Organizational Change Initiatives - Change Management Training - Corporate Culture Assessment - Types of Corporate Culture
This page outlines the Brand Congruent Corporate Culture and the Corporate Culture Change steps required in Organizational Development to help them evolve to a greater and more effective work culture. The Corporate Culture Characteristics are as follows:
Brand Congruent Corporate Culture
Characteristics:
- People believe in the product or service of the organization
- People feel good about what their company is trying to achieve
- Cooperation is good
- People have a similar goal in the organisation
- Use personal resources to actively solve problems
- Not limited to job description, will actively look for solutions
- Most everyone is in sales, marketing and PR; they are walking ambassadors
- No conflict between organisations promise to customers and employees
- Many are passionate about the product/service
Primary values of a Brand Congruent Culture are:
1. Believe what you say
2. Live what you believe
3. Product/service Improvement is everyone’s responsibility
Considerations in Evolving a Brand Congruent Culture:
- Have people become aware of their personal goals and values?
- Cultivate a continuous improvement campaign for the individuals
- Infuse the idea that leadership is not a position but an identity that lets you excel in your endeavors.
- Apply Directive Communication based Leadership training to align your people with an organisation centered leadership identity
- Have leaders let go of ego and contribute by letting those who are in lesser positions of power, but are qualified, make decisions in their place?
- Empowerment only works if people use it. People must be developed as leaders in their own areas.
- Excess bureaucracy and control kills empowerment and leadership development.
- Is the cooperation within the organisation for the job or a sincere action to contribute to others success?
- Alignment of personal and organisational/group goals and values is essential for evolving to the next step
- Apply Directive Communication psychology alignment strategies such as the 6 step Creative Synergy Program
|