Can You Change an Organization’s Culture?
The answer is yes -- but it's not an easy process.
It's a lot more than redecorating with some cheery flowers or writing a nifty new mission statement. Great bosses know it is a process. They do it intentionally. Some reasons to change a culture: to make it more productive, , more family-friendly, more innovative, more customer focused, more team-oriented, more diverse, or less hierarchical and bureaucratic, less turf-protective, or less risk-averse.
Want to learn more about how to change a culture? Just click on this link to my column and podcast on Poynter.org -- and let me know what you think!
It's a lot more than redecorating with some cheery flowers or writing a nifty new mission statement. Great bosses know it is a process. They do it intentionally. Some reasons to change a culture: to make it more productive, , more family-friendly, more innovative, more customer focused, more team-oriented, more diverse, or less hierarchical and bureaucratic, less turf-protective, or less risk-averse.
Want to learn more about how to change a culture? Just click on this link to my column and podcast on Poynter.org -- and let me know what you think!
