Talent Management - Culture
HFI Culture Values Workshop
The Culture Values workshops explore the values and attitudes that are viewed by the leadership team as being important for the success of the organisation, taking into consideration its aims and objectives. Prior to the workshop, each participant completes HFI’s Culture Values Questionnaire and the results of each individual are reviewed to identify common themes and areas of disparity.
The workshop itself focuses on removing the disparities by developing a consensus on the priorities for delivering the strategic objectives and the resulting reports have a variety of applications in the workplace. These include the ability to measure differences in how people perceive the culture between:
- Different management levels and staff
- Different divisions or business units
- Overseas offices or operations
Whatever the theoretical definitions of organisational culture, every organisation has its own definition and may refer to it as their; Organisation Style, ‘The way we do things around here’ or their Company Philosophy.
Models of Organisational Culture
There are two main approaches to measuring organisational culture. These are:
Type Models
Type models try to categorise the organisational culture into a predefined group. One model suggested that there are four types of organisational culture; Power, task, role and Person and that each one is reflected in the structure of an organisation. Type models are generally considered to be rather inflexible; even if we find a category that fits the organisation, it is debatable just how useful that is.
Profile Models
Profile models focus on trying to identify and explore the characteristics of an organisational culture rather than trying to categorise it. Once the existing company culture has been assessed, it can be compared to the culture the organisation wants to operate and any appropriate changes can be planned and monitored.
Human Factors’ Organisational Culture Questionnaire (OCQ) is based on the profile model and has been designed as a practical instrument for the exploration of organisation culture and the management of change. The resulting report provides a comprehensive overview of the existing culture and a framework to help the organisation to identify any areas where change would be desirable.