LCCPWE04

Presenter: Varied

Cost: $0

  • Tue 6/30/26 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Past Sessions

Code: OL26LCCPWE03

Presenter: Varied

Cost: $0

  • Thu 2/26/26 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL26LCCPWE02

Presenter: Varied

Cost: $0

  • Tue 12/2/25 10:00 am to 11:30 am
    Location: Online Webinar

Code: OL26LCCPWE01

Presenter: Varied

Cost: $0

  • Wed 9/17/25 10:00 am to 11:30 am
    Location: Online Webinar