Corporate Culture Defined

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 512.

A basic definition of organizational culture is the collective way we do things around here. It involves a learned set of behaviors that is common knowledge to all the participants.

What is Corporate Culture?

Corporate culture is one of those focus areas that are not always fully understood and are not optimally utilized either in an organization.

A basic definition of organizational culture is the collective way we do things around here. It involves a learned set of behaviors that is common knowledge to all the participants. These behaviors are based on a shared system of meanings which guide our perceptions, understanding of events, and what we pay attention to. As Sun Tzu, a Chinese military general from 3000 BC, indicated in his explanation of strategy, culture forms an integral part of any organizational strategy. It consists of Tao - the created and shared beliefs, values, and glue that holds an organization together, and it also involves the very nature of the organization. Culture is about individuals in a group sharing patterns of behavior. There is no cultural absolute. Because culture is relative, we have the power to create a culture that is the best fit for an organization's future direction.

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Yes, even a consultant can say that!

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Corporate and organizational culture is best explained with a flowchart that can help you define your needs, for example;

How to benchmark your corporate culture and climate

Focus the organization and teams

Position the organization in the environment

Translate the strategy into action

Lead the culture

Manage change