by WonderhostUGR | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
When we work with organisations with a view to enabling a more positive, productive culture, there are two ‘streams’ of activities that we recommend. One stream of activity relates to the implementation of improvement initiatives based on an assessment of the current...
by WonderhostUGR | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
Despite what you read, the concept of organisational culture is NOT difficult to understand. Organisational culture is simply people’s perceptions of ‘this is the way we do things around here’. It’s the ‘unwritten ground rules’ or UGRs that constitute a company or...
by WonderhostUGR | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
People familiar with our web site will know that the UGRs (unwritten ground rules) concept is a potent tool that helps people understand and improve corporate culture. We have evidence to show that UGRs drive people’s behaviour, yet they are rarely talked about...
by WonderhostUGR | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
In many of the organisations with which we work, employees have given up hope. They’ve given up on the possibility of leaders treating them more positively, of their team being supportive, of the organisation recognising them as real people, and of the culture getting...
by WonderhostUGR | Mar 18, 2026 | Articles
In my mid 20s, I was seconded from my role as a teacher into the head office of the Education Department. During the five years I spent in head office, I was invited to be part of a team that provided leadership training to school leaders. I remember that one of the...
by WonderhostUGR | Dec 29, 2019 | Articles
If you improved workplace culture by, say 5%, would everyone in your team feel it? Would a 5% improvement in organisational culture have such an impact that most people in your organisation would notice a difference? We’d guess the answer to these questions is ‘no’....