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<\/p>\nIf the culture of your workplace was to become as good as it realistically could be \u2013 would there be an improvement on business performance and productivity?<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a brand-new year and if you haven\u2019t already, now is the time to be reflecting on what worked last year, what did not, your achievements or your key learning curves. It\u2019s time to set new goals, ponder your next business development project or you may have been too busy to give any of this a thought at all! If that\u2019s the case \u2013 we\u2019ve been doing some thinking for you.<\/p>\n
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Have you ever worked in an organisation that \u2018valued\u2019 innovation yet anytime someone brought up a new idea it was shut down? Maybe the CEO offered an \u2018open-door policy,\u2019 but it was VERY evident that this was not the case? Ever completed an online training module condemning \u2018workplace bullying\u2019 only to walk down the corridor and hear your colleagues gossiping?<\/p>\n
According to Steve Simpson<\/a> \u2013 Unwritten Ground Rules (UGR’s) are your employee\u2019s observation of \u2018this is the way we do things around here.\u2019<\/p>\n The ideas guru might complain to others<\/p>\n \u201cAround here, when you put your ideas forward you just get shut down.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A supervisor might tell a new starter<\/p>\n \u201cAround here, the CEO\u2019s open-door policy isn\u2019t REALLY an open-door policy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We\u2019ve all heard<\/p>\n \u201cOh, those training modules are just a formality \u2013 plus the boss loves to jump in on the office gossip!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you\u2019re not sure, that\u2019s okay. Steve Simpson has done the hard work for you and gathered some startling results!<\/p>\nGot your answer to that question yet?<\/h3>\n