Mainstream research has increasingly recognized the undeniable link between organizational culture and performance. Studies show that a strong, cohesive culture directly correlates with higher efficiency, employee engagement, and overall business success. (A Akpa, V. O., Asikhia, O. U., & Nneji, N. E. 2021). As a recent business graduate, I spent years studying foundational business frameworks—Porter’s Five Forces, SWOT, BCG Matrix, PEST, Ansoff, and more. Each of these models offers valuable insights into business strategy, external environment, and market opportunities. However, something important was missing; none of them directly assessed organizational culture, despite its clear impact on organizational performance and long-term success.
That changed when I joined NewLeaf and discovered the L.E.A.F. Lead. Engage. Act. Fulfill.TMP framework.
Bridging the Gap Between Business Strategy and Culture
Over the past few years, NewLeaf has developed a groundbreaking framework to simplify and demystify what truly shapes organizational culture. The holistic approach is embodied in the L.E.A.F. Organizational Coherence Index, which identifies three key dimensions and ten elements that influence workplace culture. This adaptable and scalable structured framework enables organizations to uncover underlying cultural challenges that are often hidden in plain sight. The framework defines the workplace culture through fundamental business elements.
Uncovering the Root Causes of Workplace Culture Challenges and Lower Productivity
One of the critical insights the L.E.A.F. Coherence Index offers is how day-to-day workplace experiences are often surface indicators of deeper systemic issues. Many impediments to a thriving workplace are not rooted in individual behaviour but in the way an organization is coherent across all its interdependent business elements. The L.E.A.F. Coherence Index provides a clear way to understand these dynamics using a visual representation of how business elements interact with and impact each other.
The Path to a Healthier, More Productive & More Sustainable Workplace
At NewLeaf, we firmly believe that people are inherently good and want to succeed. Too often, their workplace’s way of doing things fail them. Our approach to workplace culture focuses on identifying incoherence and repairing dysfunctional systems, ensuring employees have the resources and structures they need to thrive. A strong, supportive workplace culture is not a luxury; it’s a necessity for unlocking the full potential of every individual within an organization – for your clients, for your stakeholders, for your bottom-line.
When businesses invest in their organizational culture, they create environments where employees feel empowered, engaged, and motivated to contribute meaningfully. It’s a mutually beneficial dynamic that drives both individual and organizational success.
Are you curious to measure your organization, department or team’s coherence and its impact on culture? Measure up with the L.E.A.F Organizational Coherence Index by answering a few questions in the link below and receive your results and valuable insights to engage your workplace in a discussion on culture.
Link to the L.E.A.F. Organizational Coherence Index
Let’s work together to create organizations that thrive from the inside out.
References:
Akpa, V. O., Asikhia, O. U., & Nneji, N. E. (2021). Organizational culture and organizational performance: A review of literature. International Journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM), 3(1), 361–372.
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