Technique 1.144 Impact Of Culture

Introduction

Everybody has a degree of influence on, and a role to play in developing their organisation's culture.

"...You are not only in the culture and influenced by it, but you are part of the influencing forces in the culture - how you behave each day impacts your immediate work environment......obviously, the more senior you are, the greater the impact..."

Michelle Gibbings, 2023f

Questions around your impact on organisational culture

Q1. What do you like and don't like about your organisation's culture?

Q2. What are the organisation's rituals, customs, traditions and norms?

Q3. What are the rules of the game, written and unwritten, ie policies, procedures, guidelines, etc and how are they implemented or enforced?

Q4. What do you observe when you look at the behaviour of the leadership team, ie are they consistently living up to the stated organisational values and behaviours? (Yes/No)

If the answer is 'No', provide some comments

Q5. Are you living up to the organisation's values and do they align with your own personal values?  (Yes/No)
If the answer is 'No', provide some comments

Q6. How is the organisation culture influencing your behaviour? (describe)

Q7. Is that influence positive or negative, and what do you need to do more, or less of, to have a positive impact? (explain)

Q8. Are you proud to work for your organisation and would you recommend it to somebody else? (Yes/No & Yes/No)

Q9. What role are you playing in shaping the culture where you work? (describe)

Q10. Could you do more to enhance the culture of your immediate work environment? If so, what would that involve?

(source: Michelle Gibbings, 2023f)