Culture Reviews & Assessment
Culture is both very simple, and very complex. It is the effectively defined as 'the way that we must behave in order to fit in here', and then there is no limit to how complex that behaviour can potentially be, how it shows up in different circumstances and contexts, and how it can change without us realising over time.
Culture review processes are an increasingly popular intervention for businesses, departments, teams, and groups. More than a reactive measure following a behavioural crisis or near miss, they are increasingly seen as a strategic intervention to gain a competitive edge over the market and competition through accurate and meaningful analysis of group goals and strategic plans integrated with robust cultural insights.
When designed and conducted with the skill and care of experience and deep expertise, culture reviews provide clarity on what a 'nice' and pleasant culture could look like, what our current culture actually looks like, and what our culture 'needs' to look and feel like to achieve our goals. Most importantly though, it also gives clarity on 'how' to get there.
Who we work with
You may be a…
- SLT / ELT
- University Council
- Deputy Principal
- Director of Performance
- Club Welfare Lead
- Community Program Manager
- NFP Founder
- Chief People Officer
- Head of Wellbeing
Knowledge
- Understanding of what culture is (and isn't), the extent of its influence on everything that we do, and how to spot and articulate a cultural artifact
- In-depth view of what the culture of your group looks like, how that shows up day to day, and how this looks and evolves moving forward
- The options available and pathway forward to take control of your levers of culture and performance
Resources
- Fully detailed in-depth report and mapping of the cultural insights of your group (depth and clarity of data and insights hinge on data approach and access)
- Personalised culture change / maintenance roadmap, developed in integration with your business growth strategy, people strategy, and team objectives
- Ongoing access to eyeYou resources, personalised and curated for your team and project to support culture initiatives
Intangibles
- Confidence in your insight and understanding of all corners and dimensions of the group and organisation, with all dark corners illuminated.
- When culture reviews are conducted bespoke with integration of business and people strategies, recent studies are finding over 10x the return on investment for culture reviews through productivity, profitability, overall revenue, talent attraction and retention, lower business risk, and higher levels of psychological safety
81% reduction in absenteeism for highly engaged workplaces
Highly engaged workplaces see a 23% difference in profitability and an 81% reduction in absenteeism. (Gallup State of the Workplace 2026)
You could be
An executive leadership group wish to gain a competitive edge by integrating their business and people growth strategy with robust cultural insights to understand exactly how 'the automatic way we do things' will influence performance
A university department wants to identify and articulate "cultural artifacts" to understand how day-to-day interactions are impacting staff retention and student satisfaction
Following a near-miss or behavioural crisis, you need a deep-dive review to illuminate "dark corners" and identify where behaviours have changed without the leadership team realising it
Identifying "hidden" cultural hotspots or psychosocial risks before they lead to worst case scenarios of team burnout, collapse of cohesion and performance, or litigation
A nonprofit board wants to understand the extent of cultural influence on their volunteer engagement, seeking a clear pathway forward to take control of their performance levers
An elite sporting organisation is assessing their club’s cultural health and landscape following a period of underperformance, and public scrutiny