A Company is not run by a single person
Even though the top management wants you to believe that they run the company single-handedly, it’s far from the truth. If you ever talk to them about how they handle the topic of “corporate culture” you can hear stories of struggle. The management body has changed and evolved over the years and the one thing they agree on is that they cannot force corporate culture within their team, the maximum they can do is influence it in the right direction, set the right example and hope that the others take a cue. The most debated topic in recent years has been work timing; if you take any large organization, and compare any two teams, you can see how different they are when it comes to work timings. Some managers come to work early and leave early – they hold meetings and team outings are at a preferred time. The team adjusts and starts working around this, and before long they become are a well-oiled machine, in other teams the manager comes late and works late, and this will be true for the team too. There is no right and wrong here, it’s a culture they follow and the bottom line is to get the work done.
We also hear a lot about how Managers are hiring people who are smarter and more talented than them, when this is the case, it is a given that decisions are collective and everyone needs to be open-minded, have the ability to listen and at the same time have the courage to voice their opinions.
Meet outside the office
Teem outings, team building activities and morale events are pretty common these days, so much so that employees expect it. This happens to be a great opportunity for employees to interact with each other outside of work and build a network. One of the reasons why employees change teams is because they felt they weren’t very close to their team members and it was easier for them to move out. When employees don’t feel like they belong in the team, their efforts and performance also suffers. Getting together outside the office is probably the best solution a lot of companies have found in order to improve team collaboration, communication and productivity. There is so much more to a person than what he or she brings to the office, and these opportunities are where they can talk and express their lifestyles freely.
Every company has a culture, and while the employers look for people with the right attitude to join them, candidates who are seeking out job changes or a career change are also looking for specific cultures to be a part of. This eventually shapes the industry in general, no matter how much you want to ignore it, it’s the plain fact. Google search for “corporate culture” and close to 35M articles and research papers show up.
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