Improving workplace culture through interdisciplinary alignment and activation
Every organization has a culture. It’s grounded in your commitments, exemplified in the words and deeds of leaders, and evident in the way you do business. Harnessing your culture to unleash the power of your people can help you and your organization achieve your goals.
BDO engages with your organization at every level to assess, articulate, activate, accelerate, and build a high-performing culture. Our approach is practical and action-oriented, focusing on enabling the desired mindsets, norms, and behaviors that will drive real, measurable outcomes. Wherever you are on your culture journey, we can be a guide — helping to create, sustain, and amplify Deep Trust and High Expectations® cultures where both the business and the people thrive.
We believe it starts with culture.
At BDO, we believe that the secret to business success starts with building a winning culture. But what does it really take to create an environment where both the business and the people thrive?
Watch our video to learn about the essential elements that set top organizations apart—and how our Deep Trust and High Expectations® approach can help unlock your organization’s full potential.
Ready to see what makes a high-performing culture?
BDO offers organizational culture consulting services to help your organization achieve its goals.
Understand who you are when you are at your best, what you need to change, and why.
Create clarity and establish buy-in through clearly defined purpose and values statements that establish the mindsets, norms, and behaviors needed for long-term success.
Build leaders’ understanding and commitment to action through proactive communication and targeted engagement.
Enlist employees at all levels to participate actively in creating your desired future-state culture.
Build leader and manager capabilities, establish expectations, and create the context for them to lead in alignment with your organization’s evolved culture.
Assess your organizational and talent processes to help ensure they inspire, reflect, and reinforce the organization’s business and cultural goals.
Develop a robust, tailored measurement strategy to assess progress, course-correct as needed, and sustain transformation over time.
Explore our case studies to find out how we tackle unique client challenges with focused, client-driven solutions.
Articulate your principles and empower your people to thrive
To make a meaningful difference, your company values have to be more than words on a wall. They need to express who you are, who you aspire to be, what you stand for, and what you offer to employees as well as customers. They must be clear, believable, and consistent with your communications and actions.
BDO can help you define your guiding ideals in a way that inspires trust and confidence, spurs commitment to shared ambition, and aligns the motivations of your key stakeholders.
| Foundational Element | Answers the Question |
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| Purpose | Why do we exist? What good do we aspire to add to the world? |
| Vision | What are we trying to achieve? What is our ambition? What impact are we trying to create? |
| Brand Promise | What is our offer to customers? What is the value and experience people who do business with us can expect? |
| Employee Value Proposition (EVP) | What is our offer to employees? What is the value and experience people who work for us can expect? |
| Culture | What makes us distinctively “us”? What shared norms, behaviors, and mindsets enable us to be effective together? |
Understand who you are when you are at your best
We define organizational culture as that which makes us “us” — those shared qualities, attitudes, mindsets, norms, and behaviors that contribute to the overall character of your organization. It lives in your purpose and values. It’s expressed in the words and actions of your leaders. It’s made real in your policies and programs. And it’s evident in your communications, both internal and external.
The power to influence change in your culture begins by understanding it — and that kind of awareness can be difficult to achieve from inside your organization. BDO’s professionals can help you see your culture’s strengths, identify the culture you aspire to have, and create a roadmap to close the gap between the two.
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Know your organization’s state of mind
Employee engagement surveys are more than a point-in-time measure. They are a useful tool in understanding your employees’ experiences and engaging them as co-creators of your organization’s future.
BDO’s professionals are conversant with today’s best-in-class employee survey approaches and know how to move from insight to action with your results. Whether you already have employee engagement survey results or need help crafting your next engagement survey, our team of professionals can help.
Looking for a new engagement survey? Our industry-leading Beyond Insight® survey platform, grounded in our Deep Trust and High Expectations® model, helps unlock insights for organizations to help your business and your people thrive.
Engage your employees as co-creators of your organization’s future.
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Establish a clear and compelling case for culture change
Shifts in the marketplace, changes to your business, and time itself can necessitate a shift in your culture. Culture change is often about starting a movement. It takes time and commitment from all levels of the organization. How you go about leading and managing your culture change determines how successful you will be.
BDO’s consultants build from what’s working, navigate through challenges to create alignment, and help you cultivate a Deep Trust and High Expectations® culture where both your business and your people thrive.
Engage and align your people to drive collective success
Employee enthusiasm and accountability can rise and fall with the fortunes of your business — the good news is, their level of engagement isn’t beyond your ability to influence. When your managers share concerns, or survey results indicate disconnection or dissatisfaction, there are steps you can take to build back your employees’ trust, confidence, and engagement.
BDO’s experienced professionals can provide guidance and direction to help you inspire employees to deliver their best efforts. We understand the complex factors that affect employee attitudes and behavior, and we can help you develop plans for communication and action tailored to your organization’s culture and people.
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