How to build a company culture that sticks
02/04/25 at 03:00 AM
How to build a company culture that sticks
HR Brew; by Mikaela Cohen; 1/30/25
Figuring out how to craft a company culture can sometimes feel like figuring out what to eat for dinner. What you have isn’t working ..., creating something from scratch is a lot of work ..., so you end up going with the quick-and-easy fix ... Perhaps there’s a better solution for HR pros trying to build a company culture that sticks with employees ... HR leaders from SiriusXM, Fanatics, Aveanna Healthcare, and DailyPay shared their strategies for creating a strong company culture, especially during times of change and uncertainty.
- The recipe. Don’t try to duplicate what’s working at other companies, ... Instead, start with authenticity, ... “It’s really important to stay true to your DNA as an organization and what you stand for, what you believe in, your values, in order to make sure that that culture is actually something that’s successful in your organization,” [Lauren] Williams said [SiriusXM].
- Inclusion, belonging, and culture. ... [It's] it’s important for HR leaders to listen to their employees from a place of understanding. Leaders who listen can build stronger cultures. “Inclusion means different things to different people. It’s very nuanced,” [Ingrid] Emmons said [Aveanna Healthcare]. “When you’re trying to have this understanding of what’s happening in a particular team…You find that access to information on one team is as important as, on another team, trying to understand, ‘Are we remote? Are we hybrid?’ Understand how to unpack what inclusion means ...”