focusing on organizational culture

With the pressure of building profits and staying competitive in an ever-expanding market, it’s easy to lose focus on other business necessities, like ensuring you have a positive organizational culture.  Yet the culture of your organization distinguishes you from other organizations, and can impact your employees and business outcomes, either positively or negatively.

Organizational culture encompasses the shared values, beliefs, and assumptions of the organization and its members, and provides information on the norms and expected behaviors of your employees (Robbins & Judge, 2013).  The culture of an organization helps employees shape their behavior based on their surroundings, facilitates commitment to the organization, and gives employees a stable sense of what is expected of them.  Organizational culture goes above and beyond the explanation of “how things are done around here,” to providing employees with a sense of purpose and identity.
There is strong support for the relationship between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness:

• Employees are more satisfied and committed to organizations with positive and passionate cultures (Kinicki & Fugage, 2012) 
• With more satisfied and committed employees, comes higher retention rates and less costly turnover for the organization. 
• Organizations who foster a culture of collaboration, customer focus, and creativity are more innovative and produce better quality products or services, leading to higher customer satisfaction.

Alpha Omega Associates has had the pleasure of helping many organizations identify their cultural strengths and potential areas of improvement and has provided the necessary knowledge and experience for organizations to see real, positive results.  With our expertise, we can create a specific and valid survey tailored to your organization and industry, analyze and identify your culture, and provide you with the tools you need to cultivate and sustain a positive culture that drives real business results.   Contact us now to find out how!