How to build company culture?
Managers and leaders play an important role to build up company culture. The culture may start with senior leadership team but every employee should be able to feel the culture.
As a manager, what exactly we can do to build culture?
- Long term benefit over short term gain. As a manager, you need to make sure the code quality is good to be easily maintained and be able to scale for long term growth. Other than rush to delivery one feature.
- Everything should be able to be themselves. Create a flexible and open environment. Everybody is different, people may or may not want to show their face during Zoom call. We should expect each others.
- No meetings day. Cancel all non-critical meetings and provide employee the opportunity to carve out an hour or two to enrich their leaning with online class.
- Be an advocate. Whatever events or activities are happening in your company, encourage your employees to join in. Normally company have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), which is a important part of what fosters culture of inclusivity. ERGs is a community for employees to develop relationships, support one another’s professional development, engage in corporate projects and programs, learn from each other… and have some fun.
- Inspire involvement. Ask team members to volunteer to plan a team event.
- Show up and participate. Employees often model their manager’s behavior, so make the time to show up, be present and participate with your team.
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