Cómo crear una cultura organizacional positiva
Culture
How to create a positive work culture
In my last post I showed you why it’s important to create a positive culture. Today I’m sharing what you can do to encourage and sustain a positive culture. For years the subject of corporate culture was ignored, or at least downplayed, by management and experts alike. However, in recent years most observers acknowledge that corporate culture (or organizational behavior) plays an important role in the workplace.
Setting the standard for a positive culture should be a major focus for leaders in any organization. Here are a few strategies for creating and maintaining a positive work culture. They are based on common threads running throughout published research, scholarly articles, and my own experience in organizations. Continue reading »
Por qué es importante crear una cultura positiva en tu organización
Acabo de leer una noticia triste y alarmante en GIGAOM. El que fuera el principal ejecutivo de Telecom de Francia, Didier Lombard, ha sido enjuiciado por una corte en París debido a denuncias de que él creó una cultura corporativa de intimidación y hostigamiento que tuvo como resultado el suicidio de por lo menos 30 empleados.
Me hizo pensar. ¿Están los líderes conscientes de que la cultura que crean puede traer vida y gozo, o temor y muerte?
Me gustaría pensar que el Sr. Lombard no decidió a propósito crear una cultura de muerte. Pero falló en ver cómo la intimidación y el hostigamiento podían resultar en suicidios. Lo que es todavía más triste es que no logró comprender que si hubiera creado una cultura diferente no solamente hubiera podido prevenir muchas de esas muertes, sino que también . . . Continue reading »
Why should you strive to create a positive organizational culture
I just read sad and shocking news in GIGAOM. Former France Telecom chief executive Didier Lombard has been indicted by a court in Paris over allegations that he led a corporate culture of bullying and harassment that resulted in the suicide of at least 30 employees.
It made me think. Are leaders consciously aware that the cultures they create can bring life, joy, and healthy productivity or unhealthy negativity, lack of engagement, and even death?
I would like to think that Mr. Lombard did not set out to create a culture of death. But he failed to see how bullying and harassment could result in a high toll of suicides. What is even sadder is that he failed to grasp that creating a different kind of culture not only could have prevented many of those deaths, but could have also create . . . Continue reading »
A Culture of Creativity or "Business as Usual?"
Talent retention and management is one of the current worries in the corporate world. One of the most frequently cited reasons of talented people for leaving jobs is that they did not feel appreciated, and their talent was wasted.
When employees feel their contributions are valued and their supervisors care about their well-being, they have less stress and work harder. They also increase involvement in the organization, standard job performance, creativity, and loyalty, which results in higher retention rates. Continue reading »
