Organisation culture

We are a very friendly organisation

We believe in equality

We respect opinions

We encourage and support our employees

Our CEO is friendly and easily approachable, you can directly walk into his cabin an d put your points forward ........ and so on. 

When you hear this kind of statements you feel optimistic, you feel like, "This is the right place for me". 

Have you ever thought why you feel optimistic when you hear these kind of words. It is because you feel welcomed, you feel you belong there even though you are nervous. 

The reason behind this positive vibration is, "an optimistic and progressive organisation culture".

What is organisation culture?

An organisational culture (also known as company culture) is defined as the shared values, attitudes, and practices that characterise an organisation. It is the personality of the organisation and it plays a large role in employees' overall satisfaction. Organisations with positive/healthy culture are more likely to experience growth and perform better.

By the way, don't confuse organisation goals and mission statement with organisational culture. Culture is create through consistent and authentic behaviour. You can observe the true organisation culture in the time crisis as in, how senior management, managers, and team leaders and team respond to crisis, how thee team is adapting to the situation, and how managers and team leaders correct employees who make mistakes.

Importance of Organisation Culture:

Organisational culture affects all aspects of the business i.e., from punctuality and tone to work and employee benefits. Organisations that prioritise culture come out strong. It is they key advantage when it comes to attracting talent and outperforming the competition. When organisational culture aligns with employees, they are more likely to feel comfortable, supported, and valued. 

Few qualities of a positive organisational culture:

1. Trust
2. Appreciation
3. Resilience
4. Teamwork
5. Alignment of vision, purpose, and goals
6. Integrity
7. Innovation

Steps to build a high-performance organisational culture:

1. Recognising the contribution of all the team members and employees
2. Enable/encourage employee voice
3. Make leaders (Managers, Team Leaders, in-charge......) culture advocates
4. Live by the company's values
5. Build connections between team members and teams
6. Focus on learning, training and development (initiatives), and provide employees with new responsibilities.

Creating a positive and healthy culture requires developing and executing a plan with clear objective that you can work towards and measure. By keeping "Communication", "Recognition", and "Action" as core you will be creating a culture that will ensure all members (employees) to give their 100%.

Note: 

• The core values should guide the organisation culture.
• Keep culture in mind from day one
• Personalise the employee experience