L12 - Org Culture

• Organizational culture


  The tacit social order of an organisation that shapes behaviours and attitudes in a wide ranging and durable ways
• Culture norms define what is encouraged, discouraged, accepted or rejected within a group
• When properly aligned with personal values, drives and needs, culture can unleash tremendous amount of energy towards a shared purpose and foster an organisation capacity to thrive
• Culture


  A way of working together towards common goals that have been followed so frequently and so successfully that people don't even think about trying to do things another way
• Organizational culture


  • It encompasses the foundational values of a company or business, such as integrity, teamwork, transparency, and accountability
  • It reflects an organization's expectations and philosophy and the experiences of the employees and leaders within it
  • It can influence how individuals work and function within a company, making it a crucial element of a company's ultimate success
• Elements of organizational culture

  • Artifacts
  • Values
  • Basic Assumptions

  
• Artifacts


  The "visible" symbols of the culture
• Values


  The "espoused" values - often found on company websites and also the area which has the greatest chance of being disconnected from reality
• Basic Assumptions


  The beliefs that people use to make day-to-day decisions within an organization
• Organizational culture shows up in people behaviors and mindsets, which influence and are influenced by the company's practices and values
• Cultural transformation is difficult because it requires changing many things: The behaviors and mindset of your employees, the organizational practices that influence them and the company values that guide them

  
• Types of organizational culture

  • Clan culture
  • Adhocracy culture
  • Market culture
  • Hierarchy culture
• Organizational culture can also vary within different subgroups or departments of a company, depending on their specific functions or goals
• Importance of organizational culture

  • Employee engagement
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Innovation
  • Ethics
• Organizational culture is like the DNA of a company. It contains the information that determines its characteristics and functions

  
• Culture Alignment


  • Strategy
  • Culture
  • Leadership
• Five hard truths about workplace culture

  • Culture problems are pervasive
  • Culture problems are immense
  • Larger organisations have larger cultural problems
  • CEOs have trouble seeing the cultural problems
  • Organisation need HR as a professional culture partner

  
• What can Leaders and HR do?

  • Ask Penetrating Questions
  • Conduct an Internal Reality Check
  • Set a vision, commit to change
  • Make sure you have the right team