O.C. Tanner Releases 2021 Global Culture Report at Annual Influence Greatness Conference
Generational Employee Experiences, Modern Leadership and Inclusivity Within the Workplace Headline the 2021 Findings( O.C. Tanner)
O.C. Tanner, the global leader in employee recognition and workplace culture, announced the release of its 2021 Global Culture Report. In its third year, the report provides an in-depth look at timely workplace culture and employee experience issues based on data gathered from over 40,000 employees and leaders in 20 countries around the world. The report was announced at O.C. Tanner’s annual culture conference, Influence Greatness, which took place virtually this year.
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“2020 has brought a series of health, economic and social crises that have shined a light on organizational cultures in a way that has exposed both strengths and weaknesses,” said Gary Beckstrand, Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Institute. “Organizations with thriving cultures have weathered the storm far better than others, but there’s an impetus right now for organizations everywhere to stay agile as the current era of uncertainty continues. The 2021 Global Culture Report provides insights that will inform organizations as they make the necessary adjustments to successfully move forward as they create or maintain a great place to work for employees.”
As a reflection of 2020, the report identifies the need for organizations to shed the current “normal” in favor of a more aspirational future. The research highlights how superficial diversity and inclusion programs merely mitigate legal risk, rather than uplift employees and leverage their unique perspectives. It illustrates how stale and impersonal recognition programs fail to achieve their desired effect on experience and culture, and how generational initiatives backfire by highlighting the differences of each group instead of the similarities. Additionally, the report breaks down how traditional leadership is out and modern leadership is in; autocratic managers cling to dead philosophies that hurt culture and business outcomes. Ultimately, corporate lip service won’t cut it – to be successful, organizations must put the right action behind their words and implement modern technology that helps employees thrive.
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“This past year, we continued to examine the effect of how outdated and disconnected technologies, programs, strategies and leadership philosophies have, and will continue to, hinder individual and organizational performance,” said Dr. Alexander Lovell, Director of Research and Data Science at the O.C. Tanner Institute. “The 2021 Global Culture Report is a clear call for action; employees expect a workplace that is rich in vibrant experiences and one where all employees can thrive at work and feel included. It is time for organizations to heed this call or risk falling behind.”
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