Understanding Culture and Employee Engagement (Core Concepts 1)
A plain-language guide to the fundamentals of workplace culture and employee engagement. A prerequisite for all of our advanced culture courses and workshops.
This is the first of 4 courses that cover the core concepts in PROPEL's Culture Done Right model. If you care about culture—no matter where you are in the organization—you need to understand these basic concepts if you want to make your culture better. In this foundational course you will learn:
A concrete definition of culture to help create a shared understanding among your team of what you're working on.
The real relationship between culture and core values (and how to do core values right).
The real relationship between culture and employee engagement, and how chasing engagement can lead you down the wrong path.
Introduction
Overview of course content
Ebook that this course is based on
Definition of culture
Breakdown of the definition
Additional Reading: Culture
Assignment: Culture Inconsistencies
How to do core values right
Good and bad examples of core values
Links that point to the examples in the video
Assignment: Core Values in Real Life
Why best practices don't work when it comes to culture
Zappos case study
Some Zappos Links
The Billion Dollar (a year) Question: Why Isn't Engagement Going Up?
The track record on engagement—and a better approach
Free Chapter from our book on Employee Engagement
Assignment: What Are Your Success Drivers?
Busting the Myths About Culture Change
A model for culture change
Culture Change Links
Assignment: Changing Culture One Process at a Time