Action Step – Assess, Articulate, Activate & Align: The Culture Transformation Process

The Alliance’s Action Steps are designed to assist organizations with implementing practical strategies to humanize the workplace, empower people, and foster innovation. Members can access full versions the Alliance’s Action Steps in the Member Resource Center.

Culture is the heartbeat of an organization. Gallup’s research shows just how powerful it can be: people who feel connected to their company’s culture are four times as likely to be engaged at work, 4.5 times more likely to be high performers, 62% less likely to feel burned out, and 47% less likely to be actively looking for another job. That is not coincidence; that is culture at work.

Many organizations put real effort into defining and communicating culture, yet gaps still remain between the words and the daily experience. Even executive teams can describe culture in different ways, creating misalignment that leads to disengagement, confusion, and turnover…

The Culture Transformation Process

Assess

Start by understanding your current reality…

Articulate

Define the culture you aspire to create…

Activate

Bringing culture to life starts with connection. When people feel culture every day in the way they work, collaborate, and lead, it becomes a source of pride and clarity…

Align

Embedding culture into systems is what makes it last. When hiring, onboarding, performance management, recognition, and advancement are all aligned with cultural values, people experience culture as something they actively live every day…

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