Corporate culture is a lot like art. It’s hard to define but you know a masterpiece when you see it. Uncover how Canadian employers can develop strategies center on learning and education, employee recognition and leadership development to nurture a culture that employees want to be part of. With these three essential elements of corporate culture, your organization will engage talent, drive success and improve the work life experience. Deloitte's 2016 Human Capital Trends Report found that 86% of executives believe culture is important, and 50% of companies are attempting to change their culture in response to shifting talent markets and increased competition. As the world of work rapidly evolves, power is shifting from employer to employee. Employees push organizations to be better every day; they demand that employers create an environment they want to work in. Employees look for great culture to improve life at work and away from work. The Art of Creating a Standout Culture SlideShare presentation explores why culture should be top of mind for executives.

1. The Artof Creating a Standout Culture
TIPS & TACTICS FROM CERIDIAN’S 2016 PULSE OF TALENT STUDY

2. About the presenter
Lisa Sterling
Executive Vice President,
Chief People Officer at Ceridian
Lisa has a dual responsibility for Ceridian’s overall global people
and HR strategies as well as overseeing the product vision and
strategy for Dayforce Talent Management.
She is a Human Capital Executive Research Board Member and
sought after speaker on various talent management topics.
She previously worked in people and technology leadership roles
at Mercer, Ultimate Software and Kenexa, an IBM company.

3. CORPORATE
CULTURE
is the artof the
business world.
Culture, like art, is hard
to define, but you know a
masterpiece when you see it.

4. of an organization. It’s your company’s personality. Your culture is…
What you
value What
makes you
standout
How employees
feel about
working
for you
How you
operate
heart and soulSome would argue that corporate culture is the

5. In the business world,
corporate culture receives as much
buzz and attention
as a Picasso painting.
- Deloitte 2016 Human Capital Trends
50%of companies are attempting
to change their culture.
AND
86%of executives believe
culture is important.
(Art inspired by Picasso work.)

6. But this admiration doesn’t
always translate into results.
- Ceridian 2016 Pulse of Talent study
1 in 3North Americans believe that corporate
culture needs improvement.

7. While culture – like creativity – is organic, it also needs to be
shapedand nurtured.

8. The art of creating a
standout corporate culture
Learning &
Education
Recognition Leadership
Development
requires an investmentin:

9. Let’s examine
each of these
of corporate
culture.
“primary
colors”

10. With the right training, artists – and employees – can transform
LEARNING & EDUCATION
to GREATfrom GOOD

11. The desire for
learning and education
is strong:
- Ceridian 2016 Pulse of Talent study
- Deloitte 2016 Global Human Capital Trends
8 in 10executives in the U.S. and Canada view learning
as an important or very important issue.
AND
63%of North Americans view learning as
a top driver of culture.

12. To create a best-in-class education program,
treat learning as a continuous process,
not a one-time event.
Embrace the self-directed
learning trend.
Deliver on-demand training from
internal and external sources.
Create easy-to-use
learning portals
that offer training through mobile,
social media and web platforms.
Develop a learning culture.
Offer employees the learning they
need, when they need it and at
every stage of their careers.
- Deloitte 2016 Global Human Capital Trends

13. RECOGNITION
The best artists get recognized…
and so should your
best people.

14. Recognition programs are ranked as being
least effectiveby people.
Recognition is a vastly underutilized
engagement methodology.
- Ceridian 2016 Pulse of Talent study
BUT
54%of North Americans believe recognition is a
key driver
of corporate culture.

15. To give people
the kudosthey deserve…
Connect
rewards to
company
values
Make it
social with
an online
recognition
platform
Personalize
recognition
with customized
rewards
Expand
beyond
financial
rewards
Recognize
early and
often

16. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Just as artists invest in their apprentices,
organizations must nurture and
guide their leaders.

17. - Ceridian 2016 Pulse of Talent study
- Deloitte 2016 Global Human Capital Trends
ONLY 14%of global companies describe themselves
as strong at succession planning.
BUT
43%of North Americans believe leadership
development is a key driver of corporate culture.
Investing in top performerstoday
yields tremendous dividends tomorrow.

18. Create a strategy
for identifying
future leaders at
all levels
Make your culture standoutby investing in tomorrow’s leaders.
Nurture ongoing
learning through
formal training,
stretch assignments
and coaching
Formalize
mentorships
between current
and future leaders
Target new leadership
cohorts – Millennials,
women and diverse
individuals

19. Let’s step back and review…
Creating standout corporate culture
is an art.
AND
Crafting a masterpiece requires
time, dedication and an investment
in your people.

20. The life of your culture comes
from your people. Great culture is
nothing without great people.
In the war for talent,
standout cultures
win every time.

21. CONTINUE
YOUR LEARNING!
Access our Ceridian’s
2016 Pulse of Talent
study, webcast archive
and infographic.
Visit Ceridian.ca for free resources on how
to build a standout corporate culture.

22. Slide 1 iStock, 57866432
Slide 2 Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte (1886)
Slide 3 Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night (1889)
Slide 4 iStock, 31485668
Slide 5 iStock, 7483470
Slide 6 Giovanni Cariani, A Concert (between circa 1518 and circa 1520)
Slide 7 iStock, 22379577
Slide 8 Piet Mondrian, Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue (1921)
Slide 9 iStock, 87752053
Slide 10 iStock, 14490858, 3341543, 25360886
Slide 11 Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Reader (between circa 1770 and circa 1772)
Slide 12 Leonardo da Vinci, Last Supper (1495-1498)
Slide 13 Leonardo da Vinci, presumed Self-portrait (circa 1512); Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa (between 1503 and 1506)
Slide 14 Gustav Klimt, Adele Bloch-Bauer’s Portrait (1907)
Slide 15 Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring (circa 1665)
Slide 16 Ansel Adams, The Tetons and the Snake River (1942)
Slide 17 Edvard Munch, The Scream (1910)
Slide 18 iStock, 88193893
Slide 19 Paul Gauguin, Self-Portrait with Halo (1889)
Slide 20 Grant Wood, American Gothic (1930)
Slide 21 Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, A Woman, Reading (1634)
Slide 22 Claude Monet, Le bassin aux nymphéas (1919)
Slide 23 iStock, 20272967

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