A company's culture is its ___1___. It tells people how to do their work. It takes its signals from leaders. It underlies motivation, morale, ___2___, and ___3___ success. How do you manage it?
Company culture is the distinctive personality of the organization. It
___4___ how members act, how energetically they ___5___, problem solving, innovation, ___6___, productivity, and quality. It is a company's culture that makes it safe (or not safe) for a person, division or the whole company to raise issues and solve problems, ___7___, or to move in new, ___8___. A company's culture is often ___9___ of difficult people-related problems such as motivation, morale, absenteeism, communications, teamwork, retention, injuries, and ___10___.
(from https://www.companyculture.com/basics/whatis.htm)
Complete each sentence with the words from the words in capitals.
Here are some characteristics of company culture that have
been used ___1___: SUCCESS
● Mission clarity
● Employee ___2___ COMMIT
● ___3___ empowered employees FULL
● High integrity workplace
● Strong trust ___4___ RELATE
● Highly effective ___5___ LEAD
● ___6___ systems and processes EFFECT
● Performance-based ___7___ and reward programms COMPENSATE
● Customer-focused
● Effective 360-degree ___8___ COMMUNICATE
● Commitment to learning and skill ___9___ DEVELOP
● Emphasis on ___10___ and relating outstanding employees RECRUIT
● High degree of ___11___ ADAPT
● High ___12___ standards ACCOUNT
● Demonstrated support for ___13___ INNOVATE
(from https://www.deoluakinyemi.com/the-smell-of-a-place-brandfaces-article-002 /)
2.7 Read the text The Two Halves of Culture and translate the words given in the brackets into English.
THE TWO HALVES OF CULTURE
Company cultures have two halves, the Human and the Operations. The key to building a more engaged and productive (1. рабочее место), is balancing these—balancing what we do with how we do it.
The human, or top-half of culture, includes feelings, (2. общение), and (3. ценности). The operational half includes everything that is not distinctively human, such as (4. оборудование) and processes.
The human half carries the why and how of culture. For example, we do things because they (5.отвечают нашим желаниям), and we do things through communications and (6. отношения). The bottom half, or operational half, contains what we do. For example we build a bridge, we (7. производить продукты), we sell goods at a retail outlet, we move production (8. на берег).
People’s attitudes are more affected by how things are done than by what is done.
Balancing the Two Halves—What and How
What we might change is a production line. How we do it might involve—or not involve—the people affected by the change.
People’s attitudes are more affected by how things are done than by what is done. Managers can mostly control how they do things. People usually don't mind changes if they are involved in them. On the other hand, if the changes are made by (9. старшие менеджеры), and then announce to (10. работники), they will be unhappy. Balancing the culture means paying attention to how you do what you do.
(from https://www.companyculture.com/basics/twohalves.htm)
How does a company culture affect you? Fill in the missing letters in the words given below.
The company culture can affect us in many, many ways. For instance:
• The hours you work per day, i-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ -g (1) opinions such as flextime and telecommunicating.
• The work e- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-t (2), including how employees interact, the degree of c- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -n (3), and whether it’s a fun or hostile environment – or something between.
• The dress code, including the a-_ _ _ _ _ _ -d (4) styles of attire and things such as casual days.
• The office space you get, including things such as cubicles, window office, and rules regarding display of p-_ _ _ _ _ _ -l (5) items.
• The t-_ _ _ _ _ _ -g (6) and skills development you receive, which you need both on the job and to keep yourself m-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -e (7) for future jobs and e-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ -s (8).
• Onsite perks, such as break rooms, g-_ _ -s (9) and play rooms, daycare facilities, and more.
• The amount of time outside the o-_ _ _ _ -e (10) you are expected to spend with the co-workers.
• Interaction with other e-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ -s (11), including managers and top m-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -t (12).
(from https://www.quintcareers.com/employer_corporate_culture.html)
READING
3.1 Read the information given below and answer the question How do you know which culture is right for you?
Corporate culture is the value system of the majority. The value system is what is important to them in terms of every aspect of human behaviour. It covers identity, beliefs, opinions, attitude, social class, age, dress, personality, everything. Which of these things is most important is part of the definition of the corporate culture. Cultures evolve over time and are effected by industry sector, size, place of origin, personality and vision of founders. As small companies grow the culture becomes more rigidly defined.
The right culture is one which reflects your personal value system. One in which you can identify and easily rapport with current members. To do this you need to know yourself. What are your values, beliefs, ambitions, and motivations?
(from https://www.careersandjobsuk.com/jobseekers/tips/corporateculture.html)
3.2 Read and translate the text The Five Levels of Company Culture. Match the headings below to each of the parts in the text.
1. Communication That Connects People
2. Equipment and Other Physical Objects
3. Experience—Creating Motivation and Trust
4. The Authority Structure That Connect Systems With People
5. The Systems That Coordinate Equipment