How working on the organizational culture improved the employee engagement in a manufacturing company

Култура | October 1, 2019

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Тhe Challenge

Our client was a fast-growing manufacturing company at the stage of defining its corporate values. Management had begun to feel that not everyone at the company was working at the same level of engagement as they used to before the company grew and were seeking to change this.

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The Solution

To get to the bottom of the problem we conducted studies on the organizational culture and the employee engagement. We picked the study elements so that they reflected the values defined by the company. Then we performed two types of measurement:
1) to what extent people at the company embraced the defined values and
2) to what extent those values were part of the existing culture

We assessed the engagement levels, the driving factors and the environment factors that influenced engagement. In a 2-day meeting with the company’s managers and team leaders, we reviewed the results and decided on a set of measures aimed at boosting engagement and contributing to a more successful culture management.

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The Results

The managers reached common understanding and agreed on what measures to take to reduce the biggest differences between the existing culture and the defined values.

Not only did they implement the measures designed to boost engagement, but they also decided on a set of subsequent measures to maintain the high level over other growth periods.

The project also had extra added value — we involved team leaders and helped them feel responsible for the teams’ culture and engagement.