Articulate Organizational Culture

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There is often a gap between an organization’s described culture and the employees’ lived experience. This gap varies by employee level, with leaders of leaders having more positive perceptions of their organization’s culture than nonmanagers.
There is a lack of awareness around the material impact that physical space, leaders, HR, and employees have in shaping the desired culture, values, and behaviors.

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Critical Insight

How employees behave and interact makes or breaks organizational success. An intentionally designed culture blueprint is the key to strengthening the organization’s competitive advantage and articulating the behaviors, beliefs, and mindsets needed for strategic execution and a positive experience.

Impact and Result

To unleash the power of culture, organizations must start with intentional culture design to outline a culture blueprint that is linked to the organization’s mission, vision, and strategy and will ultimately influence organizational outcomes.
HR must support culture design by conducting a culture assessment, facilitating the process of defining the desired culture, and identifying both the commonalities and gaps between the current and desired culture.
Using results from a culture assessment and with the desired culture in mind, HR must catalyze executive and senior leadership reflection on how the desired culture is reinforced and set the stage for culture change.

Articulate Organizational Culture Research & Tools

1. Set the foundation for culture design

Uncover the driving need and gain leadership commitment for culture design.

2. Conduct a culture assessment

Create a culture assessment report using organizational and employee voice data.

3. Create a culture blueprint

Define the desired culture, including values, associated behaviors, and a culture statement.

4. Prepare for culture change

Set goals, anticipate reactions to upcoming culture change, and plan for next steps beyond culture design.

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Guided Implementation 1: Set the foundation for culture design.

Call 1: Uncover the driving need and prepare to gain leadership commitment for culture design.
Call 2: Discuss which key contributors to engage and how to complete a key player analysis.

Guided Implementation 2: Conduct a culture assessment.

Call 1: Review how to conduct a culture assessment using organizational and employee voice data.
Call 2: Prepare to share culture assessment report findings with executives and senior leadership.

Guided Implementation 3: Create a culture blueprint.

Call 1: Define the desired culture and identify values.
Call 2: Discuss best practices for confirming values, creating value definitions, identifying associated behaviors, and crafting a culture statement.
Call 3: Review the completed culture blueprint and prepare to facilitate a collective reflection with key contributors.

Guided Implementation 4: Prepare for culture change.

Call 1: Set goals that deliver on both culture assessment results and strategic objectives.
Call 2: Identify commonalities, gaps, and challenges between the current and desired culture.
Call 3: Prepare to facilitate executive reflection around how executives and senior leadership’s behaviors support the desired culture.
Call 4: Anticipate key players’ reactions to upcoming culture change and plan for next steps beyond culture design.