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7 Practical Steps to Architect Company Culture
In today’s highly competitive hiring market, it’s even more essential that your employees feel inspired to show up for work every day. Research shows that millennials prioritize team culture as a key factor in their choice of a potential employer. And up to 27% of employees report having left a job due to a poor team culture, according to HR magazine. In this article, I'll share a few fundamentals about organizational culture and outline seven ways you can start enhancing yours right away.
5 steps to shift your people to new priorities
Introduce changes with awareness of organizational culture. When you feel pressure to move quickly, bear in mind the saying “culture eats strategy for breakfast.” If culture dynamics aren’t factored into your planning, they can undermine your efforts. For example, if your new deliverables require inter-organizational innovation but supervisors value their autonomy and reward avoidance of risk, there’s a mismatch between your culture and your new strategy. In this situation, a key part of your leadership will require shifting cultural norms so that your people can successfully execute the new strategy.