# Professor Jonathan Haidt's research on workplace leadership is cited

1 Faculty News February 9, 2016 ![Fast Company logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/uat_026723.jpg?itok=PGORMP3v)>

Excerpt from [Fast Company](http://www.fastcompany.com/3056389/the-future-of-work/why-google-was-smart-to-drop-its-dont-be-evil-motto) -- "... research by Ethical Systems founder [Jonathan Haidt](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/jonathan-haidt) demonstrates that such leaders influence employees to feel a sense of 'elevation'—a positive emotion that lifts us up as a result of moral excellence. This elevated emotional state can inspire employees toward behaviors that aren't required of them but that greatly improve organizational functioning."

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