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Organizational Culture

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In simple terms the culture could be defined as “How we do things around here in the organization”. Organization culture is the sum of values & rituals which serve as ‘glue’ to integrate the members of the organization (Permin, 2016). Culture also includes the organization’s vision, values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits. One of the most important building blocks for a highly successful organization and an extraordinary workplace is “organizational culture” (Rick, 2015). The most important thing about culture is that it’s the only sustainable point of difference for any organization. Anyone can copy a company’s strategy, but nobody can copy their culture, it is grown with the company and cannot be replicated exactly.  Culture is driven by leadership. How leaders behave, what they say, and what they value drives culture. An organization's culture can ultimately determine its success or failure. A company filled with people worki...

Work-Life Balance

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Work-Life Balance does not mean an equal balance. Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of our various work and personal activities is usually unrewarding and unrealistic.  The best individual work-life balance will vary over time, often on a daily basis. The right balance for us today will probably be different for tomorrow. The right balance for us when we are single will be different when married, or if we have children or when we start a new career versus when we are nearing retirement. There is no perfect, one-size fits all, balance we should be striving for. The best work-life balance is different for each of us because we all have different priorities and different lives. That is the basics of work-life balance!.  Climbing the organizational ladder often requires employees to work long hours and deal with difficult and complex issues. Some days on the job are likely fun and positive and other days are tension-filled and stressful. A c...

Workforce Diversity

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Diversity in workforce has become a global discussion in the recent years. Even in the world arena and in the organizational view point diversity in workforce promoted aggressively. What this means is that the employer or the organization adopts a policy wherein they do not differentiate between applicants on the grounds gender, colour, disability, caste or ethnicity but the merit and skills are the sole criterion when deciding the suitability of a potential recruit.  Organizations have now understood the imperatives of diversified workforce and its impact on the productivity and growth of an organization. Workplace diversity goals can require modifications to recruitment strategy or outreach to identify a diverse pool of qualified applicants. Following could be identified a few of benefits which an organization going to reap by bringing in diversity.  1. Wider talent pool and skills set Individuals from diverse backgrounds can offer a selectio...