Organizational culture The shared values and expectations within a work environment, which are used as behavioural and problem-solving cues. “The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty” – Zig Ziglar Overview What is organizational culture? Organizational culture is a mix of norms, values, beliefs, meanings and expectations that group members hold in common and that they use as behavioural and problem-solving cues. Organizational culture could enhance the psychological safety and health of the workplace and the workforce when it is characterized by trust, honesty, respect, civility and fairness, or when it values, for example, psychological and social support, recognition and reward. An organization with good organizational culture would be able to state that: All people in the workplace are held accountable for their actions. People at work show sincere respect for others’ ideas, [...]