2. WHAT IS ORGANIZATIONAL
CULTURE
Organizational culture is the behavior of humans within an
organization and the meaning that people attach to those
behaviors.
Culture includes the organization's vision values, norms,
systems, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits.
It is also the pattern of such collective behaviors and
assumptions that are taught to new organizational members as
a way of perceiving, and even thinking and feeling.
Organizational culture affects the way people and groups
interact with each other, with clients, and with stakeholders.
3. Key Characteristics of Organizational
Culture
Innovation and Risk Taking
Attention to Detail
Outcome Orientation
People Orientation
Team Orientation
Aggressiveness
Stability
5. Importance of Organizational Culture
Talent-retainer
Engages people
Creates energy and momentum
Changes the view of “work”
Creates greater synergy
Makes everyone more successful
6.
7. MANAGE COMMUNICATION
HABBITS AND ROUTINES
CLARIFY AND TRACK KEY
MEASURES
ENGAGE YOUR TEAM AND
DEFINING SMART GOALS
CLARIFY STRATEGIC
PRIORITIES
CLARIFY VALUES AND
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS
CLARIFY YOUR INITIAL VISION
EVALUATE YOUR CURRENT CULTURE
AND PERFORMANCE
BUILD MOTIVATION THROUGHOUT THE
PROCESS
8. FACTORS AFFECTING
ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
The nature of the business also affects the culture of the organization. Stock
broking industries, financial services, banking industry are all dependent on
external factors like demand and supply, market cap, earning per share and so
on. Market fluctuations lead to unrest, tensions and severely demotivate the
individuals.
The clients and the external parties to some extent also affect the work culture
of the place. Organizations catering to UK and US Clients have no other
option but to work in shifts to match their timings, thus forming the culture.
The management and its style of handling the employees also affect the
culture of the workplace. There are certain organizations where the
management allows the employees to take their own decisions and let them
participate in strategy making
9. Popular cartoons are often blunt about what
is seen in some organizational cultures