Work Culture

Definition

The consistent, collective way an organization’s employees and leaders behave, think, and work

Importance

Impacts employee health, happiness, productivity, and retention

Impact of Decline

Detrimental effect on informal mentorship and career growth

Nature of Decline

Shift from performance to comfort

Associated Concept

Performance versus comfort (as highlighted by Eric Schmidt's comments)

Key Factor in Decline

Loss of in-person collaboration

Potential Consequence

Disastrous corporate outcomes

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As an HR professional, knowing the different types of organizational culture helps you identify, understand, and shape the company culture at your organization as it develops over time. Organizational culture is the consistent, collective way an organization’s employees and leaders behave, think, and work. * **Learning organizational culture:** In organizations with a learning culture, learning (and development) is at the forefront of the company’s values and strategy. To determine the most appropriate culture (or mix of cultures) for your organization, it’s important to consider the organizational goals, the various working styles of the teams in the company, and the changes the business is going through. It’s important that HR actively listens to the company’s employees and provides feedback to the organization’s leadership about how employees perceive organizational culture.

Why Workplace Culture Matters - Professional & Executive Development | Harvard DCE In contrast, people working in companies that have a positive corporate culture are healthier, happier, more productive, and less likely to leave. It can be hard for people to identify companies with positive workplace cultures, especially since the interview process can be relatively short and human resources teams and hiring managers are likely to paint a rosy picture of the company. If they showcase their employees along with the organization’s accomplishments, this is likely a sign that they value their team members and have a positive corporate culture. Harvard’s Division of Continuing Education also offers several professional development programs to help senior leaders and managers build a positive corporate culture in their organization.

Additionally, the authors also studied the compatibility of different personalities with the work culture, the focus of company leaders under each type of culture and what the driving force behind the employees is in each culture. Therefore, companies that have a results culture work best when employees have a thirst for victory and bring their A-game to achieve set goals. Companies with a results culture are characterized by their victory-desiring employees and goal-setting leaders. Therefore, companies that have a results culture work best when employees have a thirst for victory and bring their A-game to achieve set goals. Companies with a results culture are characterized by their victory-desiring employees and goal-setting leaders.