A ‘culture’ is a way of life for a group of people. It’s based on a certain set of ideas and values, which determine the behaviours that are expected and accepted within that culture.
So many people in the corporate world talk about the culture within their business, using descriptions like ‘culture of belonging’, ‘learning culture’ or ‘coaching culture’. Certain values are used to underpin ‘the culture’ but there’s no explicit clarity around what is expected from the people working within it. So how are people supposed to ‘live and breathe’ their culture, when they don’t really know what it looks or feels like in reality?
We can trace every cultural challenge within a business back to social pain. When the people within a business are in social pain they feel isolated. Rejected. Unheard. Misunderstood. Judged. Blamed. Undervalued. Disconnected. And it’s having a huge impact on business performance.
Social pain is cited in every piece of research on work-related stress. It’s a huge driver for absenteeism, presenteeism and leavism. Put simply, social pain affects your bottom line. Looking after the wellbeing of the people within your business isn’t pink and fluffy. It’s fundamental to business success.
An SPF culture enables an environment where your people feel safe enough to be themselves. It isn’t about being high vibe all the time. When everyone in the business can be real, there’s no pressure to be permanently positive. Instead, if they choose to, people can be optimistic, hopeful and have more opportunities to feel better. Even if it’s only by the smallest margin.
When you work with Rising Vibe to create an SPF culture, your people feel SAFE. They’re open. Honest. They have the conversations that matter. They say how they’re really feeling. They feel valued and reconnect with their colleagues and the business. They’re motivated. Energised. Passionate. They feel better, so they do better. And the business does better. A lot better.
I really enjoyed the Rising Vibe session, and found it so useful. I absolutely love the fact that what we do with you helps me not only at work but with personal stuff too – it’s all interlinked!
Diane Davies, Head of Internal Communications & Employee Engagement
Sodexo Homecare UK
Rising Vibe has worked at all levels of the organisation helping to embed a common ‘language’ to facilitate open and transparent conversations, supported by a core set of tools. We have been working with Rising Vibe for four years now and the cultural transformation in the business has been amazing.
Janet Bill, Director of Operations
The Good Care Group
I have worked with Rising Vibe for some considerable time now across two organisations where the focus has been on culture and change. I have had the privilege and indeed the joy in seeing how effective the Rising Vibe approach and tools are when embedded into a shifting culture and it was a no brainer when I moved into another role, to bring all I had learnt and also Rising Vibe into the new setting and start crafting a meaningful programme which will be of benefit to all.
Louise Joslin, General Manager
Oxford Aunts
The Rising Vibe team took time to listen and understand, then worked with us to tailor a solution which was suitable to our needs. Lou’s energy and passion combined with outcome focus rather than just delivering programmatic solutions has helped us gain measurable value. Most importantly it feels like they really care and that makes such a difference!
Silva Robertson, People Strategy Director
Publicis Sapient
Since working with Rising Vibe, we have seen increased confidence in our team leaders, more understanding of what is driving behaviours and better engagement between line managers and their teams. Of particular value is the 1-2-1 coaching sessions that were included within this programme, for many of the team it was the first experience of professional coaching and it had a big impact. We are now planning to deliver the programme to a second cohort to build on this initial success and embed the change within our organisation.
Chris Shirley, Apprenticeship Services Manager
Network Rail
Rising Vibe helped us to clarify our business goals and resolve conflict between senior directors. We now have a clear direction for our future plans as well as established a great working relationship that we look forward to continuing as part of an ongoing process.
Ann Mumby, Managing Director
Mumby’s Homecare
We were looking for something inspiring and different to support us through transformational change, and Rising Vibe over delivered. Their knowledge, passion and expertise have made us all dig deeper to better understand the power of emotions and how to recognize them at work. Their enthusiasm and energy have left us all eager to learn more.
Petronella Lockhart, Head of Talent, Learning and Culture
Swarovski
The style and engagement levels of the Rising Vibe facilitators hit the mark with the team. The ability to call out the behaviours of the team or individuals in a constructive way, along with some useful tools for the future, enabled some of the emotional challenges following significant change to be addressed. We brought to the surface some of the underlying issues resulting from recent organisational changes, allowing a frankness that hadn’t been used before, and we now have a set of tools used all levels.
Glen Mallen, South East Regional Lifesaving Manager
RNLI
Rising Vibe were introduced to me by a colleague, and on that first (virtual) meeting, I knew that Rising Vibe were opening up a different conversation. Refreshing, honest, clear and simple.
Lou and the team have really helped support our workforce teams, facilitating CPD in a journey of exploration, curiosity and human interaction. It’s easy to forget in the world of L&D, the value of talking – Rising Vibe helped remind us of this.
Cara Kelly, Head of Learning Solutions
Babcock
