Culture OS
The Operating System of Every Organisation
Is your team or organisation experiencing disruption, confusion, disengagement or underperformance?
Culture OS is a systems-thinking framework that enables leaders to:
Understand people dynamics
Build cohesion and motivation
Navigate psychological challenges
Inspired people achieve more than double!
Research by Bain & Company found that inspired employees are 125% more productive than those who are merely satisfied. Can you think of any other factor in business that makes that much difference?
This shouldn't be surprising, and we shouldn't need research to convince us: We have all had good days when we have achieved an extraordinary amount and bad days when we have achieved very little.
Yet leaders and managers pore over spreadsheets to cut costs or increase profit by single-digit percentages, while ignoring the game-changing power of human capital. They invest in definable, measurable actions or financial incentives but underinvest in the conditions that really make a difference, such as reducing bureaucracy, empowering teams, and tapping into individuals' intrinsic motivation.
Simplistic Incentives Are Not Enough
Research shows that extrinsic incentives like bonuses for high performance and penalties for low performance do increase performance in purely mechanical tasks.
However, for work that requires creativity, memory, concentration, or problem-solving, simplistic 'carrot-or-stick' incentives do not increase performance, and very high incentives become a distraction that ultimately reduces performance.
Cohesive Teams Make Decisions Faster
Extrinsic motivation makes the biggest difference to individual performance, and shared motivation aligns high-performing teams.
The TEMPERAMENTS diagnostic is based on intrinsic motivation, makes interpersonal dynamics visible and can align teams around a shared purpose.
Aligned teams make decisions 87% Faster (Bain &Company) and are 30% more productive (McKinsey).
To take the free online test and get an instant report, simply visit the website and select 'Take the test' from the top menu.
TEMPERAMENTS surfaces the most important differences at work
TEMPERAMENTS strengthens how teams think and work together by:
- Increasing self-awareness
- Identifying strengths
- Making team dynamics visible
- Aligning values with vision
- Strengthening trust and respect
Participants develop a shared behavioural language that improves alignment, cohesion, collaboration and performance.
The Systemic Causes of Dysfunction
Three common systemic conditions undermine culture, create division and negatively affect performance.
- An excessive focus on narrow measures leads to unhealthy competition.
- A mismatch between motivations leads to polarised opinions.
- A lack of motivation leads to quiet quitting.
Making these dynamics visible empowers leaders to create clarity, build cohesion, increase motivation and improve performance.
Unhealthy Competition
Polarised Opinion
Quiet Quitting
Building Fundamental Leadership Ability
Coaching and workshops to build the fundamental awareness and communication skills required for great people leadership.
Developmental Delegation
Stop being the bottleneck and start growing capability, ownership and accountability in others.
Performance Conversations
Turn difficult discussions into meaningful opportunities for growth, trust and improvement,
Team Dynamics
Create the conditions where teams collaborate, perform and continuously develop.
