What should you include in your employee handbook's company culture section?

We know a strong culture is important to attract and retain talent as more people seek alignment of culture with their own beliefs and values when choosing who to work for. However a powerful culture will not just come from words on a page, it has to be lived and breathed by all colleagues from the top down and demonstrated through consistent behaviours by everyone. A culture handbook is a great idea for providing clear expectations, tools, and examples of what the right behaviours look like every day. Incongruence with the desired culture by leadership is one of the quickest ways to disengage and lose great people. And it’s not a set and forget either, culture needs to be regularly watered and tended to, just like any living thing.

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1)Mission, Vision and Values 2)Diversity & Inclusion 3)Workplace Environment 4)Employee Wellbeing 5)Professional Development 6)Recognition & Rewards 7)Communication Channels 8)Teamwork & Collaboration 9)Community Engagement 10)Code of Conduct and Ethics

Company culture matters because it influences how employees interact, the work environment, and the overall success of the organization. A strong cultural fit can lead to happier, more productive employees, foster harmony, and reduce workplace conflict. Externally, a company's culture can impact customer satisfaction. As employees share a common set of values and behaviors, it will lead to more predictable and satisfying service for external customers.

The topics included in the employee handbook should cover the employer's mission statement, equal employment opportunity statement, contractual disclaimer and at-will employment statement (where allowed), purpose of the employee handbook, and background information on the company.

Como o tópico traz, cultura come?a por miss?o de existência da empresa, para que fomos criados? Como queremos atuar? O famoso 5W2H pode ajudar: o que fazemos? Por que fazemos? Quem - como é a forma de atuar de nossas pessoas? Quando - em que velocidade queremos fazer as coisas (a curto, médio ou longo prazo?) Onde - em quais lugares vamos estar? Como - como vamos construir nossa cultura? (baseado em quais valores e cren?as) - Quanto - quais s?o os recursos que vamos investir ( 3t - tempo/talento/tesouro ==> tempo? tesouro? quais talentos/competências vamos desenvolver?)

Your company culture should give a snapshot of what type of company you are and how you want to be portraited externally. We often talk about personal branding: company culture is the company's personal branding.

By outlining these aspects in the employee handbook, you give current and new employees a clear reference, ensuring everyone stays aligned with the company's culture and goals and making no room for misunderstanding

It's also important to include sections that highlight your commitment to employee well-being and mental health support initiatives, such as wellness programs and resources for stress management and resilience building. Incorporating sections on employee empowerment, autonomy, and opportunities for growth and advancement can help create purpose, fulfillment, and satisfaction among your employees.

The Company Culture section of your employee handbook, is your opportunity to convey what makes your company stand out: Mission and Vision: Start with why your company exists and where it's headed. Core Values: Outline your values and principles. It’s about connecting personal and company values. Collaboration Style: Highlight opportunities for collaboration. Describe the atmosphere and how you like to work together. Growth and Recognition: Detail the recognition of achievements and support for professional development. Support Systems: Mention wellness initiatives, showcase your commitment to employee well-being. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Clearly outline your commitment to a culture where everyone belongs.

If you include values in the company culture section, makes certain to share examples of what that value means and looks like. Most companies have a list of values. Sharing their definition and examples of the values helps team members norm around the expectation in their daily work.

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Podemos come?ar por nossa miss?o, vis?o e valores de uma maneira a criar um texto fluído que conecte isso e traduza como 'Somos uma empresa que nascemos para..." queremos fazer a diferen?a no mundo por meio de "...", queremos te convidar a fazer parte deste objetivo...

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Mais importante do que registrar em um documento as atualiza??es na cultura da empresa, é identificar como essa mudan?a cultural requer novos processos e políticas. Por exemplo, se uma empresa tipicamente familiar é adquirida por uma multinacional em um setor altamente fiscalizado, um dos impactos possíveis é a necessidade de implantar processos de qualidade de acordo com padr?es esperados em certifica??es, como ISO9001. Os impactos da mudan?a cultural devem ser levantados e planos de a??o devem ser criados.

It is important to document the guideposts, the tools, like values, mission, purpose etc in the handbook, but most importantly we need to reflect these in the way we behave, and how we respond to instances where there is miss alignment. As soon as the lived culture and documented culture are out of step a bigger problem is created, our employees loose faith in what we claim as the culture, and it looses its value. Culture needs to be aligned in every experience, policy, process, communication, behaviour and attitude, using the handbook as a yard stick or guide and making sure that you address the lived culture to ensure alignment is critical.

Do not forget that crucial things related to organisational culture handbook and behaviours on the ground are in most cases different. Try to ensure that what is written in handbook is respected and lived by top management. If they do not respect org culture values your handbook is futile. So include respected behaviours and those who are not. Always check in all managerial and leadership level and ensure that positive behaviour is shown from their side. No matter what is written in your handbook is crucial to know what's being implemented by management and adopted by employees in terms of company culture on every day basis.

Um programa de cultura demanda uma estrutura robusta, com um programa que envolva comunica??o para os diferentes níveis da organiza??o, sobretudo lideran?a, esclarecendo o que se espera do líder e qual o papel no desenvolvimento e constru??o da cultura esperada. A??es de desenvolvimento s?o necessárias para vivenciar em ambiente educativo os aspectos mais importantes. A??es de comunica??o contínua ser?o essenciais para disseminar e refor?ar as mensagens essenciais da cultura. Quando pensamos em uma marca de consumo forte, ela se fortaleceu por meio das a??es de comunica??o e pelas experiências do indivíduo com a marca, as memórias afetivas refor?am a conex?o... precisamos criar este mindset para gerar uma cultura forte.

Recognition of employees when they exhibit positive behavior and activity as it relates to the company's culture. For example, if you are giving out employee of the month award, make certain to tie is back to your culture. The awardee needs to know why and their peers and colleagues will enhance their understanding of what good looks like.

Here are the things that you should include in the employee handbook: 1- Employment at Will. 2- Equal Opportunity and Commitment to Diversity. 3- Conflicts of Interest and Confidentiality. 4- Employment Relationship. 5- Workplace Safety. 6- Workplace Guidelines. 7- Time Off and Leaves of Absence. 8- Employee Benefits. And Finally ask employees to acknowledge their handbook receipt, as well as the acknowledgment and receipt of Harassment Policy.