The importance of Company Culture within an organisation

Company culture is the shared values, attitudes, and behaviors that make up a working environment. It is evident in the way an organisation’s people interact with each other, the values, and standards they hold, and the decisions they make. Company culture is about the experience people have at work and how it aligns with the company’s vision and core values.

There are multiple types of company cultures, all organisations have different goals which makes it essential to choose a company culture that aligns with these goals. Below are 4 different types of company cultures;

Adhocracy culture

In an adhocracy organisation, decision-making is distributed throughout the organisation rather than being centralized in a few individuals or groups This type of company culture is highly innovative and fast-moving

Clan Culture

This is a highly collaborative company culture that thrives on teamwork. Its horizontal structure has teams of close-knit employees who strongly identify with the organization's vision and mission and unite over a shared cause.

Hierarchy culture

As the name suggests, this is a structured work culture that typically follows established roles and processes. This is a type of organizational culture that emphasizes long-term stability, consistent structure, and a shared set of values throughout the entire organization.

Market culture

This is a goal-oriented, high-pressure company culture that emphasizes competitiveness, not only between the organisation and its competitors but also between its employees.

Company culture is important to employees and has short-term and long-term benefits. These benefits include;

A common language

A strategically designed company culture will provide an organisation with one common language. This common language helps your organisation erase various interpretations about how to undertake important practices and routine tasks. Everyone is on the same page.

Employee engagement

When your employees are excited about your company culture, it leads to more engaged team members, and that drives positive results for the business.

Employees want to grow with the business

A great company invests in its employees’ success, well-being, and happiness. And that investment can not only help employees feel better at work but move forward in their careers.

Easier conflicts resolution

A clearly defined company culture brings out the best in people and inspires them to bring out the best in their teammates. It gives the teammates who are not on good terms, the tools to come to terms and move on.

Increased productivity.

A healthy working environment means increased productivity, and when employees have a positive experience at work, they typically feel better about going to work every day.

Company culture may not be expressly written but can be seen when observing the actions and behaviors of its employees. You can identify the company culture of an organization before working there to see whether a job would be a good fit.