organizational culture
ADVERTORIAL
The Case for Culture
In May 2015, SASCU Financial
SASCU WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD OF MERIT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE FROM HUMAN SYNERGISTICS CANADA
Group conducted its third organizational
culture assessment, using
Human Synergistics Organizational
Culture Inventory™ (OCI)*. When the
report came back, the results were,
once again, very constructive. This indicates
that not only is SASCU a great
place to work, but also a company that
should experience long-term success.
And the predictors are correct.
SASCU, a credit union nestled in the
interior of British Columbia, enjoys unprecedented
employee engagement
and impressive financial results.
Allan Stewart, president of Human
Synergistics Canada and an expert
on organizational culture, says
that he is “not surprised at the financial
{ and engagement results } of
IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.”
– ALLAN STEWART, HUMAN
SYNERGISTICS CANADA * ©Human Synergistics Canada, 1989. The Organizational Culture Inventory was developed by Robert A. Cooke, Ph.D and J. Clayton Lafferty, Ph.D. All rights reserved.
The OCI has both strong Construct Validity (it is actually measuring culture), as well as good Criterion-Related Validity (it predicts important outcomes).
SASCU because their OCI report was
so impressive.”
Stewart goes on to qualify that “they
were more constructive than 80 per
cent of all organizations.”
Unlike other organizational surveys,
the OCI from Human Synergistics accurately
measures culture—the consciously
held notions that directly
influence members’ attitudes and behaviours
in order to “fit in.”
Organizational culture directly influences
such outcomes as employee engagement,
service and product quality,
and external adaptability.
Stewart says that “improving the culture
of your organization could easily
be the most important change initiative
in your organization.”
In constructive cultures, not only
do employees feel engaged, but they
are also working in an organization
that should do well—an unbeatable
combination.
SASCU employees who have worked
in other financial institutions report
they are “blown away” by the way
they are treated by the organization.
Recently retired CEO, Michael
Wagner, says that “leadership is the art
of getting results through people.”
But the real proof is in their financial
results. SASCU Financial Group
has over 19,000 members, in a market
where all of the “big five” banks have
a presence. Since 1998, more than $46
million has been given back to credit
union members (their clients) through
SASCU’s dividend and profit sharing
program.
The lesson here is that if you want to
be a great place to work, pay attention
to your organizational culture—measure
it accurately and then introduce
initiatives to improve it.
To learn more about Human Synergistics
and the OCI, or to learn more about
SASCU Financial Group, visit the HS
Canada website at:
“IMPROVING THE CULTURE www.humansynergistics.com/ca
OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
COULD EASILY BE THE MOST
IMPORTANT CHANGE INITIATIVE