Culture

What is culture in organisations?

The Oxford Dictionary defines culture as: "the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively... the customs, institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group" or in this case - your organisation.

What is the importance of culture in the workplace?

Much research has gone into the cultures that organisations cultivate and the impact it has on the organisation's success, image and employees. Whatever the research topic was, a single truth resonates: the customs and behaviours adopted as common practice by organisations determine what will be its critical success factors, what type of people will become successful in it and how it will cope with change.

What is included in our culture programmes?

Culture programmes are bespoke and are adapted for the needs of each organisation, however they are likely to include most of the following areas:

• Cultural audit - utilising one or more tools that help identify the current success factors as well as areas that might hinder the team or organisation from achieving necessary targets.
  
  
• DISC™ mapping - mapping the culture and behaviour of a team with Thomas DISC™ and understanding the existing status quo, how it benefits or hinders the team's performance as well as its interpretation by each of the members of the team.
  
  
• Raising cultural awareness - identifying critical cultural indicators within the organisation and how they are interpreted by its leaders, stakeholders and employees.
  
  
• Developing authenticity and self awareness - learning to recognise and utilise personal attributes to create impact in the business arena.
  
  
• Change management - what brings about change in the workplace and how it effects the culture. Whilst it is easier to learn behaviours than to un-learn them, this topic facilitates discussion on how to instigate change in a positive and constructive way.
  
  
• Leadership energy - learn about what drives you and your team forward, what motivates you and what depletes your sources of energy and how to manage the energy of both your peers and teams.
  
  

Click here to read more about VIVE!, a unique cultural programme developed by the People Development Team which addresses cultural and behavioural issues in organisations.

Who will benefit from a culture programme?

Culture programmes have a wide range of uses, including:

• Supporting organisational changes such as mergers and acquisitions, re-organisation and redundancies
• Graduate development centres
• Talent management
• Soft skills development

Why choose us?

The People Development Team has a track record in designing and delivering highly successful programmes that encourage leaders to review culture in practical terms and challenges them as well as their senior team members to translate cultural success into business success.

How can I access this topic?

This solution is delivered as in-house workshops tailored to each organisations' needs and circumstances. It can be preceded with an in-depth training needs analysis to help highlight your organisation's strengths and specific areas of development and can be followed up with 1:1 coaching sessions to underpin the personal learning outcomes. The People Development Team has a successful track record of delivering strategic and behavioural management training over web-based platforms, such as WebEx to better suit remote or global teams.

Questions?

If you want to talk to us about our culture programmes or any of our organisational solutions, call us on 01920 485569, send us a message here, or email us at info@people-development-team.com.