Culture Awards 2021

Each year we celebrate the culture transformation and sustainability achievements of high performing organisations. These awards recognise organisations which have created a Constructive Culture. We are pleased to publicly announce the 2021 award winners.

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Global Infrastructure Hub

Culture Transformation Award 2021

Culture requires commitment, and commitment requires persistence. The GI Hub cultural transformation wouldn’t have been nearly as successful if it weren’t for our leaders who were able to inspire the team in building a culture of shared accountability. This accelerated the journey toward our ideal culture immensely. By implementing a tailored, measurable and actionable plan, we were able to increase our constructive styles and significantly decrease defensive and passive styles in just under 18 months! A critical ingredient to this change is through educating the team, step by step on how culture works, how it differs from engagement and how to identify the red, blue and green within our day to day interactions. We are so excited to embed and sustain these impressive results for years to come.

Latrobe Health Services

Culture Transformation Award 2021

After 70 years of providing health insurance to Australians, Latrobe Health Services embarked on an ambitious Strategic Plan in 2018 to become the number one not-for-profit regional health fund by 2030 – and with this plan made the commitment to a journey of culture transformation. It was a line in the sand moment where the organisation recognised its culture was the key to realising its vision; providing a place of energy, coaching, encouragement, and innovation for staff would translate to growth and retention of members.
Fast forward to 2021, Latrobe Health Services is a fund that has grown more than twice industry average in the past 18 months and has one of the highest member satisfaction ratings in the industry – and the organisation largely attributes this to the significant transformation towards constructive styles within its team. A deliberate focus on transforming the way people work, supporting leaders, coaching for success, role clarity and designing career pathways has helped achieve less reliance on the previous passive and defensive behavioural norms that once dominated the hallways at Latrobe Health Services.
Despite a rapidly changing external environment, Latrobe Health Services leaders found new ways of working, connecting and growing as a united and energised team. Integration of a constructive mindset and approach within the Latrobe Employee Value Proposition (our People Promise) has enabled clear and dynamic pathways for action. It’s an exciting time to be part of Latrobe Health Services, and the journey has only just begun.

UCI

Culture Transformation Award 2021

Specializing in Commercial Furniture and Fitouts for 45 years, UCI Australia brings together Design, Manufacturing and Project Delivery knowledge with industry expertise. UCI, an Australian owned company, is a leader in providing innovative workspaces through products that develop and improve the work environment and the lives of the people that use them. UCI sees the rapid advances in technology and changes in the way people work and live, not as problems, but as opportunities to re-examine these environments and resolve critical issues. Its aim is to transform spaces into comfortable, functional, efficient and inspiring places.

Southern Cross Austereo

Culture Sustainability Award 2021

What drives culture at Southern Cross Austereo? Inspiring our people about our future by engaging them and creating a culture where everyone can perform at their best. SCA have built a high performance culture that continually evolves through openness, honesty, and regularly communicating. Culture defines the qualities and personality of any organisation and can be the most valuable asset you own. It must continually evolve to ensure it remains appealing to both your people and your customers.

Frasers Property

Culture Sustainability Award 2021

Our culture reflects our values and the emphasis we have put on developing a culture where our people and projects thrive. We have focused on developing and empowering people, and honest and clear communication. Building resilience in our culture has been important to us given the cyclical nature of the property market. Sustaining our culture through the COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to this. More than that, we have been fortunate to draw on the bank of ‘good will’ with our people through some very unexpected and challenging times. We know that empathetic & humanistic corporate cultures will be more successful at creating great workplaces and putting customers at the core of their business, both of which we’ll continue working on. We are proud to receive this recognition for our amazing employees.

SHAPE Group

Culture Sustainability Award 2021

Construction specialist SHAPE Australia has a simple philosophy when it comes to our business strategy. Value people and culture above all else, and commercial results will follow. Since improving leadership capabilities and developing a constructive culture, SHAPE has seen an increase against every business performance metric, including profit, customer satisfaction and employee retention. SHAPE aspires to be ‘The place where everyone wants to work’. We help our people identify and reach their goals and develop skills to work effectively in a team. People do their best work when they feel respected and supported to be themselves. So, when we ask SHAPian’s what makes SHAPE better, they always say ‘the people’!

Phocas Software

Culture Sustainability Award 2021

Phocas has a simple mission – to make people feel good about data. Our tailored industry-focused solutions simplify data management through powerful analytics and visualization tools, and revolutionize the way customers interact with their own information. Phocas products change the way people think and work, making it easier for them to be decisive and operate with confidence. Fundamental to our success in developing innovative products is our culture, based on trust, autonomy, learning and experimentation. At the heart of Phocas is a commitment to our values – to make life ‘fun, fulfilling, and forever’ for Phocas customers, employees, investors and the planet. We are extremely proud of our enduring customer commitment, our talented people, our phenomenal culture and our record of consistent, profitable growth.