Why we need and how we can have a performing culture?

Why we need and how we can have a performing culture?

What is culture?

We can call the environment that surrounds us all the time as the culture. Shared values, belief systems, attitudes and the set of expectations that people in a workplace share, we called culture. However, the leadership and the strategic organizational directions and management influence the workplace culture in a massive way. Strongest company cultures develop from input and feedback from employees.

Why organizational culture matters?

It is important to employees because workers are more likely to enjoy their time in the workplace when they fit in with the company culture. They enjoy work as their needs and values are consistent with those in the workplace. They like to develop a better relationship with coworkers and are even more productive(Doyle, n.d.).

What happens through a culture?

A positive culture improves teamwork, increases the morale, improves the productivity and efficiency, and enhances retention of the employees. And, especially, a positive work environment reduces stress in employees. Establish clear ethos and values for the organization, Nurture collaboration and communication, create comprehensive work environment and create clear goals and rewards for the employees can form a positive workplace /culture (Agarwal, n.d.).

According to Sandeep Kashyap(2018), we consider following as a high performing culture workplace.

• ·         Embrace a change mindset
• ·         Low employee turnover
• ·         Team backup
• ·         Empower people to make decisions
• ·         Sense of accountability
• ·         Strategy to improve continuously
• ·         Empowered leadership at all levels

What we should do to create a high performing culture?

• ·         Clarify values and communicate them every day
• ·         Reinforce positive behavior
• ·         Encourage open communications
• ·         Employee empowerment
• ·         Collect feedback
• ·         Focus on what matters

Everyone loves company culture and metrics. And business leaders have had a hard time putting the two together in a meaningful way. Through communication, innovation, agility, wellness, environment, collaboration, support, performance focus, responsibility, mission and value alignment can make culture and metrics go together.

Employees invest their future in the organization when they take pride with the feeling of having ownership in a positive culture in a workplace. Motivated employees will work hard and create opportunities that will benefit the organization and also for the high performance of the organization.

Richard Branson of the Virgin Group said, “Take care of your employees and they will take care of your business”.

 References:

 Agarwal, D.P., n.d. How To Create A Positive Workplace Culture [WWW Document]. Forbes. URL https://www.forbes.com/sites/pragyaagarwaleurope/2018/08/29/how-to-create-a-positive-work-place-culture/ (accessed 9.23.19).

Doyle, A., n.d. What Is Company Culture? [WWW Document]. Balance Careers. URL https://www.thebalancecareers.com/what-is-company-culture-2062000 (accessed 9.23.19).

Sandeep Kashyap, 2018. How To Create A High-Performance Culture? ProofHub. URL https://www.proofhub.com/articles/high-performance-culture (accessed 9.23.19).