Shaping Organizations

What do you think of this quote?

When you consider that the culture at your organization sets expectations for how people behave and work together, and how well they function as a team, it is plausible that any strategy is only as good as the culture of the people that are going to execute it.

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to

• differentiate between healthy and unhealthy attributes of an organization’s culture,

• describe general practices that lead to effective change management, and

• interpret organizational factors that impact the success of organizations.

Lesson Intent

This lesson intends to have students recognize that the key to a successful organization is to have a culture based on a strongly held and widely shared set of beliefs. This lesson aims to enable students to understand the importance of identifying traits of a healthy and unhealthy organizational culture while leading the organization through the aspects of change. During times of organizational change, keeping members engaged and enthusiastic is a challenge. That's because change involves upheaval. It's stressful, and it can evoke fear and resistance among personnel.

Note: There is no student preparation for this lesson

References:

• Leadership and Management: The Iceberg of Organizational Culture.

• Schein, E.H. Organizational Culture and Leadership Download Organizational Culture and Leadership.

• Workhuman.com. How to Change Organizational Culture in 2023. (27 Dec 2022). 

• Krakoff, Sonya. The 10 Best Organizational Change Management Strategies. (n.d.)