14 ways leaders can build a great workplace culture

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14 Ways Leaders Can Build a Great Workplace Culture

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Top Tips for Leaders

Workplace culture remains a critical method for firms to differentiate themselves from their competitors.

Every employee wants to enjoy their work, to feel motivated on a Monday morning and feel that their contribution in the workplace is valued.  

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Leadership teams should….  

Be open to feedback and in fact, seek it out. The smallest actions will have an effect on employees at all levels, and we should be actively finding out how our actions affect others.  

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Leadership teams should….

If feedback has been received and understood, then don’t file it, act on it.

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Leadership teams should….Communicate, communicate, communicate!

Regardless of whether you think your actions will impact employees or not, give them the opportunity to feed into your thinking.

For an employee, there’s nothing worse than being kept in the dark.  

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Leadership teams should….Recognise that company culture defines the values of the organisation.

Why is this important? Because values determine how employees behave.  

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Leadership teams should….

Won a contract? Taken on board a new hire?

Met targets?

Celebrate!  

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Leadership teams should….

Use the company culture as a method of telling the company narrative.

Sell your vision to new and existing employees.  

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Leadership teams should….

Recognise that culture is crucial to employee retention. Employees will leave companies with a toxic workplace culture. Engage with your employees, stay open and honest, and watch them thrive.  

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Leadership teams should….

Think others won’t be aware of your culture? Think again. Whether it be partners, consumers, stakeholders, or board members, your culture will determine your interactions with them.  

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Leadership teams should….Take your employees career growth seriously. Take the time to find out what and how they want to learn. Employee development does not necessarily mean breaking the bank; a medium size enterprise will have individuals with myriad skill-sets. Use other employees for internal training and development.  

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Leadership teams should….Culture cannot be replicated. Your culture will be unique to you. Build a fantastic culture and use it as a differentiator from your competitors.  

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Leadership teams should….Own it.

The culture is yours to cherish and nourish, and the manner in which you look after it will determine what it looks and feels like.   

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Leadership teams should….

Cultures can be changed, but slowly and over time. Everything from employees, employee pay and benefits, dress code, systems, processes, values, office layout and more will affect the culture, so consider any changes before they are made.  

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Leadership teams should….Consider the past, but remember the future is more important.

What you have done in the past will act as an indicator to the way things may be in the future, but you have the power to change this – for better or worse.   

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Leadership teams should….

Physical culture is important also. What does your office look like? Does it have a kitchen? A gym? What colour is it? What way do the desks face? Everything in your office will have an impact on the culture.  

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There are many attributes that make up a company culture, and the above makes up the 14 we think stand out.

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