Establishing a Corporate Leadership Culture
A leadership culture usually begins where an optimization of the strategy has reached its limits
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- Strategy and culture are mutually dependent and create the synergy necessary for success in the organization.
- The culture provides a balanced, safe and productive working environment and supports the strategy.
- The strategy ensures the required results, and both components together guarantee ultimate sustainable success.
1) Many companies suffer from overemphasizing their strategy.
- Why is the strategy so strong and gets all attention, whereas the culture is simply accepted 'as given'?
- What is the reason, why the top-management often not paying attention to consciously creating a positive and productive culture?
- How important is aligning a leadership mindset with the values and culture of the organization?
2) Without a positive culture in place, the strategy will lose its impact and power.
- What is the reason, that the strategy will lose impact without a positive culture in place?
- How does the power of culture work in strengthening the strategy?
- Why can't we adopt and use any existing culture?
3) This results in an even greater emphasis on strategy - with negative consequences.
- Why are human beings tempted to do more of the same, when things are not working properly?
- What is the reason that this procedure will result in more pressure and additional stress?
- Why do we so easily avoid having a closer look at our culture?
Negative Consequences:
- More stress
- Tensions and Irritations
- Increase in conflicts
- Working in Crisis Mode
- Aggressive behaviour
- Unhealthy competition
- Protective behaviour
- Working according the rules
- Absence and illness
- Personal burnout
- Quitting as a way out
4) Establishing a positive culture will complement, support, and ignite the strategy.
- What is more important in the organization, culture or strategy?
- Why should culture and strategy be mutually balanced?
- What is the reason, that a positive culture will complement, support and even ignite the strategy?
5) The company appears balanced - productivity and customer orientation are on the rise.
Positive results on behalf of the culture:
- High commitment
- Hardly any mistakes
- Less stress
- Conflicts are solved
- High motivation
- Going the extra mile
- Positive and contagious work atmosphere = Emotionally Safe Environment
Positive results on behalf of the strategy:
- Goals are achieved
- Customer satisfaction improves
- Productivity grows
- Portfolio will expand
- Profit margin is satisfactory = Company remains healthy and successful
6) The initiative lies with top management, a “sideways entry" does not bring the desired results.
- Why should the responsibility of establishing a positive culture begin with the top-management?
- What happens when this task is fully delegated without close monitoring from the top?
- How will the next steps guarantee success?
7) Creating a Corporate Leadership Culture by Developing a Leadership Mindset
- A productive, emotionally safe, and stress-less leadership culture requires a real update in our way of thinking,
- It makes us fit for the challenges of the 21st century.
- Read more ... Developing a Leadership Mindset
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