KSS eKourier January Edition 2025

FEATURE

2024 CULTURE SURVEY RESULTS (OCI)

Past

Present

Future

2022 Culture N=266

2024 Culture N=297

Historical Ideal Culture N=560

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During Skillbuilder 2024, each of us completed the cultural survey questions, and the results are in! The OCI Circumplex indicates another highly positive constructive outcome.

O verall, the strongest extensions are in the constructive blue cluster. Our Primary style, with the greatest extension, is once again “Humanistic Encouraging,” where people feel supported and encouraged to help others grow and develop. Our Secondary style is “Self-Actual - ising,” where people enjoy their work, maintain personal integrity, and produce high-quality results by focusing on doing the simple things well. Once again, our results exceeded 80% in the blue cluster, a benchmark we have set as a standard to surpass with each OCI assessment. The constructive results also positively influenced the “outcomes of culture,” indicating that our teams, on balance, enjoy their work and feel satisfied as members of the organisation. In nearly all outcome measures, KSS results surpassed the constructive benchmark set by Human Synergis- tics, which is based on aggregated data from 172 predominantly constructive organisational cultures.

This year’s results are very similar to those of 2022, with many themes following the same patterns. However, one notable change is a greater extension in the “Oppositional” style, which increased by 16% compared to 2022. Maintaining a constructive culture is challenging for any organisa- ‘

tion to understand and address this extension through targeted cultural change efforts. The next shift of note from a positive perspective within the defensive styles was a significant reduction in “Approval” reducing by almost 20% compared to 2022. Approval is characterised as needing to agree with and go along with others, organise priorities in an attempt to please others. Maintaining a constructive culture is challenging for any organisation and requires consistent effort, particularly as we continue to grow. I’d like to thank everyone who partici - pated in the survey and to all the Team Members who have supported our ongoing efforts to foster a constructive blue work environment.

tion and requires consistent effort, particularly as we continue to grow.

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Oppositional is defined as a style where people are expected to gain status and influence by being critical and constantly challenging one another. It is the only defensive style above the 50th percentile, presenting an opportunity for the organisa-

More detailed information will be shared in the near future.

Darren Marshall Chief Operating Officer

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