Building A Culture That Aligns with People’s Values with Marnie Jones, Director at Talent X
The path out of COVID is well and truly here. Australian job vacancies at an all-time high and candidate numbers at an all-time low. According to the laws of supply and demand, this is great for employees and not-so-great for employers.
Today’s employees want to know they’re making a difference. They have high expectations beyond a pay check. In fact, a recent survey by LinkedIn found that people would rather put up with lower pay (65%) and forego a fancy title (26%) than deal with a bad workplace environment.
While cultures are unique to every organisation, the foundation of what enables a culture to thrive is the extent to which employees are empowered to be engaged, feel valued, and be heard. This is where leadership comes in.
Although leaders admit an unhealthy company culture can impact engagement, a disconnect remains. While leaders believe they’re putting in the work to build culture, employees don’t agree. A survey by the National Bureau of Economic Research found 45% of employees say leadership is minimally or not at all committed to improving culture.
Does the company you work for, align with your values? Is there a gap between what people say they're going to do and what they actually do?
Whether it’s exaggerating how much we exercise or expressing an intention which is never fulfilled, like giving up alcohol, quitting sugar or going on a luxury holiday, it’s a phenomenon we can all relate to in some way, the gap between what we say and do is widening.
In business, the difference between what a leader says and what a leader does can be catastrophic. It not only destroys trust, it can infect the entire organisation and eventually lead to an erosion of the businesses reputation and brand’s value. The discrepancy can lead to harrowing business repercussions, such as voluntary turnover that can cost organisations up to two times an employee’s annual salary.
What’s one thing you can do to create a winning culture?
“Culture is an accumulation of individual relationships, it’s about the connections we have with each other” - Marnie
Marnie Jones is the Director of Talent X, a people agency that transforms companies through the hiring, organising and management of teams. She’s an expert in helping business owners build their dream team to impact profitability and growth.
Beginning her career at 19, Marnie spent the first 10 years as a management consultant helping companies from $200k to $130m turnover get the most out of their businesses. At 23 she was the Head Consultant for a small boutique firm in Sydney where she managed a team of consultants.
Join me on The Uncharted Leader as I get into some straight talk with Marnie Jones about the gap between what we say and do, doing work that aligns with our values, focussing on individual connections to impact culture and the one thing you can do to create a winning culture.
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