The perfect workplace environment with the ideal organizational culture is a tantalizing prospect. This environment would have a high degree of trust. If you trust that your fellow employees are working for the best of the organization then it is much easier to function as a team. My ideal organization would allow input from all staff and assign budget based on the priorities of the organization. Ideally there would be frequent opportunities for staff to interact and debate, eventually coming to a consensus on decisions. This requires a staff with listening skills, a common understanding of values and goals, and leaders that are open and willing to learn.  Staff would need to have diverse skills, outlooks and backgrounds but share a clear understanding of the goals and values that the organization supports. The leadership team needs to be open to a variety of different ideas and approaches adept at making changes as necessary. The ideal organizational culture would be one that embraces change when it is the best path forward and understands that an organization is a dynamic thing that will continue to change but hold on to the core values that it has defined.

This organization is appealing because discussion, debate and consensus should lead to better decisions if done correctly. With a variety of input issues and concerns can be worked out before implementation. All staff would be energized to work at this organization because their input is valued and they have a stake in what the organization accomplishes. If all staff have a healthy attitude to change, understand the core values and trust the organization to be doing what is best then moving ahead and adapting will be much less painful. A culture of learning and growing gives staff an idea that they are valued and can continue to grow with the organization and contribute. Everyone wants to contribute and feel that there is value in what they do and an organization such as the one described above would help every employee to have that sense when they come to work each day.