Workplace Culture: What It Is and How to Make Yours Better (With Examples) process.st/workplace-culture August 21, 2019 Thom James Carter August 21, 2019
The word “culture” alone is hard enough to define. So when it comes to “workplace culture”, those trying to pin down its exact meaning have their work cut out for them. What makes your quest harder is that “workplace culture” has become somewhat of a buzzword in the business world, muddying the waters of its true definition and making it harder to uncover and understand. In this post, I’m going to explain the specific what’s, why’s, and how’s of workplace culture, on top of discussing why instilling a positive, forward-thinking workplace culture is not only commendable, but critical to success. (Companies with strong workplace cultures have employees who are 12% more productive, in addition to seeing a 20% increase in sales and 21% expansion in overall profitability.) Read through the following sections to understand workplace culture thoroughly: Let’s dive straight in.
What’s the definition of workplace culture? If you haven’t heard of “workplace culture” before, you may be more familiar with the terms “company culture”, “corporate culture”, or “organizational culture”. All of these terms refer to the very same concept. But what exactly is that concept? Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss, two renowned leaders who’ve helped countless companies change their culture for the better, have given the following definition: “In short, culture guides discretionary behavior and it picks up where the employee handbook leaves off. Culture tells us how to respond to an unprecedented service request. It tells us whether to risk telling our bosses about our new ideas, and whether to 1/8