What is Culture and How Do We Change It?
- Did You Know? Massachusetts employers can take advantage of a free grant that fully funds this course.
Charlesbank Consulting COURSE 01
Length & Modality: 2-hour Virtual or Live Instructor-Led Training
Participants: (Size and Recommended Audience)
The audience size for this workshop can be anywhere from 5-25 participants. Designed for company leaders, c-suite executives, team leaders, managers of cross-functional teams.
Course Overview
Culture must be understood before it can be changed. That was the theory of Edgar Schein, MIT professor and famous rethinker of organizational culture. Not sure if you even have a culture? You do. A culture always exists, even if just in a room (or a zoom) with two people and a lightbulb. But how can we assess it, or change it? Using elements of the analysis that led Schein to his outsize impact on companies around the globe, we will identify three layers of culture: artifacts, espoused values and underlying assumptions, and build an understanding of how they relate to one another. We’ll find a few examples in each layer that exist in your culture. We’ll then work to assess what artifacts to keep…and what might need to change. This interactive discussion-based workshop will leave learners with the tools to begin to create intentional culture.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will:
- Identify artifacts, espoused values and underlying assumptions (as defined by Edgar Schein) and use those findings to articulate lasting core values
- Identify 3-5 cultural artifacts or values to keep—and potentially 3-5 to eliminate if they aren’t in line with what the leaders and team desire in the culture
- Develop deeper cultural knowledge within the leadership team
**Optional Part II to this workshop: Unlocking Your Core Values
Reach out to schedule this course for your team, delivered virtually or in-person.
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