We all want to be part of a great organization and a high-performance workplace. We want to be at our best, surrounded by colleagues who help us and challenge us, doing work that is financially rewarding and personally meaningful. But there’s more than one kind of successful organization, and there are many kinds of productive workplaces. What matters at work is whether the value proposition that drives your company is in sync with the values that motivate you, whether the culture that defines life inside an organization is compatible with your personal style, and whether the people with whom you work make you think, grow, even laugh.
4 Kinds of Workplaces, and How to Know Which Is Best for You
There’s more than one kind of successful organization.
April 10, 2017
Summary.
There’s nothing like doing work that matters, but that means finding a company, organization, or team with a workplace that’s right for you. Do you thrive on the rush of external and internal competition, or are you at your best in an environment built on collaboration? Do you hunger for individual achievement and personal recognition, or do you revel in team spirit and collective success? There are four major types of organizational cultures: a collaborative community; a (competitive) constellation of stars; a cause-focused organization; and a firm that believes in doing great things while staying small.