5 Hard Truths About Workplace Culture

5 Hard Truths About Workplace Culture

Culture isn’t something that you can create or control: it’s an environment, one that must be kept clean and healthy. This report conducted by AHRI and Insync has found a disconnect between C-level executives and their wider organisation’s culture.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Following the massive loss of trust in the leaders of financial services and in their institutions, AHRI and Insync decided to partner together to determine whether the cultural problems of those organisations was isolated to the sector and, if not, how deep and widespread the issues are. AHRI and Insync also wanted to determine the extent to which Australians think change is required towards more ethical and sustainable cultures.

The response was loud and clear:

  • 90% said they either agree or strongly agree that their organisation’s culture is critical to the successful execution of strategy
  • 95% either agree or strongly agree that CEO and executive leadership behaviours have a significant impact on their organisation’s culture
  • 92% either agree or strongly agree that their organisation should make the best use of its human capital, yet only 20% agree or strongly agree that their culture currently reflects this

These findings are just the beginning. Our detailed survey uncovered a range of different opinions about the state of organisational culture in Australia, which we have distilled into 5 parts.

These 5 ‘hard truths’ about workplace culture should not be viewed as separate findings. Each truth builds on the others, Together they represent a reality check for Australia.

1. Culture problems are pervasive  (Change is not only required in financial services)

2. Culture problems are often immense
(More than one-third of organisations need significant change)

3. Larger organisations have larger culture problems (The bigger the organisation, the bigger the problem.

4. CEOs have trouble seeing culture problems (They see a lesser need for change than other employees)

5. Organisations need HR as a professional culture partner (Competent HR is needed to guide change)

Read the full report here

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