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The article offers information on improving the work environment of an organization. It is said that a great workplace is the natural result when an organization's leaders believe in and model a particular set of employee-centric values. Good companies encourage their employees to express through art, music, and performance-based activities that can be used strategically to humanize business leaders. Such companies build leadership from within the organization, as well as across departmental boundaries.

The article offers a report on how leaders can create a values-driven community within their workplace. It focuses on the five most important leader behaviors that can be used to foster a just organization including creating and communicating a clear, human organizational vision, developing a personal sense of fairness and helping others do the same, and cherishing change agents and whistle-blowers. Also considered are building in checks and balances for access to information and decision making, and ensuring procedural fairness.

The article discusses the significance of building collaboration among teams in any organization. It is said that collaboration is critical, however, business leaders are often clueless as to how to achieve it other than issuing exhortations. The real challenge for the management is to know what makes breakthrough teams effective. Co-author Adrian Gostick of "The Carrot Principle," says that most organizations do a poor job with their teams. The best leaders find candidates known for their technical skills and their ability to work well with others and place them in the right team.