Audience.
Anyone who works with companies will benefit from this course on corporate culture. This training course is used to instruct trainees on images of organizations and about excellent organizations.
Overview
An Organizational Culture training course provides participants with insights into the values, beliefs, norms, and behaviors that shape the culture of an organization. The course explores the importance of organizational culture in driving performance, shaping employee behavior, and influencing organizational success. Participants learn about different types of organizational culture, such as hierarchical, clan, adhocracy, and market cultures, and how they impact organizational dynamics. The course covers topics such as cultural assessment, cultural alignment with organizational goals and strategies, and the role of leadership in shaping and reinforcing culture. Additionally, the course may delve into topics such as diversity and inclusion, change management, and employee engagement within the context of organizational culture. Through interactive workshops, case studies, and real-world examples, participants gain practical insights and tools for assessing, shaping, and managing organizational culture effectively. Ultimately, the course aims to empower participants to foster a positive and inclusive organizational culture that supports employee engagement, innovation, and business success.
Topics Covered
- Introduction to corporate culture
• Principles and characteristics of corporate culture.
• Differences between corporate culture and corporate climate.
• Primary characteristics of the corporate culture. - Eight images of organizations
• Machines.
• Brains.
• Organisms.
• Cultures.
• Psychic prisons.
• Systems of politics.
• Transformation.
• Tools of domination. - Corporate culture
• How images get used.
• The “cultural web” and structural perspectives.
• The attributes of the corporate culture. - How to compare corporate cultures
• What is corporate culture.
• Images of organizations.
• How to compare corporate cultures (e.g., the Ouchi framework and “the excellent organization”).
Learning Outcomes:
Participants will:
• Understand the relationship between culture and the organization.
• Understand the key characteristics of corporate culture.
• Explore different images of organizations.
• Understand the cultural web.
• Explore how to use structural perspectives.
• Understand the excellent organization.
