Navigating Conflict: Essential Strategies for Leaders
In this blog, we delve into actionable strategies that can help leaders navigate and manage conflict effectively.
Seeing Eye to Eye: How Leaders Can Align on Employee Assessment
When assessing the quality and value of a given employee, opinions can, and often will, vary. In the day-to-day running of our operations, it probably doesn’t make much difference if one supervisor rates an employee a 6 and another would rate that same employee an 8. But when it comes to important decisions such as […]
Cultivating Appreciation: Recognizing and Retaining Your Stars
The 3 Types of Employees When it comes to the impact your current employees have on culture, you can separate them into three buckets. We spend a good amount of time at BetterCulture helping our clients to address the damage done by Vacuums, but for this blog I want to focus on your Stars. My […]
Decoding Teams: 7 Key Elements for Success
Few would disagree that outstanding teamwork can make a significant contribution to the success of any enterprise. The challenge is getting a clear vision of what we mean by “outstanding teamwork.” Andrew Carnegie defined teamwork as the ability to work together toward a common vision. He identified this as “the fuel that allows common people […]
Before You Do a Team-Building Exercise, Know Why You’re Doing It!
At BetterCulture we’ve seen the good, the bad, and… yes… even the ugly of team-building activities. Through these experiences we’ve also developed some understanding about activities that carry much higher – and much lower – value and impact. There is one essential question you should be asking yourself before you start planning any team-building activity: […]
The Ripple Effect: How Healthcare Culture Impacts Patients, Employees, and Beyond
What if the success of healthcare communities rested not just on medical expertise but on an intangible force within the organization—its culture? Last week’s eye-opening webinar, aptly titled “Culture: The Key to Excellence in Healthcare,” took us on an exploration of this very question. In this dynamic panel discussion, our experts unraveled the intricate connections […]
Unveiling Workplace Excellence: 5 Lessons from Behind the Curtain
Have you ever wondered what it takes for a long-term care provider to become the best place to work in the region? Our recent webinar, “A Look Behind the Curtain: How One Long-Term Care Provider Became a Best Place to Work,” peeled back the layers to reveal the strategic initiatives, innovative practices, and unwavering commitment […]
How to (Re)Create Company Values
Company values drive an organization’s actions, shape employee behavior, and distinguish a brand in the marketplace. They are the cornerstone of an organization’s character and culture. In this article, we’ll explore best practices for developing a set of core values that will guide and motivate your team. What if We Already Have Core Values? If […]
The Mathematics of Culture
“Soft skills” is an irredeemably bad term. It suggests something ambiguous, of short-lived in value, unprovable, and at its core: fluff. When we talk about what it takes to build and maintain a healthy culture, it’s neither soft nor fluffy. Accretive. Absolute. Predictable. Do these words suggest soft and fluffy? When we look at the […]
More Stars, Fewer Vacuums: A Surefire Way to Improve Employee Performance and Company Culture
In every organization, the dynamics between employees play a crucial role in shaping overall success. But understanding the interplay between dozens, hundreds, or thousands of employees in a company can be an overwhelming task. Fortunately, we can simplify it for you. Employees can be categorized into one of three broad archetypes with respect to their […]