Newer building blocks of organisational culture
The Hindu
O.C. Tanner Releases 2024 Global Culture Report, providing a look at the powerful shifts in the workplace
At any given time, organisational culture is a diamond in the rough, requiring polishing.
And like diamonds, there are many facets to it, and there are nuances to how to make them all shine bright. O.C. Tanner’s “2024 Global Culture Report” (which marks the report’s sixth edition) is essentially an effort to understand how organisations shine the various sides of this “diamond”, and what makes the effort challenging, and the rewards that result from getting it right.
Through data gathered from more than 42,000 employees, leaders, HR practitioners and executives from 27 countries, it shines the light on the challenges to building a robust organisational culture.
One, the report spells out how organisational culture is impacted for the better when business leaders manage change, show empathy, practise flexibility, build skills and develop resilience.
The leadership factor
* Employees who perceive their leaders as possessing the tools to help them manage change are:
~ 5x more likely to feel a sense of community
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