From nations to companies and individuals, values and culture are a driven force behind the decisions that we make. Connecting your company values or culture to everyday decision-making makes a huge impact on your bottom-line.
Seeing how you’re reading this on our blog, we can assume you’ve got a pretty good understanding of company culture. What was once a strange and mystical concept to many has now become the hot topic in most forward thinking companies. While we might feel familiar with the topic, many others do, and because of that some stereotypes have started to appear.
The truth about how people feel is simply what you make it to be. Bridging the gap between employee emotions and your own expectations isn’t hard. The first step is to acknowledge that there exists a difference, and that meeting in the middle can be done with some effort. Heather R. Human from entrepreneur.com shares some tips on how you can make joy and happiness at work your default setting.
The 5-year business plan should be going the way of the annual review, fixed work location and exit interview – a thing of the past that has no place in the modern company.
Imagine interviewing a prospective employee and bringing up the daunting question, “Why do you want to work for us?” Now, let’s turn the tables and imagine having that employee ask, “Why should anyone work for you?”
Changing your company’s culture can take anywhere between one to three years. In the early stages, you’ll find that you need to put in a lot of effort to keep reinforcing the new culture. But after a while, you’ll reach a ‘tipping point’ where the change will drive itself.
You’ve done everything you can think of to build a great culture. But how do you know if it’s working? Here are some questions you can ask yourself to check in and get a general feel of your culture climate.
If you have tried working on your company culture on your own, you would have realised that it’s no easy feat.
“The only constant in this world is change”. We know this quote all too well, but it still puts us on edge as we think of the uncertainty that lies before us.
These companies made the list because they didn’t leave culture to chance; they intentionally invested in building and sustaining it. Here are 10 companies and 10 takeaways from entrepreneur.com that can inspire you to start building your own workplace culture.
