Positive Work Cultures Streamline Businesses

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

The benefits of fostering a positive work culture extend beyond retaining employees and creating a pleasant experience within the office. A company that facilitates a positive work culture tends to translate similar values into its goals and procedures. 

In fact, it’s the integration of these shared values across the board that truly make a business successful in streamlining practices and procedures.  If employees are provided with clear guidelines regarding how to conduct business internally, miscommunication and mistakes can be dramatically reduced.  All employees will share the same understanding concerning methods, pecking orders, decision-making and best practices – all linked by shared terminology.  At Alliance Hospice and All Caring Hospice, we strive to incorporate these positive values and parameters in all of our interactions.

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Positive Work Culture = Positive Company Branding

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Nowadays, everything’s online and public – including the way in which employees review their individual work experiences.  If an employee feels unhappy at work due to a negative work environment, those feelings may be broadcast on multiple social media sites and online company review sites.  The disgruntled employee’s friends and colleagues will comment on these negative experiences, exponentially damaging the company’s reputation.

Companies need to prevent such potential disasters by ensuring that their internal work culture is positive.  Committing to and then truly integrating positive values ultimately improves the brand of a business.  Instead of having dissatisfied employees smear a company’s name, imagine having a cadre of employees boasting about how well they are treated and how inspired they feel to come to work every day.  To reference a specific example, visit Glassdoor.com to read positive reviews of Alliance Hospice.

This type of positive reinforcement is invaluable, and could end up being a lucrative advertising method to attract and retain employees.

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Best Way to Retain Employees is to Foster a Positive Work Culture

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Today’s professionals are not only interested in pursuing their industry-related careers, but are more determined than ever to find a welcoming work environment that makes them feel at home.  Since most people spend more time with their co-workers than with their own families, a positive work environments is one of the key elements that professionals look for during job searches.  As the Founder and CEO of Alliance Hospice and All Caring Hospice, I can attest to this notion first-hand.

However, the real challenge for companies today is retaining their employees once hired.  After all, most managers prefer maintaining employees and a sense of stability.  The alternative is expensive, time-consuming and undesirable.  Having to deal with hiring new employees and inevitable business disruptions add to transition costs and headaches. 

Attracting talented professionals and maintaining them hinges on the amount of effort a company invests into their culture.  The ideal work culture involves trust, pride and positive relationships.  If a company invests enough time into weaving these values into its overall culture, it will be one of the best long-term investments made, and employees will be less likely to search for another job.

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Strong Workplace Culture Helps Create Successful Businesses

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Having a positive work culture is one of the most important keys to maintaining a successful business.  When employees feel valued and respected, they are more likely to feel inspired to not only fulfill their work obligations – but perhaps even exceed expectations. 

This type of sought-after motivation stems in part from employees feeling as though they are part of a trusted work environment.  Fostering a positive corporate culture that provides a sense of trust is typically accomplished when a company clearly defines and shares its values.  This critical investment is reflected through the integration of the company’s values into all aspects of the business.  Consistent messaging must be reinforced through the company’s communications, decision-making, procedures, recognition, and even in the hiring and firing processes.

A cohesive workplace leads to positivity, stability, team-building and boosts morale – all of which are critical to every business’ prosperity. At Alliance Hospice, we make it a priority to foster this sense of positivity for the sake of our staff, and our patients.

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