How to Change Company Culture

A year into the pandemic, many of us began to work from home and while we now see how many of us can work from anywhere, now is the time to focus on culture.  Technology alone won't change the way that we work if we want to be successful.  According to a decade-long study by John Kotter, firms that had a strong corporate culture increased their revenue by an astonishing 685%.  Employees in the modern workplace care about meaning - a full 1 in 3 employees say that the primary reason they stay at their current job is that they find it meaningful.  

If all of this is true, why do employees resist culture change? There may be a lack of trust, feel over-burdened, rules and roadblocks may be in place, skills gaps, or fear of a job loss.  It's not too late to change the culture in your business and allay these fears of your employees.

 

"Not only is culture the key to success, it's the secret ingredient for internal cohesion and external brand love. Corporate culture awareness shouldn't be a buzzword or a trend, but is the new norm and is an important differentiator for employee satisfaction and retention. The tech companies I've been employed by make me feel like I'm working with them instead of for them, providing ownership and agency over my responsibilities, and that flip makes all the difference. Whether it's fostering my love for startup culture, which has led me to angel invest or enabling me to level up my skills in my role and take on new roles, I derive outsize value from the well developed culture of enablement at these companies," said Himanshu Sahay, angel investor and Silicon Valley engineer.

Are you ready to invest in business culture transformation? Read on for the visual deep dive, courtesy of Ascension Transformation Solutions: