Workplace culture strategy
In a time of unprecedented, complex change, workplaces are focusing on building constructive cultures like never before.
41
of employees would change engagement or culture in order to make coming to work better
(compared with 28% who would change salary and benefits) ¹
59
of employees claim they are not engaged at work
(with 41% claiming they are actively seeking other jobs) ²
57
choose a place to work based on their beliefs and values ³
¹, ² State of the Global Workplace 2023 Report (Gallup), ³ Trust Barometer 2022 (Edelman)
Understand the story - not just the data - behind your workplace culture
In order to understand what is truly going on in your organisation’s culture, we need to ask people. And not just the leaders; everyone. What is it like to come to work? What are we doing well? What are we not getting so right? What do leaders need to learn or do better in order to get the best out of people?
When we pose these questions to the entire workforce, we start to get the real story. This process is known as a culture audit, and every culture turnaround strategy starts here. Why? Because culture is a sum of individuals’ stories, built up and collected over time, challenged, reinforced, shared and passed down. When we get the real story – the full story – we start to see where the common experiences lie. From there, we begin to build a program of initiatives that focus on small wins, to develop trust, leadership capacity for all, and a vision of the future possible.
How we address the imbalance…….
Culture audits
Organisation-wide deep dives into the story going on for your organisation at this point in time.
Culture mapping
Understand the drivers behind constructive vs. unconstructive culture and work together to identify and create the initiatives that will make a difference.
Team leadership coaching
Develop the leadership capability in-house from the get go so that you can own and drive the change from the very beginning.
How we address the imbalance…….
Culture audits
Organisation-wide deep dives into the story going on for your organisation at this point in time.
Culture mapping
Understand the drivers behind constructive vs. unconstructive culture and work together to identify and create the initiatives that will make a difference.
Team leadership coaching
Develop the leadership capability in-house from the get go so that you can own and drive the change from the very beginning.
”The Dattner Group team have led the organisation on a change journey like no other, pushing and testing the boundaries of our executive and senior leadership groups and making them think about every fibre of their being, testing our resolve and resilience.
James RonconGM, Armidale Regional Council
Case study
Read about Armidale Regional Council’s culture turnaround
”VETASSESS has been using the Dattner Group for over three years to help us develop our culture, through our people, and to improve our leadership, management, and employee engagement. I have found Fabian and her team to be absolutely focussed on achieving the best outcomes for VETASSESS, our leaders and staff. They have great experience and knowledge; they have quickly become part of the VETASSESS family.
Rob ThomasonExecutive Director, VETASSESS
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