# Professor Jonathan Haidt's research on leadership is highlighted

1 Faculty News December 1, 2015 ![Harvard Business Review logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_032358.jpg?itok=cHztGP4H)>

Excerpt from [Harvard Business Review](https://hbr.org/2015/12/proof-that-positive-work-cultures-are-more-productive) -- "[Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) at New York University’s Stern School of Business shows in his research that when leaders are not just fair but self-sacrificing, their employees are actually moved and inspired to become more loyal and committed themselves. As a consequence, they are more likely to go out of their way to be helpful and friendly to other employees, thus creating a self-reinforcing cycle."

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