3 Things That Can Kill Your Culture & What To Do

The three main things that we think make or break a culture are the following: Relationships, Connectivity, and the concept of Progress. The reason we feel this way is people can enjoy what they do but if they have adversarial or arduous relationships it makes things tough. If an employee doesn't feel connected to his or her teammates or what the company does the quality of work may suffer. Last, the number one thing that motivates employees today according to a study done at Harvard business school by Prof. Teresa Amabile is a sense of progress which ultimately means they feel like they're making progress within their career development or personal growth.

Relationships often make or break how an employee will feel at their place of work

1. Facilitate positive feedback about one another in staff meetings.
2. Ask questions about employees who have been helpful within a process or project.

Connectivity

1. Feeling connected to another employee is often difficult when work is the only thing they share. It is vital we facilitate opportunities for people to connect in a variety of levels so they can create some commonality that allows the work to feel comfortable.
2. Ask employees how they feel about the mission or type of work the organization provides customers. Get a feel for their value placed on what the company does and this may provide an opportunity to explain the depth of the what the organization does the employee may not see value in.

Progress

1. Send a card home thinking employee for a job well done and recognize a specific area in which they are progressing or improving.
2. Send a book to an employee sharing how it may help their progression in areas they seek personal improvement.

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