Lots of organisations try to change culture. They try and change that loads.
But nobody really knows what it is. Not enough to point at and say “that’s culture there” and “that isn’t“.
The Harvard Business Review says…
“there is little consensus on what organizational culture actually is, never mind how it influences behavior and whether it is something leaders can change.”
Damn good post.
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Cheers! Important to say, and I forgot in THIS post, tphrase “culture is read-only” comes from some flowchainsensei tweet. Googling can’t find any earlier mention.
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But I did reference it here https://thinkpurpose.com/2015/07/24/when-i-hear-the-word-values-i-reach-for-my-gin/
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Thanks. I wrote something similar about values… https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/encode-my-values-kill-spirit-tobias-mayer
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Love this clear articulation of the components, the cause-and-effect, and the summary of “change the thinking through learning while doing the work”!
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Cheers! 😀
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Manage the system, not the people. Culture is a result of what you’ve set your system up for, the more visible human result… – Great post!
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Thanks! 😊
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Love it! Thank you for articulating this so well. This has helped me gain insights on where to focus efforts when I am leading a change in an organization..
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Hurray!☺
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I’ve found culture in organisations comes from people’s general outlook or positivity outside of work, the extent to which management ‘rule by fear’, and workplace incentives and career development opportunities.
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Great Post. Thanks !!!
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