Last updated on August 21st, 2018

A huge part of your employee’s day is spent with colleagues and managers, which is why a company’s success depends in large part on the cultural dynamics. For better or worse, company culture can take hold quickly and greatly affects your brand, so knowing how to develop a positive culture is important.

Whether you have a well established company culture, or it’s still developing, there are ways to you can impact it. We gathered ideas from experts on how to shape and improve your company culture.

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Here is Dr Chris Allen’s tip for growing a top notch company culture, followed by a link to read all 27 company culture ideas from the pros.

9. Reward employees for helping others.  Christine M. Allen, Ph.D., President, Insight Business Works

To create a positive and ethical culture, set up a culture that rewards people for helping others, even on other teams. Even small behaviors that are helpful or positive (e.g., bringing in food for the team, helping someone carry things out to a car, or loaning someone an umbrella when it’s raining) should be noticed and rewarded.

Set up a way for employees to notice other employees’ kind and generous behaviors, and give that employee a small special notice (e.g. put their name on the company bulletin board, or buy them a free cup of coffee or a snack). This creates a culture that is positive and where common values of caring are not simply words, but actions.

Read the entire article, including all 27 Top Company Culture Ideas from the Pros, HERE