Survey Says: Workplace Culture Matters to Employees

But Deloitte reports a disparity between how leaders and employees view their workplace culture.

Since I'm an evangelist for the link between good company culture and strong business results, I'm always happy when I see data that helps validate the connection.

A recent 2012 report from Deloitte, "Culture in the Workplace," reveals some encouraging findings about workplace culture:
•94% of executives and 88% of employees believe a distinct workplace culture is important to business success
•83% of executives and 84% of employees rank having engaged and motivated employees as the top factor that substantially contributes to a company's success
•There is a correlation between employees who say their organization has a clearly articulated and lived culture and those that say they are "happy at work" and feel "valued by [their] company"

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