Shawn Murphy on Workplace Climate Published: Jan 24, 2019 A lot of people are talking about workplace culture right now. A lot of people are talking about workplace culture right now. A lot of people are talking about workplace culture right now. Shawn Murphy, author of The Optimistic Workplace, published by AMACOM, is talking about workplace climate. He defines it as what it actually feels like to work somewhere and, unlike culture, it's much easier to influence for the better.AMA_Edgewise_1611.mp3