Understand Your Workplace Culture Better with OCTAPACE

Check out our ready-to-use OCTAPACE survey template that can help your HR team surface cultural strengths and gaps quickly, without complex setup.

Use this survey by counting your scores and examining where you are strong or weak and discussing ways to further strengthen.

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What Is OCTAPACE?

OCTAPACE is a framework created by Dr. Udai Pareek and is used to understand how people experience culture at work, beyond policies and stated values.

Instead of treating culture as a vague idea, OCTAPACE breaks it down into eight observable dimensions that influence day-to-day behavior, decision-making, and collaboration.

Openness

Are people comfortable sharing ideas, concerns, and feedback?

Confrontation

Are problems addressed by confronting and discussing openly than putting under carpet?

Trust

Are people generally relied on whatever they?

Authenticity

Do you believe people in your organization share frankly what they think and feel?

Proaction

⁠Do employees take initiative or wait for instructions?

Autonomy

Do people have the freedom to make decisions in their roles without repercussions? ⁠

Collaboration

Do employees work together across departments or teams or operate in silos?

Experimentation

⁠Do people try and experiments with new ideas and methods?

Why OCTAPACE Matters for HR Teams Today

Most culture conversations stall because teams lack a shared language. OCTAPACE gives every team a neutral, structured way to:

Discuss culture without blame

Understand how culture differs across teams or levels

Move conversations from opinions to patterns

Identify where culture supports or blocks performance

Support leadership discussions with real inputs

Track cultural shifts when run periodically

A Note About the Creator

Dr. Udai Pareek

Dr. Udai Pareek was one of the founding figures of Human Resource Development in India and a central voice in shaping how organizations think about people, culture, and leadership.

At a time when HR largely focused on structures, processes, and control, Dr. Pareek introduced a more human lens. His work emphasized understanding how people actually behave at work, how trust is built, how initiative emerges, and how organizations create environments where individuals can grow.

He contributed extensively to:
• Organizational culture and values
• Leadership and institution building
• Human process interventions
• The application of behavioral science to real workplaces

As we reach the 100th birth centenary of Dr. Udai Pareek; frameworks like OCTAPACE continue to serve as practical tools for HR teams seeking to build healthier, more effective workplaces.

Dr. T.V. Rao

Dr. T. V. Rao is currently Chairman, TVRLS. A former professor and Board member at IIMA, Dr. Rao is the Founder President of National HRD Network and has been in the forefront of HRD movement in the country.

Dr. Rao worked as a short-term consultant to UNESCO, Bangkok; USAID Indonesia; UNIDO Malaysia; and Commonwealth Secretariat, London and as HRD Consultant in India to over a hundred organizations in the public and private sectors.

Dr. Rao received many awards including Ravi Matthai Fellow (AIMS), Asia Pacific HR Professional of the year 2019 (APFHRM) and Lifetime Achievement Award from Indian Academy of Management. Authored over 60 books.