Good leadership nurtures. That’s why you may be wondering how to raise the need to nurture in your group. “Need to nurture” is a trait that is important in company culture. Team members with this trait demonstrate the following:

• A natural talent for mentorship.
• The ability to recognize talent and drive.
• The patience to take time out to “teach” while they work.
• The predisposition to build up and promote others.

Without strong representation of the need to nurture in your team, your company may fail to recognize–and retain–the next batch of great innovators and leaders. A lack of recognition could cause talent to look elsewhere out of a fear that they have no room to grow or be promoted in your organization. Unfortunately, most companies are missing the right amount of need to nurture within company culture. 

When Teamalytics conducted a review of 1,484 team assessments judging leadership areas that included criticality, assertiveness, need to nurture, and nearly a dozen more, the firm found that 48% of respondents were at risk of being too low on nurturing. What’s even more shocking is that just 1% of teams had a risk of being too high.

Raising Need to Nurture in Your Company Culture

The culture of mentorship has suffered in recent years. The shift to the work-from-home workplace has made it difficult for teams to connect in the ways they once did. This can leave both seasoned and junior employees feeling disconnected from their superiors. It can also leave them feeling like they aren’t being directly mentored by anyone. Here are some tips for promoting need to nurture to ensure that talent isn’t left withering on the vine:

• Build mentorship duties into the job descriptions of management and leadership roles.
• Add protocols for recognizing and rewarding talent into your company culture.
• Host activities and initiatives to create a sense of camaraderie that inspires the natural nurturing traits of team members.
• Set the tone of the company culture in a way that makes employees feel confident and secure enough to become inspired to nurture the talents of others.

If you suspect that less pronounced or consistent nurturing is part of the reason why your teams aren’t thriving, there’s an important resource to know about. Teamalytics offers assessments that pinpoint and measure specific leadership traits that aren’t represented in traditional workplace personality tests. 

Getting a validated read on where “need to nurture” levels stand at your organization is a great starting point. Of course, the other traits on the assessment are also invaluable if you’re trying to unearth the factors behind why your company culture feels the way it does right now. Teamalytics has also released a free e-book called “Creating Cutting Edge Company Culture In A Work From Home World” that holds some powerful insights for leaders. After reading the e-book, you’ll learn how to:

• Leverage new insights to adapt leadership styles and optimize team performance.
• Hold remote teams accountable while building healthy relationships.
• Master the skills needed to thrive in a more complex work environment.

Download “Creating Cutting Edge Company Culture In A Work From Home World” today to read more about these insights as you move forward with improving your company culture and productivity.