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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

    • Stress
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    • Mental health

    Younger workers are more prone to burnout, finds study

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025

    The past year has seen a sharp drop in the proportion of young workers who are prepared to confide in more senior members of staff over stress.

    • Artificial intelligence
    • Candidate experience
    • Early careers

    One recruitment trend to watch in 2025: ‘career catfishing’

    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 17 Jan 2025

    Research shows that a significant proportion of Gen Z workers do not turn up for even the first day in a new job.

    • Career development
    • Latest News
    • Learning & development

    Skilled workers most likely to have career crises

    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jan 2025
    by Adam McCulloch 10 Jan 2025

    White-collar workers in their forties and fifties are more likely to experience career crises than lower-skilled workers in the same age group

    • Sexual harassment
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    • Hospitality

    McDonald’s faces further harassment allegations

    by Rob Moss 7 Jan 2025
    by Rob Moss 7 Jan 2025

    McDonald’s boss to answer MPs' questions after new allegations of harassment emerge, despite company’s efforts to stamp out toxic culture.

    • Latest News
    • Mental health
    • Workplace culture

    Tackling mental health with a ‘culture-first’ strategy 

    by Stuart Cheesman 2 Jan 2025
    by Stuart Cheesman 2 Jan 2025

    Nurturing a positive organisational culture is essential to effectively tackle employees' mental health struggles, says Stuart Cheesman.

    • Automation
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Gamification

    Josh Bersin: how AI will shift the HR landscape in 2025

    by Josh Bersin 23 Dec 2024
    by Josh Bersin 23 Dec 2024

    HR thought leader Josh Bersin says 2025 will be the year that organisations' HR and recruitment teams must immerse themselves in new technology so that employees can gain ‘super powers’

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    Businesses should evaluate their DEI policies – and not backslide

    by Elinor Flynn 23 Dec 2024
    by Elinor Flynn 23 Dec 2024

    Elinor Flynn explains why a reassessment of diversity goals could create more inclusive and fair organisational cultures.

    • Hybrid working
    • Latest News
    • Flexible working

    How does hybrid working affect workplace culture?

    by Gary Cookson 19 Dec 2024
    by Gary Cookson 19 Dec 2024

    As debates continue about on site versus remote, how does hybrid working impact workplace culture?

    • Latest News
    • Leadership
    • Line managers

    UK attrition rates to increase in 2025 as one in four plan to quit

    by Rob Moss 10 Dec 2024
    by Rob Moss 10 Dec 2024

    One in four workers plan to quit their jobs in 2025 according to predicted attrition data from 10 million UK employees.

    • Sexual harassment
    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture

    What the Gregg Wallace controversy can teach us

    by Nik Kinley 6 Dec 2024
    by Nik Kinley 6 Dec 2024

    Physchological distance: Leadership consultant Nik Kinley examines the lessons we can learn from the Gregg Wallace controversy

    • Offices
    • Latest News
    • Recruitment & retention

    Flush away recruitment problems – just don’t waste work time

    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 6 Dec 2024

    Recruiters make pioneering use of toilet paper while a nicotine pouch company from Scandinavia tells us Brits to stop drinking so much tea at work.

    • Corporate governance
    • Employee engagement
    • Ethics

    Employees drawn into unethical practices by immoral workplace cultures

    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 4 Dec 2024

    Research introduces the concept of ‘organisational moral disengagement’, which explains how companies enable unethical practices that harm clients, communities and the environment.

    • Latest News
    • Workplace culture
    • Whistleblowing

    Majority of UK employees would report workplace malpractice

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Dec 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 3 Dec 2024

    Almost all (94%) of UK employees would report workplace malpractice while just 6% would never do so, new research finds.

    • Disability
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    • Workplace culture

    Disability: why the words we use matter

    by Corine Sheratte 3 Dec 2024
    by Corine Sheratte 3 Dec 2024

    On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Corine Sheratte reflects on the role of language in embracing disability inclusion.

    • Offices
    • Employee engagement
    • Latest News

    Cuddles and petting in the office. But not with humans

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Nov 2024

    If there isn't an appropriate humanoid at hand to cuddle (remaining aware at all times of the newly enacted Worker Protection Act 2023) – then what about a dog?

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