Building Organizational Culture: Tips to Understand and Build Yours

I think we know that "culture is not about ping pong tables and snacks."

Too often, company culture gets reduced to these superficial perks. Or perks like this become the symbols of culture everyone points to. But true culture runs much deeper - it's about your core values and how those get lived out through behavior, communication, leadership and more.

I spoke with HR consultant Tiffany Castagno of CEPHR consulting about culture. She helps her clients with it all the time and breaks down the key dimensions of workplace culture that you need to be intentional about shaping. She says:

📝 Assess your current culture through surveys, conversations, audits - but make sure to take action on the findings.

🏆 Leaders play a crucial role in modeling the values and norms you want to reinforce.

🔍 Look at metrics like engagement, belonging, growth opportunities to measure if you're living your desired culture.

⚠️ Common culture mistakes: Lack of consistency, not listening to employees, and having the wrong hires misaligned with your values.

0️⃣ And none of what we talked about has to do with perks. Although those are nice and we like them!

So want to build a magnetic culture that attracts and retains top talent? Check out this episode!