Make it a strategy

Oftentimes, leaders fail to respond to the periphery until it is in plain sight. For the past several decades, it would be hard to consider “culture” being a sidelined conversation. YET, the attention to changing the toxicity of the work culture has only come into its own in the last several years.

👉 22% of workers blame toxic cultures for work stress.

👉 25% of employees have experienced some form of harassment in the workplace over the last year.

👉 Toxicity contributes 10.4 times more than other factors leading to increased employee turnover.

Infusing cohesion into a work culture is one proven method to reducing toxicity and retaining employees. With the presence of cohesion, employees feel a greater sense ofbelongingand inclusion. Creating an inclusive environment is extremely important as it's the number one reason a person leaves employment aside from promotion or life events. The importance of the supervisor-employee role cannot be overstated, as the supervisor makes or breaks the belonging cycle that involves inclusion.

"Culture is more than just building products and not getting yelled at."

Jason Aten, Tech Columnist forInc. Magazine, recently wrote about the main issue withinGoogle's culture. His headline catching article is subtitled: "There's nothing more important than culture."

Without even realizing it, the writer is building a strong case for the importance of infusingcohesioninto a work culture. Cohesion positively impacts performance and engagement every time. It is a causal phenomenon and a proven method of predicting behavior.

Culture is broken when people do not feel connected to what they are doing, or with whom they are working.