Often it takes many years for an organization to change its work culture. It happens because of the approaches that are required to bring change in an existing work culture. If you want to change the culture as well as the approaches very quickly, then you need to bring change in the key work systems.

You can follow these steps and successfully change the work culture of your organization.

1. Change the set up of your hiring process

Generally, work cultures are broadly defined by the work practices and beliefs followed by you and your employees. If the prevailing hiring process is not helping you lure, identify and retain employees in a particular manner that you wish to have done, then you are moving away from the change goals with every hiring decision. Change the hiring set up completely and give the responsibility to another team that can employ different approaches to attract and retain new employees.

2. Assess leadership behavior consistency

Many organizations measure leadership in a very vague manner. They evaluate their leaders by the results of their employees rather than the personal contributions made by the leader themselves. Leaders should be assessed on the grounds of their contributions to make the cultural change quicker.

3. Improve communication systems and methods

The communication system in most organizations is one way. Employees do not get feedback on their performance and other work related matters. As a result, employees find the meetings, bulletin board messages and newsletters a complete waste of time. Remove these communication barriers and develop a cordial relationship with the employees.

4. Revamp the compensation system

If your employees don’t find your compensation system fair enough, it will soon reflect in their attitude and behavior. Your compensation system affects the overall performance of the business because it becomes a barrier in active involvement and effective communication as well. Go through the compensation guides and work closely with the HR department to reallocate the compensation.

5. Use technology as a mechanism of improvement

Today, all organizations are making use of new technologies but only a few are able to achieve the appropriate level of success. This happens because most people belonging to the upper management are the ones who are working before computers entered the mainstream. As a result, the upper management fails to understand the power of a digital workplace. A lot of tasks that can be completed digitally are implemented with tons of paperwork, less powerful communication, and overall slow procedures.