Culture Assessment Archives - Krause Bell Group

Apr 15, 2016

Most leading organizations today use a culture survey of one kind or another. Some are directly related to safety and some indirectly. Often they are given annually. How worthwhile are these instruments and how should they be used? Whether your survey is designed to measure organizational culture in general, safety culture in particular, or both, three criteria determine the value you get from the effort: (1) It is properly validated and demonstrated to predict the outcomes you want. (2) It can be given regularly over time and tells leaders where they are succeeding and where they need to focus attention....

Why Can’t we Get the Culture Right?

Working in a good culture is fun. More than that it is meaningful. Look at the film All Things Must Pass, the incredible documentary about the rise and fall of Tower Records; 5 billion to bankruptcy in 5 years. Key employees tell their stories, fascinating in many ways, one of which is the deep sense of connection to work life; emotional, alive, authentic engagement shown by the interviewees. Real tears, not because they lost their incomes, but because they lost a source of meaning in their lives. Note that Tower Records was a profit making company. It wasn’t that people...

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These Three Criteria Determine the Value of a Safety Culture Survey

Why Can’t we Get the Culture Right?