Improving Culture in the Workplace & Why It’s Important
Jan 7, 2013
What makes you want to go to work every day? Do you enjoy the work you do? Do you enjoy the people you work with? All of those questions go back to the culture of your workplace. Running a business is very time-consuming and stressful for most business owners and for that reason, they do not have time to focus on improving the culture in the workplace. Keeping up with social networks and finances becomes more important than creating a fun, comfortable environment for employees. At Extra Help, Inc. this is not the case. Teresa Katubig, President takes pride in ensuring that our offices and her staff have a culture worthy of working at.
Why Improving Culture in the Workplace is Important
While other companies have employees that have no emotional connection to the job and may even dread coming to work each morning, our employees enjoy what they do and thrive the moment they walk into the door. Employees that dread coming to work are likely to be less productive than those who are excited about what they do. Being able to get the most from your employees means giving them more than just a paycheck. You need to give them workplace culture. Workplace culture is something that can be created by everyone in the offices, such as group coming together and discussing their likes and dislikes. At the Marion office, Teresa has created a culture of family. Have you ever heard the saying “A family that eats together stays together”, well, that’s part of our culture. We eat lunch every day as a family. This is the time that we talk about us, our family, have quick meetings, thank each other for something they have done or just have a discussion about new topics. Part of our culture is getting to know each other and letting everyone on the team know that we feel like they are part of our family. We care for each other; therefore, we make sure we are here at work doing our very best. No one wants to let their family down! This is practiced throughout all of our offices as well.
Tips on Improving Culture in the Workplace
So, what are some things you can do to create an office culture that will make your office worthy to come to? I have listed a few ideas that I found might be helpful.
- Hold Company Meetings: Employees will feel good about knowing what is going on with other employees and offices; this creates a feeling of teamwork.
- Keep Employees Engaged: Keeping employees engaged will help improve their productivity.
- Plan Company Events: This allows employees to mingle and start to make friends.
- Thank your Employees: Employees respond well to praise.
- Support and Create Rules: Make sure you have a strict, set of guidelines and stick to them.
Once you have a good workplace culture, your employees will be more positive and hopefully make your business more successful. For more help improving your workplace, contact Extra Help today!
