Competitive Corporate Cultures

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Today’s workforce is picky, in some industries more than others.  Candidates diligently research companies before applying for new jobs – and one of the key components they look for is a positive corporate culture.  Nowadays, many companies feel the need to improve their workplace culture not only to retain current employees and avoid turnover, but as a recruiting method linked to the public perception of their workplace.

If a company is determined to hire new and high quality talent, they need to be prepared to compete for that calibre of a candidate.  For companies to be perceived as desirable places to work, they need to make the cultivation of positive corporate cultures a priority.  Ultimately, this competition among corporate cultures will not only land quality hires, improve employee retention and prevent costly turnover/transition costs – it will help, not hurt, a company’s overall productivity.

Committing time to nurturing a positive work climate is not a waste.  It’s a long term investment that is interlinked with profitability.

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Re-evaluate Your Company’s Values

By R. Bruce Dalglish, CEO of Alliance Hospice

Striking the right balance to maintain a positive corporate culture is not always easy or obvious. Often, it requires the need to periodically carve out time to re-valuate your company’s values. If your values feel antiquated, or have not progressed in the same direction as your company’s product or services, then it’s time to update them.

Your employees and customers can only benefit from this type of update. When a consistent culture can be felt throughout all of the different aspects of a company, employees are typically more content and able to fulfil their tasks more readily and easily. At Alliance Hospice, we value equality, fairness, respect, honesty and trust. Patients can sense if there’s a breakdown of any of these values among staff. In our hospice care facilities, we strive to maintain all of these important values at all times, to ensure that our patients receive the best care possible.

A company’s culture and values spills over into all forms of communication, procedures and decision-making. Commitment to these values foments stability and consistency among staff. If your company’s values are outdated and no longer relevant to the services provided, updating them will get your corporate culture back on track.

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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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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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