What is your company culture? Studies are showing that job seekers are looking to work with employers who share their values and workstyle. It’s essential to demonstrate your company culture and make positive improvements to attract top talent and keep superstars on your team. Here are just a few things you can do to improve your company culture.
Invite Employee Input
Employees want to work for companies where they feel heard. You can immediately improve how your team thinks about your culture by soliciting their feedback on important matters. However, be sure that you implement it to make sense for your company moving forward when you ask for input. That’s how employees begin to see they influence the organization.
Be True to Company Values
If you say one thing and do another, that will send the wrong message to your team. Be sure that everyone in your organization stays true to the stated company values from the top down. Without this crucial component, employees will realize that things aren’t always the same behind the curtain. Lead by example.
Be Transparent
When making important decisions within the company, practice transparency. Employees don’t like when policies or information are disseminated in secret. Even if they can’t be a part of the decision-making process, they want to see where the data is coming from and why it’s important.
Celebrate Success
A culture of gratitude is essential for employee satisfaction. Simply saying “thank you” can help motivate your team, and that gratitude will quickly spread throughout the office. But you should also pay attention to celebrating the big things, such as milestones or important successes.
Conduct Regular Culture Audits
Another way to improve your company culture is to review it regularly. Ensure things are working, employees are engaged and happy on the job, and your employer brand is on point. If any of these things flag, it’s time to reevaluate. Don’t wait until something’s gone wrong; audit frequently.
Are you attracting top candidates with your employer brand and company values?
Contact the team at Hutco to see how we can help you hire and retain top talent in the marine industry.
