3 benefits of measuring cultural health in your organisation

Describing culture, let alone defining a healthy one and directing a healthier culture sounds difficult, yet it is now an expectation of workplace leaders. Especially since toxic was word of the year in 2018 and the ability to attract and retain talent has become increasingly competitive in the wake of COVID-19 across global talent markets.

Yes, an AI skills revolution is happening, however the workplaces themselves will not endure if the culture is not healthy. People won’t stay in toxic cultures for long. They will leave.

Thankfully, to help today’s leaders manage psychosocial hazards, improve productivity in an AI era and focus on developing pathways for young talent or risk losing the investment, there’s a robust tool to guide leaders towards a healthier culture in their organisation.

Organisations can now quickly get a Cultural Health assessment with McCrindle’s new Cultural Health Index.

There are three clear key benefits from conducting the Cultural Health Index with your organisation.

Tracking metrics that were previously intangible

Our tool measures seven domains including Vision, Team Connections and Training and Development. The role of a leader is to know the condition and culture of their team so they can move the whole organisation forward confidently.

Gain insights for targeted strategies

Now that you’ve got defined results that describe your culture across the seven domains, you can talk with your leaders in an informed, evidence-based approach rather than anecdotal, self-aggrandising way.

You’ll see the difference in perspective between your leaders results and your employees giving you the data you need, to know exactly where to change as a leadership and an organisation.

You’ll be able to target key areas to improve your leaders and employees experience. The tool gives leaders language, data and insights to bring the whole organisation forward, inviting all employees and leaders to work together on the solution.

Improved retention of skilful, trusted and engaged staff

When staff experience a healthy culture, one that trains and develops them suitably, a place where they have strong team connections and where they trust leadership, it is clear from the evidence that staff will be more engaged. In fact, staff that trust their leaders are 3.4x more likely to be engaged workers rather than disengaged workers. Workers in organisations that adequately fund professional development are 2.9x more likely to be engaged rather than disengaged.

The Cultural Health Index is a great tool for tracking strengths and weaknesses in an organisation’s culture with actionable, visual insights that leaders can quickly turn into targeted unique strategies for improving their organisation’s cultural health, worker engagement and the overall staff experience. It is a must-have for forward-thinking, people focused leaders.

To start measuring your organisations cultural health get in touch here. For more on how to shape a thriving culture download the infographic.