Culture Projects
From change to communications projects and beyond.
Some things take time. Whether it is developing a new employee induction (and re-induction) process, writing a fresh and vibrant Employee Value Proposition, performing an end-to-end culture shift, or refocusing a senior executive team, we’ve run the gamut in financial services, banking, aviation, mining, telecommunications, automotive and FMCG retail.
Many of our projects follow our established structures, but many are bespoke, to meet the unique requirements of our varied customers. Culture work is not one size fits all, which is why every project is designed around your organisation’s realities, opportunities and strategic direction.
So what kind of projects does HAPPYSANDPIT engage in?
Our expertise in designing clever workshops and the creative thinking that powers them reaches its apex in our culture project work. Our goal is to help you step outside your organisational paradigm and see brand new possibilities for communication, motivation and culture change. We combine behavioural insight, narrative design and culture psychology to deliver projects that are both strategic and deeply human. Below are the areas where we deliver the most impact.
1. New employee induction / re-induction
We have written new employee induction processes for market leaders in banking, mining, legal and fintech. These include online and offline components, always with the intention of making the experience meaningful and inspirational. By the time we are done, your days of sharing policy-heavy documents and mile high ideas with new employees will be over. We replace that with stories that create context, philosophical ideas that create inspiration and inclusive concepts that motivate people to fully join your team.
A strong induction shapes culture from day one. It accelerates understanding, builds early connection and turns new hires into confident contributors faster. We also design re induction programmes for established teams who need a reset as culture evolves.
2. Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
We have written EVPs for leaders in mining, aviation, consumer services and telecommunications. The bottom line for us is simple: the grass is often perfectly green on your side of the fence, right where your employees already are, but the message must be clear and explicit for people to recognise it. Your EVP is therefore one of the most important culture documents we will ever create for you.
Our EVP work highlights what makes your organisation genuinely special, not just what sounds good on paper. We bring clarity, emotion and strategic alignment into a message that attracts talent, supports retention and strengthens your identity as an employer.
3. Leadership team alignment
We have worked with the biggest aircraft manufacturer in the world, the largest roadside services organisation across Europe, Africa and South America, the most innovative telco in South Africa and operators of a record setting mine. Along the way we have learned that every leadership team has its own challenges, but time and again, there are common levers that enable us to shift mindsets and build bridges.
Leadership alignment projects help teams reset expectations, rebuild trust, re energise purpose and strengthen cultural ownership. We focus on clarity, cohesion and the behavioural habits that shape how leaders show up every day.
4. Broad culture adjustment
We have worked with the biggest security distributor in South Africa, the largest mining company in the world and one of the most innovative investment firms in the UK. In each case, we led them to an embrace of the five common hallmarks of highly engaged teams as identified in our decade of research. We have seen notable successes from these projects, and we continue to refine our approach as new cultural trends emerge.
Broad culture adjustment is ideal for organisations that want to remove cultural blockers, strengthen alignment across business units, improve engagement or correct past cultural drift. We help you identify where the culture is working well, where it is breaking down and where strategic intervention will deliver real movement.
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The Outcome
Each project has a clearly defined, co created outcome agreed with the client organisation. Over the years, we have served organisations in banking, mining, aeronautics, automotive, agriculture, manufacturing and many other sectors.
The result is always the same: clarity, alignment and a stronger cultural engine that supports performance and long term sustainability. Our clients choose these projects when they need meaningful change, not surface level initiatives.
WHAT OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SAY…
The project has really had a very strong impact on all of us.
Great. Superb. Exciting and we all learned so much.
This was a valuable piece of work that turned out far beyond our expectations.
Full of praise for Happy Sandpit for their unique approach to employee communication.