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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.

Latest content on workplace culture

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    Twitter to deliver opening keynote at Employee Benefits Live 2019

    by Louron Pratt 19 Sep 2019
    by Louron Pratt 19 Sep 2019

    Bruce Daisley, vice president, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at global social media organisation Twitter, will deliver the opening...

    • Bullying and harassment
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    • Professional services

    KPMG partners leave firm after WhatsApp probe

    by Adam McCulloch 9 Sep 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 9 Sep 2019

    A misconduct investigation at services giant KPMG into the use of WhatsApp messages by a senior manager has led to the departure of three top executives.

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • Grievance

    How a new conflict resolution process improved openness at Aviva

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jul 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Jul 2019

    While many organisations might be tightening up their grievance processes, Aviva is taking a more informal approach to conflict resolution.

    • Sexual harassment
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    How employees are using social activism to make their voices heard

    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2019
    by Jo Faragher 16 Jul 2019

    With traditional union membership in decline, employees are finding new ways to voice their opposition to corporate decisions, as shown...

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    Automation could widen gender pay gap

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2019

    There is a risk that automation in the workplace will widen the gender pay gap and increase inequality, an in-depth study has found.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Automation
    • Employee engagement

    An in-depth guide to HRO: How is HR outsourcing changing? 

    by Annie Makoff 15 Jul 2019
    by Annie Makoff 15 Jul 2019

    HR outsourcing (HRO) has matured. Once little more than a cost-cutting exercise, outsourcing your HR – or specialisms within it...

    • Change management
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Transforming culture: How to bring people with you through change (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2019
    by Personnel Today 4 Jul 2019

    ON DEMAND | Look at any HR trends right now and the focus is on workplace culture. Or explicitly, having a culture that supports transformational change...

    • Employee engagement
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    • Incentives

    What risks arise from employee ‘tipping’ apps?

    by Marc Long 28 Jun 2019
    by Marc Long 28 Jun 2019

    Peer-to-peer “tipping” schemes are rising in popularity in the workplace, but these “recognise and reward” programmes should come with a...

    • Automation
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Change management

    Festival of Work: Why job automation is an opportunity, not a threat

    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jun 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 14 Jun 2019

    The implications of job automation was hotly debated by speakers at the CIPD's Festival of Work this week, where Gary Kasparov was among the key speakers

    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Psychological safety at work: it’s not about being “nice”

    by Stuart Hearn 12 Jun 2019
    by Stuart Hearn 12 Jun 2019

    Studies show that trust and psychological safety in the workplace help employees perform better. But there’s more to creating this...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Ethnicity

    A third of BAME employees asked to westernise their name

    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019
    by Jo Faragher 23 May 2019

    Almost one in three ethnic minority employees have been asked to adopt a ‘Western’ work name by a manager –...

    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture
    • Relationships at work

    One in three say their employer won’t consider culture improvements

    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 30 Apr 2019

    A third of staff think their employer is “stuck in its ways” and won’t consider how to improve its culture...

    • Sexual harassment
    • Latest News
    • HR practice

    Three quarters of people want less physical contact at work

    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2019
    by Rob Moss 24 Apr 2019

    Three quarters of UK workers (76%) want the amount of physical contact they experience in the workplace reduced, while 42%...

    • Candidate experience
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Half of job candidates sold an ‘unrealistic dream’

    by Rob Moss 27 Mar 2019
    by Rob Moss 27 Mar 2019

    Research from pre-hire assessment start-up ThriveMap has shown that 48% of employees have left a role because it wasn’t what...

    • Financial services
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    How a great people culture has boosted Metro Bank’s performance

    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 7 Mar 2019

    In a round table discussion at the UNLEASH Conference & Expo in London later this month, Metro Bank’s chief people...

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