Organisational Culture is an aspect that impacts every organization’s functioning. Keeping in view the vital role that plays in the success of any Organisation. I would like to mention the desired culture is the “OCTAPACE” Culture.
“OCTAPACE” culture is the best initiative for any Organisation, whether it’s an IT or Non-IT organization.
Let’s look at-
what is “OCTAPACE” culture?
How will it be helpful to Organisational Growth?
OCTAPACE |
Meaning |
Outcome |
O - Openness |
- Freedom to communicate.
- It signifies the transparency of the environment in the organization.
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- It helps to improve the implementation of any system & bring innovation by free interaction among team members, clarity in setting objects, and common Goals.
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C - Confrontation |
- Facing problems and challenges.
- The person is facing it boldly and not shying.
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- Improve Problem Solving.
- Clarity in work.
- Group discussion to resolve particular problems.
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T - Trust |
- Maintaining confidentiality.
- Building trust in each other.
- Do not share anything to others or outside of the organization.
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- Higher Empathy.
- Timely Support.
- Reduce Stress.
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A - Authenticity |
- No or narrowest gap between said value & Actual behaviour.
- Person’s commitment to work/Assigned tasks & Actual performance should be the same.
- Everyone has attitude “Jo me bolta hu wo me karta hu”
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- Develop mutuality culture.
- Sharing of feeling freely.
- Improve interpersonal communication.
- Reduce the distortion in Communication.
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P- Pro-Active |
- Taking Initiative.
- Pre- Planning.
- It prepared everyone for upcoming challenges.
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- Reduce uncertainty.
- One step ahead (advance team)
- Prepare everyone to accept changes with time.
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A- Autonomy |
- Freedom to plan & act at one’s own level.
- Organisation must avoid an Autocratic type of environment and give chance to all members to use their power in a positive way.
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- Develop mutual relationship.
- Feeling of Pride.
- Self Motivation
- work satisfaction.
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C- Collaboration |
- Involves working together for common cause.
- individuales share their concerns and prepare strategies for working out plans, actions & implementing them together.
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- Timely work.
- Resource sharing.
- Improve Communication.
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E-Experimentation |
- Trying out new ways to deal with problems/Tasks.
- Organisation should allow all to experiment new ways and encourage them to find the best ways.
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- Accurate problem solutions.
- Development of new products.
- Development of New methods.
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To recapitulate, Organisational culture represents Values, Beliefs, behaviors & Capabilities acquired by the members of the firm. We can truly say if the Organisation has all Dimensions of “OCTAPACE”, it is on the way to SUCCESS……….