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Workplace culture

Workplace culture, organisational culture and corporate culture; terms that almost represent the holy grail of a successful HR business strategy. A company culture that combines a place where people want to work, where work has purpose and meaning, where productivity is high and conflict is rare all invariably leads to happier colleagues, customers and shareholders.

Workplace culture guidance

What is organisational culture?

As they grow it inevitably becomes harder to manage the culture of businesses and it is often HR’s responsibility, together with the leadership, to monitor the health of the workplace culture and manage “the way things get done”.

What is expected of people, the values of a workplace, its purpose, and the way colleagues communicate, all contribute to a positive culture, to an operation where practices are fair and people feel included.

Policies that allow people to grow and develop, to innovate and inspire others, and all which allow employee wellbeing to be prioritised are all present in successful organisations with a strong company culture.

These pages include guidance, case studies and news on great corporate cultures, and articles on toxic cultures where organisations have significant improvements to make.

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    by Mark Leisegang 9 Jun 2025
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    by Abi Clements 28 May 2025

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    by Rachael Forsberg 22 May 2025
    by Rachael Forsberg 22 May 2025

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    by Binna Kandola 14 May 2025
    by Binna Kandola 14 May 2025

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    by Jo Faragher 14 May 2025

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