Improving the psychological climate can have a beneficial effect on job satisfaction, work outcomes, stress, absenteeism, commitment, participation, sick leave, and creativity.

So what can a manager do?

• Trust people to make and take work-related decisions.
• Do not micro-manage.
• Allow people to plan and prioritise their own work.
• Let people decide how best to do their job.
• Develop a willingness to work together.
• Foster loyalty between team members.
• Create a sense of unity.
• Encourage commitment to goals and achieving them.
• Build trust.
• Offer support through meetings and non-work-focused discussion.
• Give specific, consistent, and fair recognition where deserved.
• Be fair and sensitive to others.
• Support innovation and creativity.
• Support new ideas.
• Encourage debate and discussion of ideas.
• Build cross-functional cooperation and support.