By understanding the way culture dynamics are influencing within and cross-boundary work, teams can build on their culture strengths, set priorities, and make the changes required to be more adaptable, collaborative, productive, innovative, customer focused, and effective. Our unique focus on patterns of behaviors and practices and their interplay means teams can use the insights gained from the survey results to take targeted and practical action. This is the ideal tool for divisions, functions, departments, or teams.

The Culture Dynamics Pulse is very intuitive and easy to interpret which means it lends itself well for use by consultants, coaches, and internal HR/OD professionals. To make it even easier, we have made available for purchase a workshop template that walks you through how to organize the results for discussions with leaders and/or employees. It is loaded with educational content and interactive exercises guaranteed to make your session engaging. Expert analysis is also available if preferred.

WHAT IS INCLUDED?

We partner with you to run your survey and provide you with reports of your results. Unless you opt for expert analysis, you analyze the results, communicate your findings, and define next steps.

• The Culture Dynamics Pulse Report: PPT and PDF documents with your overall results plus one comparison such as, levels or departments.
• Data Displays: Culture Scorecard, Culture Profile, High/Low Patterns & Statements, Score carded Bar Charts.
• Answers to the Open-Ended Questions: A PDF of the answers sorted by a comparison of your choice.

OPTIONS

• Data Reports: Additional reports comparing the results by groups or segments such as business units by department or tenure.
• Workshop Template: PPT presentation with embedded notes for holding meaningful conversations about your survey results.
• Executive Summary & Workshop Template Preparation: Your survey results analyzed by a culture expert who prepares a summary of Key Takeaways and customizes the workshop template using your survey results; includes a 1-hour webinar review of the survey results.
• Thematic Analysis of the Answers to the Open-Ended Questions: Pie charts showing theme percentages with participant quotes included in PPT report.
• Report Debriefs: Webinar or in-person explanation of your survey results
• Knowledge Transfer & Coaching: Workshops or hourly coaching on topics of your choice are available.

For more information, download the Culture Dynamics Pulse Brochure here.

Additional Information

OVERVIEW

The Culture Dynamics Pulse is a 70-item survey that helps people understand their ‘team culture’ – the way social dynamics are impacting team effectiveness and performance within and across groups. Most team effectiveness surveys examine within team behaviors and structures. Our survey brings a culture perspective focusing on the way the culture is influencing people's experience working within and across teams revealing areas of strength, as well as specific opportunities for improvement.

FAST FACTS

• Globally appropriate, research-based survey.
• 70 items assess 5 culture attributes.
• 2 to 3 open-ended questions add context and color to your data.
• 10 to15 minute on-line confidential survey accessible 24×7.
• User-friendly, rapid activation.
• Simple business language.
• Industry-leading data security.
• Accessible by desktop, phone, or tablet.
• Web-link, personal access codes or email invitation options.
• Daily progress reports of survey participation.
• Optional analysis and/or coaching by one of our culture experts.

WHEN TO USE IT

This is the ideal tool for divisions, functions, departments, or teams who need to strengthen team effectiveness, improve performance, and navigate change.

• For leaders, it opens conversations about the way day-to-day practices and behaviors are affecting the culture of their organizations and teams.
• For organizations, it provides insights into culture strengths and potential opportunity areas, as well as provides a baseline for monitoring the impact of change on social dynamics and performance. The Culture Dynamics Pulse survey is a good option for less complex organizations.
• For teams, it provides the insights required to adapt and improve effectiveness within and across boundaries.
• For HR & OD professionals, it provides a tool to help teams and leaders safely identify and address performance affecting dynamics.

HOW IT WORKS

Our Culture Resource Center partners with you to provide a quality survey experience for all parties. A simple Intake Form captures your requirements. Within 72 hours, your survey is setup and ready to go. Working together, we determine the best option for accessing the survey, complete a test, and finalize details. For participants, completing the survey is convenient and user-friendly with confidentiality guaranteed. For data security, we employ industry-leading privacy and security measures. This results in better participation rates, increased candor and data accuracy, plus greater satisfaction with the survey process.