Essentials of Workplace Culture

Surabhi Washishth
3 min readApr 2, 2019

Culture is vital to the authenticity of a workplace and is a window into the working of a company.

Culture helps define what behaviours are core to the organization, adds a personality to the organization and will lead to the collective success of the individual and the company. A great company culture helps deliver a great employee experience!

While setting up and scaling a company, there are few factors that will continue to play a primary role in its success and the success of its people — Culture is one of them. Assuming your hiring practices are strong and you are hiring the right people into the company, the essentials for success are Culture, the strength of the Managerial Team and Career Growth of your employees. Ask yourself — what’s had the biggest impact on your career and which company do you recall most dearly? Chances are, it’s the one that emphasized on one of these essentials.

The WeWork India team at the Global Summer Camp outside London in 2018

Here is why Culture is one of the Most Important Aspects of Scaling Your Company and Delivering a Great Employee Experience:

  1. Attracts Great Talent. Top talent wants to work at a company with a great culture. Given that you spend more than 50 percent of your waking hours at the office, you want to ensure you’re in a healthy environment where a strong sense of community exists, you feel valued, you’re able to see the impact of…

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Surabhi Washishth

General Partner @ParadigmShiftCapital • ex-HR Director @WeWorkIndia • Global Shaper @WorldEconomicForum