The Power of a Positive Culture in the Workplace

The power of a positive culture is the key to a modern management. Cultures can make teams more effective by setting team goals and managing how team members are selected, trained, and compensated. Team goals provide a clear focus and purpose, reduce the incidence of social loafing, and lead to higher team performance. Corporate cultures vary regarding their emphasis on performance management. Some cultures are based on entitlement, meaning that adequate performance and stability dominate the organization and there is little connect to performance and rewards. Performance-driven cultures focus on corporate values, results, information sharing, and performance appraisal systems that link compensation and development.