Creating a Conscious Corporate Culture

By Matt Monge

The past several months have been really cool from both an individual and organizational perspective. I’ve been challenged to think differently in a variety of ways, and one of those is in regards to organizational culture.

It’s no secret that culture and all that jazz is what floats my particular boat. One of the things that’s really struck a chord with me is an extension of something I’ve believed for a while now. Boiled down, that belief is this:

Organizations can help make the world a better place by continually evolving into better places to work. However, that won’t happen by accident most of the time. It requires an organization to think differently about organizational identity, culture, and people.

Right there is where we might be missing an opportunity. Not everyone would agree with me, and that’s fine, but I believe that the best business models are the ones within which organizations and individuals exist for each others’ mutual benefit. Part of that benefit is on the organizational side; obviously, organizations typically need people to do their thing. When that happens, they generate revenue.

Another facet of the benefit is on the employee side. People don’t leave their humanness at the back door when they come to work; understanding that compels us to provide work environments that are conducive to humans living and working there the bulk of their waking hours.

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