Workplace culture check 								Form 2

Use the culture check tool to assess your culture, and see how it matches up to the employee value proposition (EVP) you are promoting. There are no right or wrong answers; these questions simply help you gauge the current workforce climate.

Achievement

Long term or short term?
Do your employees have daily goals, for instance, a daily sales goal, certain number of customer calls or guideline on tasks completed each day? Or are the goals longer-term?

How often must employees ‘check in’?
Do you expect daily reports on their progress? Or are employees left largely on their own, as long as their workload is completed?

Who is promoted?
Do you promote by the numbers? Or do you look at overall performance, including attitude, leadership style and commitment?

Achievement vs. attitude?
Will you retain an employee with a poor track record of achievement but who tries hard, goes the extra mile and has a great attitude?

Celebration?
Do you take the time to acknowledge and celebrate achievements?

Flexibility

How important are procedures?
Is there a strict way to do everything, from ordering supplies to logging customer calls? Or are employees free to use their own methods to accomplish their work?

Is variation encouraged?
Are employees reprimanded when they do something that’s not of the standard, even if the ultimate goal is still accomplished?

What about the little things?
Are employees expected to clock in and out at a certain time each day, no exceptions? Or is it okay if they come and go as necessary, as long as their work is done on time? Is lunch taken at a certain time each day? Are breaks timed?

Fun

What are some examples of things you do in the workplace to keep things fun?
Does fun mean the occasional joke during a meeting or novel team activities? There are different definitions of fun and your workplace will have its own.

How do employees relate to one another?
Are your workers friends, or do they mostly stick to themselves and only engage politely? Are meetings formal and to-the-point, or is it sometimes difficult to settle people down due to all the chatting? Are employees seen as stand-offish and non-team players if they keep to themselves? Or are overly friendly people seen as distractions?

Hierarchy

How do you use office space?
How much space is given to whom? Where are people located?

Who makes decisions?
Is there a hierarchy of decision-making before an idea sees fruition? Or are employees free to try different ideas on their own?

Individual vs. collective

How much do your employees rely on one another?
Is there a set of tasks to achieve a goal, with each task assigned to a different person? Or is each employee self-sufficient?

Do people stick to assigned tasks?
If one person is swamped, will another lend a hand? Will the rest of the team head home while someone stays back late?

Are people encouraged to express themselves?
Does everyone have to do things exactly the same way? Is there room for individual approaches to different task?