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Assessing workplace culture

You can use this interactive to assess the culture of your workplace or team. Follow the instructions below and you will receive a personalised report describing the culture of your workplace or team as you see it now, your preferred working environment, and ideas of actions you can take to change your team working culture.

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My current working environment

Thinking about your workplace or team as it currently is, go through the following statements, assigning a score to each.

Not at all like usNot like usLike usVery like us
We follow set procedures and processes.
Being friendly to one another is a major part of working here.
What we achieve is more important than who we are.
Who we are is more than what we do.
We just get the job done.
There is always someone to check what I am doing.
We always get new things to do and new ways of working.
I know people in the office really well.
You can work on your own with little supervision.
People help me learn new things.
People listen to my ideas.
We work in a friendly atmosphere.
Other people know me well
We follow tried and tested procedure.
We follow the rules and get on with the work in hand.
There are always lots of tasks to complete.
We only change things when there is a good sound reason.
Being nice to people is just as important as getting the job done.
We all have clear goals for which we are rewarded.
Expertise is valued around here.
I'm responsible for what I do and get on with it.
I am able to work happily with other people and well within my capabilities.
It is important to pay attention to detail, and not make mistakes.
We have great discussions about the ways we can improve work.
All that matters is personal competency.
People's values are recognised as important.

My ideal working environment

Now imagine your ideal team environment and again work through the following statements, assigning a score to each.

Not at all like usNot like usLike usVery like us
We will follow set procedures and processes.
Being friendly to one another will be a major part of working here.
What we achieve will be more important than who we are.
Who we are will be more than what we do.
We will just get the job done.
There will always someone to check what I am doing.
We will always get new things to do and new ways of working.
I will know people in the office really well.
You will be able to work on your own with little supervision.
People will help me learn new things.
People will listen to my ideas.
We will work in a friendly atmosphere.
Other people will know me well
We will follow tried and tested procedure.
We will follow the rules and get on with the work in hand.
There will always be lots of tasks to complete.
We will only change things when there is a good sound reason.
Being nice to people will be just as important as getting the job done.
We will all have clear goals for which we are rewarded.
Expertise will be valued around here.
I will be responsible for what I do and get on with it.
I will be able to work happily with other people and well within my capabilities.
It will be important to pay attention to detail, and not make mistakes.
We will have great discussions about the ways we can improve work.
All that matters will be personal competency.
People's values will be recognised as important.

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