We spend 40 . . . Or 45 . . . Or 50 . . . Or more hours at work each week. Many of us spend more time with those we work with than we do our families. For us to be content and fulfilled people, that time must be needful for more than a dollar. . .
We want to be engaged in our work. We yearn for work that is enjoyable, meaningful and engaging. When we are engaged we are safer on the job, more productive and more willing and able to pleasure Customers.
It is for these basic reasons that organizational culture matters. It is the right thing for an society to do - to think about the work environment, working relationships and "how we do things here."
Focusing on building and sustaining an organizational culture is one way of showing that citizen are the organization's most needful asset.
There are of procedure many other bottom line business reasons to focus on and build organizational culture. Here are seven of those reasons.
A strong culture is a talent-attractor. Your organizational culture is part of the holder that prospective employees look at when assessing your organization. Gone are the days of selecting the man you want from a large eager pool. The talent market is tighter and those finding for a new society are more selective than ever. The best citizen want more than a wage and good benefits. They want an environment they can enjoy and follow in.
A strong culture is talent-retainer. How likely are citizen to stay if they have other options and don't love where they are? Your organizational culture is a key component of a person's desire to stay.
A strong culture engages people. citizen want to be engaged in their work. agreeing to a Gallup observe at least 22 million American workers are extremely negative or "actively disengaged" - this loss of productivity is estimated to be worth in the middle of 0-0 Billion annually. Your culture can engage people. Engagement creates greater productivity, which can impact profitability. Need I say more?
A strong culture creates power and momentum. Build a culture that is vibrant and allows citizen to be valued and express themselves and you will generate a very real energy. That obvious power will permeate the society and generate a new momentum for success. power is contagious and will build on itself, reinforcing the culture and the attractiveness of the organization.
A strong culture changes the view of "work." Most citizen have a negative connotation of the word work. Work equals drudgery, 9-5, "the salt mine." When you generate a culture that is attractive, people's view of "going to work" will change. Would you rather see work as drudgery or a joy? Which do you think your employees would prefer? Which will lead to the best results?
A strong culture creates greater synergy. A strong culture brings citizen together. When citizen have the occasion to (and are startling to) tell and get to know each other better, they will find new connections. These connections will lead to new ideas and greater productivity - in other words, you will be creating synergy. Literally, 1 + 1 + right culture = more than 10. How is that for leverage?
A strong culture makes every person more successful. Any one of the other six reasons should be guess adequate to focus on organizational culture. But the bottom line is that an speculation of time, talent and focus on organizational culture will give you all of the above benefits. Not only is creating a better culture a good thing to do for the human capital in the business, it makes good business sense too.
Hopefully this article has helped you see that time spent improving your organizational culture will be time wisely invested. Regardless of your current culture, it is never too late to enhance it and to begin creating the benefits described above.
What are you waiting for?
