Four Ways to Create Value-driven Frameworks to Foster Healthy Workplace Culture

At any workplace, if the energy is low and employees are tired, it could create unfavorable conditions for employees to proactively act or create change. On the other hand, in the workplaces with right value-driven contexts, employees get motivated to work with energy focus, and agility. Though creating a value-based frameworks require great deal of time and patience, effective leaders remain invested in such values for a sustainable and healthy corporate culture.

Here are four value-based and value-driven frameworks that foster a healthy workplace culture:

# Value of Discipline  

Adherence to discipline on standard procedures and protocols is critical to the success of an organization. The way a company conducts itself on a day-to-day basis, be it response time on emails, picking incoming calls in time, degree of follow-up/reminders required by stakeholders to get things done, punctuality for meeting attendance, concern for environment, and so on, reflects on the prevailing culture. The companies with effective awareness/sensitization programs, open communication channels, and counselling mechanisms, are better placed to instill the value of discipline.

# Value of Resilience 

Many companies now prefer onboarding talents that can thrive under pressure. They are looking for candidates who have been through a crisis situation, navigated tough transitions, and have the resilience to bounce back. In today’s evolving business landscape, with consolidations, mergers and alliances being more common, such adaptive and coping skills could prove to be valuable attributes. The employees, with such life skills, are more likely to stay with an organization and embrace its shared challenges and goals.

# Value of Trust  

Employees talk freely and share their concerns in a climate that is more open and trusting. It is through trust that excitements at work and shared goals are created. Yet, trust is built by making and keeping promises. It is both an input- we need to invest some to get a relationship going- and an output. With deep linkage with communication, trust can also be a great human motivator for bringing the best in employees. In fact, the highest level of communication comes out of high-trust situations.

# Value of Support Systems 

Employees value and crave for understanding, respect, recognition and rewards that companies can extend to them. Every ordinary, incremental progress can increase employee engagement at work and add to their happiness during the workday. By cheering small wins managers and business heads can boost employees’ self-esteem and enhance “feel-good” factor. Aligned with company’s goals and values, these support systems create a win-win context in which employees cooperate and synergize with each other at ease. Alongside, empowering measures like upskilling/reskilling, coaching, and mentoring can further bolster their capabilities and emotional well-being.

Workplace culture is a vital force that drives people and processes. Powerful and empowering, ‘culture eats strategy for breakfast’ as Peter Drucker so aptly put it.

Written by Ram Krishna Sinha.
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