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At some moments in corporate life it is crucial to be focused on culture. Leaders know they need the support of an aligned culture, and top HR and OD people need to be ready with a plan to help them achieve this. Which of these relate to your circumstances?

Aligning culture to a new business strategy >

Culture will determine the extent to which the organization will be able to execute on its strategy. Every strategy requires employees to display specific mind-sets and behaviors. Mind-sets and behavior from the past are likely to pull the organization back to its old strategy.

Culture challenges for a new leader >

The arrival of a new leader provides both an opportunity and a threat to way culture impacts on performance. In planning for a new leader, those supporting the transition (such as HR) should do an honest assessment of the cultural implications of this change.

Culture challenges for rapidly growing businesses >

Some organizations already consider their culture to be a source of competitive advantage, and tightly aligned to their brand. As these companies grow a challenge arises – how to preserve the culture when growing fast and with the influence of many new leaders and increasing geographic dispersion.

How culture impacts employee engagement >

Working on culture goes to the heart of many frustrations employees have with their working life – slow decision making, politics, people not keeping their word, ideas not being valued, bureaucracy.

Managing culture in a merger >

Studies show that in 50-70% of cases where mergers dilute value, the cause is a failure to successfully manage the cultural dimension. Leaders typically focus on the tasks required for integration, and under invest in this crucial human element.

When the senior team is misaligned >

The senior team casts a long shadow. They set the culture by their behaviour, the decisions they make, the priorities they demonstrate. The senior team needs to walk its talk. The behaviors, values and beliefs of the senior team need to align to the culture they require to implement their business strategy.