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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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    Engineering group IMI impressed our judging panel by demonstrating how a global company can create 'one big team'.

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    Surrounded by domineering voices, showing vulnerability at work can seem counter-intuitive in the current environment.

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    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 27 Oct 2022

    The Care Quality Commission has heard evidence of a 'toxic culture' at the NHS Blood and Transplant service, including discrimination.

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    Employees are sceptical about corporate ‘purpose’

    by Adam McCulloch 27 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 27 Oct 2022

    Research finds 86% of employees know their organisation has a purpose statement, but only 58% are aware of what the statement includes.

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    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Oct 2022

    Almost two thirds (61%) of black employees experienced racism in the workplace in 2021, according to a new report published today by business psychology consultancy Pearn Kandola.

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    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 7 Oct 2022

    With power cuts a possibility this winter, employers could be facing yet another major business continuity challenge.

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    How to reignite employee passion – and tackle ‘quiet quitting‘

    by Mary Alice Vuicic 7 Oct 2022
    by Mary Alice Vuicic 7 Oct 2022

    The answers to lack of enthusiasm for work often lie outside the job itself, argues Mary Alice Vuicic. But that doesn't mean firms can't do anything about it.

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    Vast majority want to continue working from home

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Oct 2022

    New data suggests that workers currently working to a hybrid routine overwhelmingly want to retain the option to work from home.

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    by Robin Hills 6 Oct 2022
    by Robin Hills 6 Oct 2022

    Emotional intelligence isn’t a new concept but perception around its value in the workplace is starting to change.

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    Half of HR departments expect budget cuts

    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 28 Sep 2022

    More than half (55%) of HR departments have seen, or expect to have, their budgets cut as rising costs impact organisations. 

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    International Week of Happiness at Work gets off to a bad start in UK

    by Adam McCulloch 23 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 23 Sep 2022

    How's your Latin? Does not being able to spell curriculum vitae damage your job prospects? And let's be happy at work.

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    Hybrid and remote working has reduced toxic behaviours, research finds

    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 21 Sep 2022

    The rise of hybrid and remote working has coincided with a reduction in employees witnessing 'toxic' behaviour at work.

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    It’s time to move the goalposts on office speak

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Sep 2022

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    Police officers who are violent towards women should be dismissed

    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 17 Aug 2022

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