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Organization Culture


Introduction

Organizational culture is a system of shared values, assumptions,  and principles, which directs how people behave in organizations. These shared values have a strong influence on the people in the organization and command how they dress, act, and perform their jobs. Every organization develops and maintains a unique culture, which provides procedures and limits for the behavior of the members of the organization.

 Principals for Organizational Culture

















Source : (The Katzenbach Center, 2020)



Work with and within current cultural situations. 

ABC is a leading buying & Selling Company in Sri Lanka. In that COVID19 situation workplace culture is swapped out for a new one as though it were an operating system. To a degree, company current cultural situation just is what it is — and it contains components that provide natural advantages to companies as well as components that may act as brakes.

Change behaviors, and mindsets will follow. 

It is a commonly held view that behavioral change follows mental shifts, as surely as night follows day. This is why organizations often try to change mindsets by communicating values with employees.

Focus on a critical few behaviors. 

Conventional wisdom advocates a comprehensive approach — everybody should change everything that’s not perfect. But companies must be rigorously selective when it comes to picking behaviors. The key is to focus on what we call “the critical few,” a small number of important behaviors that would have a great impact if put into practice by a significant number of people.
Behavior to business objectives. 

When people talk about feelings, motivations, and values — all of which are vital elements of strong cultures — the conversation can often veer into abstractions. It may then range far afield of what it takes to succeed in the market. Too many employees walk away from culture-focused town halls or value discussions wondering how the advice on how to be a better person actually translates into the work they do. To avoid this disconnect, offer tangible, well-defined examples of how cultural interventions lead to improved performance and financial outcomes. Select behaviors that are aimed specifically at improving business performance and can be measured over time.


Demonstrate impact quickly. 

That applies as much too organizational culture as it does to people’s media consumption habits. When people hear about new high-profile initiatives and efforts, and then don’t see any activity related to them for several months, they’ll disengage and grow cynical. That’s why it is extremely important to showcase the impact of cultural efforts on business results as quickly as possible. One effective method of doing so is to stage performance pilots — that is, high-profile demonstration projects. Pilots are relatively low-risk efforts that introduce specific behaviors that can then be evaluated and assessed. They often rely on a dashboard that defines desired impacts, the tactics used, and the specific metrics to be employed.

References

The Katzenbach Center. (2020). Retrieved from global katzenbach.center@us.pwc.com.

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Comments

  1. Razi JalaldeenMay 9, 2020 at 1:55 AM

    Please consider following points.
    The blog article should importantly have three parts.
    i) Introduction to the topic
    ii) Global context of the topic. (How it has been practiced globally, why they practice it and the benefits of practicing the selected HR concept.)
    iii) Application of the selected topic to the selected company. (Why they have to apply, how they would apply, expected benefits etc.
    And finally, a brief conclusion.

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  2. SamanthaJune 16, 2020 at 4:50 PM

    Organization culture is drastically changing with the current situation and organizations must adjust tgier strategies to develop organization working conditions more focused on information tecnology for employee to do thier jobs smoothly,eeffective and efficient ways. In this blog article author has discribed about organization culture in proper and please focus on include some global compnies that affected with some cultural changes.

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  3. SamanthaJune 16, 2020 at 4:51 PM

    Please consider harvard reference method

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