A recent Harvard Business Review article stated, “Great performance can never come without great people and culture, and the opposite is also true – great people and culture are usually linked to high-performing organisations.”
Over recent years the financial services industry, an industry which I work with very closely has seen the devastating effect that the wrong culture can cause, both in terms of performance and reputation.
It’s true that a number of financial institutions are now beginning the journey to building corporate cultures to put people’s needs at the heart of decision-making They recognise that in doing this they send a clear message to stakeholders (investors, employees, regulators).
