{"id":421,"date":"2018-12-10T21:35:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/?p=421"},"modified":"2018-12-10T21:35:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T21:35:49","slug":"the-importance-of-a-cultural-assessment-for-your-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-a-cultural-assessment-for-your-company\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of a Cultural Assessment For Your Company"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>For today\u2019s businesses, building a successful corporate culture has become a significant way to maintain a competitive advantage and differentiate a brand. Your culture can be a unique means to attract talent and also motivate, engage, and retain employees. For the last few months, we\u2019ve taken a look at cultural values, both in society and the workplace. We\u2019ve discussed what values are and why they\u2019re so important. So, now you may be looking at your organization and thinking, \u201chow do I define the culture in my particular office? And how do I take this culture and incorporate it into the day-to-day?\u201d Conducting a cultural assessment is often what you need. It\u2019s the first step in answering the question, \u201cIs what we say we are, truly what<\/strong> we are?\u201d<\/p>\n

Conducting a cultural assessment includes reviewing the various components of culture, including environment, traditions, social relations, incentives, and values. Some of the following questions are examined: \u201cAre employees happy in the space they\u2019re in? Are workers communicative and social, both in person and online? Are the core values of the company filtering their way down to the employees in a clear manner? Are rewards offered through an employee reward system?\u201d That\u2019s just a sample of some of the areas that are explored. Through gaining this understanding, you can determine where gaps exist between the current state and the desired culture.<\/p>\n

Often, organizations want or need to make changes, whether it\u2019s shaping new behaviors, promoting new ways of thinking, or developing a culture of education to develop employees. However, the key to changing a company\u2019s culture is a commitment from the leadership team. Leaders must understand why change is necessary and have a clear vision for making those changes. They must also be willing to change their own behaviors and actions!<\/p>\n

I use the Barrett Values Center assessment tool to conduct cultural assessments for my clients. I find it to be the most comprehensive tool for understanding the current state of an organization\u2019s culture and determining where changes are necessary. To learn more about the Barrett Values Center, visit their website as www.valuescentre.com<\/a>. To schedule a time to discuss conducting a cultural assessment for your firm, call Leah M. Joppy and Associates<\/strong> at 301-670-0051 or email us at leah@lmja.com<\/a>. Meaningful and sustainable change is possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For today\u2019s businesses, building a successful corporate culture has become a significant way to maintain a competitive advantage and differentiate a brand. Your culture can be a unique means to attract talent and also motivate, engage, and retain employees. For the last few months, we\u2019ve taken a look at cultural values, both in society and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,2,6,7,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":422,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421\/revisions\/422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lmja.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}