Culture Shaping

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

– Peter Drucker, 2006

What does that mean?

Without a well defined culture, strategies lack relevance. In other words, no matter how robust you believe your strategy is, deployment will be awkward and face many implementation barriers.  Internal stakeholders need to have a common view of that preferred operating culture which is foundational to the strategy.

What does that mean?

Without a well defined culture, strategies lack relevance. In other words, no matter how robust you believe your strategy is, deployment will be awkward and face many implementation barriers.  Internal stakeholders need to have a common view of that preferred operating culture which is foundational to the strategy.

So, what is culture?​

Culture encompasses the social behavior and norms found in companies, as well as the displayed leadership, beliefs, customs, policies, capabilities, and habits of the individuals within it’s various groups.

So, what is culture?​

Culture encompasses the social behavior and norms found in companies, as well as the displayed leadership, beliefs, customs, policies, capabilities, and habits of the individuals within it’s various groups.

How does Culture fit with Strategy?

Culture is typically the direct output of an Organization’s core ideology and is part of that foundational component of strategy that answers the question “WHY…we do what we do and how we do it?” It also provides the guidance on how the rest of the strategy ought to be developed.

How does Culture fit with Strategy?

Culture is typically the direct output of an Organization’s core ideology and is part of that foundational component of strategy that answers the question “WHY…we do what we do and how we do it?” It also provides the guidance on how the rest of the strategy ought to be developed.

Can culture evolve organically?

Yes, but you might not like what you end up with.

“Culture consists of the shared beliefs, values, and assumptions of a group of people who learn from one another and teach to others that their behaviors, attitudes, and perspectives are the correct ways to think, act, and feel.”

by Edgar Schein

Can culture evolve organically?

Yes, but you might not like what you end up with.

“Culture consists of the shared beliefs, values, and assumptions of a group of people who learn from one another and teach to others that their behaviors, attitudes, and perspectives are the correct ways to think, act, and feel.”

by Edgar Schein

Should you focus on culture creation or culture shaping?

As previously indicated, whether you like it or not, your organization has a culture today, it’s already been created.  You are shaping the culture you have, to be the culture you want.  Shaping a memorable, engaging and compelling operating culture is a cornerstone to a sustainable future.

Embracing GHS Enterprise’s “Five Tenets” noted below can help sustain a healthy culture.

Should you focus on culture creation or culture shaping?

As previously indicated, whether you like it or not, your organization has a culture today, it’s already been created.  You are shaping the culture you have, to be the culture you want.  Shaping a memorable, engaging and compelling operating culture is a cornerstone to a sustainable future.

Embracing GHS Enterprise’s “Five Tenets” noted below can help sustain a healthy culture.

GHS Enterprises's Culture Shaping Tenets

Emotional

Culture requires some level of
emotional commitment from everyone in order for the  preferred culture to be realized.

Aligned

Strategy and the emerging preferred culture MUST be aligned.

 

Polling

Impromptu quick polling of
culture evolution provides evaluative shaping data.

Tweaking

Never left alone, tweaking is
critical for sustainment.

Repeatable

Culture should be memorable and simply stated with everyone having a stake in its future!

Emotional

Culture requires some level of
emotional commitment from everyone in order for the  preferred culture to be realized.

Aligned

Strategy MUST be aligned with
the emerging/preferred culture.

Continuous

Impromptu quick polling of
culture evolution provides evaluative shaping data.

Tweaking

Never left alone, tweaking is
critical for sustainment.

Repeatable

Culture should be memorable,
relatively simple stated with everyone having a stake in its future!

What is the value proposition for creating culture shaping capability?

Culture shaping is today’s most relevant change management capability. With this capability you will embed the fundamental skills, habits and practices to fuel your organization’s resilience, shatter hurdles and obliterate your goals over and over again.

What is the value proposition for creating culture shaping capability?

Culture shaping is today’s most relevant change management capability. With this capability you will embed the fundamental skills, habits and practices to fuel your organization’s resilience, shatter hurdles and obliterate your goals over and over again.

How can you create culture shaping capability?

By developing those skills and capability within your organization. You can tap into our consulting expertise to provide guidance and counsel in developing such capability.

AND/OR You can also educate your workforce with one of Populii’s Shape solutions as well as utilize some of their OrgFitech support tools. 

Just tap on the Populii icon below and go straight to their site to have a look.

How can you create culture shaping capability?

By developing those skills and capability within your organization. You can tap into our consulting expertise to provide guidance and counsel in developing such capability.

AND/OR You can also educate your workforce with one of Populii’s Shape solutions as well as utilize some of their OrgFitech support tools. 

Just tap on the Populii icon below and go straight to their site to have a look.