How do microcultures enhance workplace agility and employee engagement?

Workplaces may change with time, but the hustle of tight deadlines, back-to-back meetings, and the ever-present performance targets that need to be met remain constant. In a competitive business environment, success is found in a cohesive corporate culture and the diverse microcultures that naturally emerge across suitably engaged teams. According to Deepika Pillai, Director of Human Resources at TELUS Digital India, microcultures are transforming workplace culture by fostering inclusivity, agility, and a strong sense of belonging. Women's networks have also become important microcultures that can help women in the workplace not just better navigate work-related challenges, but to overcome gender biases and flourish in their careers. These educational microcultures offer degree programmes and specialised courses, facilitate peer-to-peer learning, create networking opportunities across departments, and even extend learning benefits to family members.