What’s All This Fuss About 'Workplace Culture'?

We’ve posted articles about workplace culture before, but not many people are familiar with this term. It appears that only 12% of companies believe that they understand workplace culture.

Alright, so what is 'Workplace Culture'?

Workplace culture is the environment that you create for your employees. It determines their work satisfaction, relationships and career progression.

Workplace culture mixes your organisation’s leadership, values, beliefs, behaviours, interactions, traditions, and attitudes that contribute to your workplace environment. These factors are basically the unwritten rules that help to form bonds between employees.

How does culture affect your workplace?

Workplace culture determines how positive or toxic your work environment is. It directly affects how your employees fit into the organisation. It also influences your company’s ability to attract and retain employees because it shapes the environment they work in.

From the start of the hiring process until onboarding, both the hirer and new employee try to confirm if they will fit in well in the company. This is a lengthy process and usually seen as a waste of company resources and time.

But, the outcome shows how big of an influence workplace culture has for both the employer and the employee.

Why is workplace culture important?

• It attracts top talent
  Most people spend more time working than staying at home, so it’s natural to want to work in an environment that you enjoy spending time in. If you want the best staff, you will have to invest in creating a strong workplace culture.

• It drives employee retention and engagement
  It’s easy to recruit employees, but it can be very expensive once they leave. A good workplace culture will keep your employees engaged in their work. It’ll let your employees  understand and achieve their goals, which will keep them onboard for longer.

• It creates an environment that promotes healthy development
  A good workplace culture provides everyone with the chance to initiate change and to grow on a professional and personal aspect.

• It increases productivity and creates satisfied employees.
  A positive workplace culture will make your staff feel happy to come to work, increases their concentration and productivity levels.

• It drives financial performance.
  Workplace culture affects the way employees perform, which impacts your business’ financial profit.

How to create a positive workplace culture

• Cultivate employee relationships
  Strong workplace relationships will increase communication effectiveness. Host team-building activities so your employees can get to know each other better.

• Focus on traits such as collaboration, supportiveness and respect
  These are the traits that employees look for from their bosses. Support these traits by incorporating them into your day-to-day work tasks, such as open forum feedback and mentoring programs.

• A comfortable workplace
  Create an office that’s welcoming for your employees, provide some office plants, an office couch or a stocked pantry to make your staff feel comfortable and appreciated.

• Provide career development training
  Provide your employees with developmental training so that can upskill and grow into better leaders.

• Be aware of burnout
  It’s important to keep your employees well-rested. A toxic workplace culture has overworked and stressed employees. Encourage them to leave on time if possible. If your staff are overloaded and close to burn out, consider bringing in on-demand staff to assist them.

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