Changes For The Better

Five culture truths every company needs to learn

What was once a strange and mystical concept to many has now become the hot topic in most forward-thinking companies. While we might feel familiar with the topic, many others do, and because of that some stereotypes have started to appear. Today let ’s take a step back and study the matter with a once-again neutral opinion.

Scott Beck, CEO of CHG Health care Services, sheds some light on the actual truth behind today ’s company culture on entrepreneur.com.

Successful companies know that in order to entice and retain top talent, they have to create an environment where people actually want to work. Over the past few years, what used to be motivators for employees (eg. pay, benefits, perks) have simply become satisfiers. Now employees want to feel like their job matters and work for a company with values similar to their own.

Although focusing on organisational culture as a differentiator has become a more common practice in the business world, there are still many misconceptions about what culture really means and how to make it successful.

Here are five truths about creating a strong culture:

1. IT TAKES MORE THAN A PING - PONG TABLE AND FREE FOOD