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Google the term ‘bad company culture’ and in milliseconds you’ll be presented with over 800 million results. Examples of workplace ills and organisational pitfalls are shared across subsections of the media on a daily basis. A current example is the storm around the tech sector’s culling of jobs. Dominating headlines, many employees feeling slighted by the perceived cold and sudden manner of these actions. Perhaps you even hear of harrowing company culture tales first-hand from your own friends and family. So why do destructive company cultures continue to exist?
Numerous surveys and studies have illustrated the negative impacts of sub-par company culture within organisations. These include an increase in employee turnover, decreased employee engagement, internal conflict, disunity and decreased performance to name a few. Doesn’t exactly sound like a recipe for success…
A recent survey found that 2/3 of executives believe that culture is more important than an organisation’s business strategy or operation model. Whilst in our recent Company Culture Survey 89% of respondents said that organisational culture affects loyalty and engagement. The message is clear: It’s time to take company culture seriously.
But how?
Now, while some leaders and managers may be actively creating toxic environments within their organisations, the less ominous notion is that many simply don’t have the skills or knowledge to create a great company culture. If this sounds like you, don’t fret! Here are three bitesize tips you can start with today to transform your workplace environment.
1. Scrap grievance and disciplinary procedures
That’s right, you read correctly, this is not a drill! 2023 is the year to rid your organisation of policies and procedures that are divisive, create blame and damage relationships and morale. It can be done! Innovative HR strategies such as TCM’s Resolution Framework™ offer a comprehensive alternative to traditional retributive HR policies – encouraging adult-to-adult dialogue and informal resolution in the first instance.
2. Bring your company values to life
Do your employees know what your company values are and do your leaders embody and showcase them in their conduct? Where a lot of organisations misstep is by forgetting this fundamental aspect of their organisational identity. Your company’s values should be a living and breathing aspect of your business, aligned to everything you do.
3. Champion wellbeing
Actively encourage open and honest dialogues around wellbeing, embed relevant initiatives that support employees in various aspects of their wellbeing which includes emotional, physical and financial. If your employees aren’t ‘well’ as individuals, team and organisational success can quickly break down.
If you want to further explore how to create and sustain a better workplace culture, check out the below webinar ‘How to Build a Great Workplace Culture’, hosted by The TCM Group.
