Assess the cultural landscape early
Assess the cultural landscape early: Successful change programs pick
up speed and intensity as they cascade down, making it critically
important to understand and account for culture and behaviors at each
level of the organization. Companies often make the mistake of assessing
culture either too late or not at all. Thorough cultural diagnostics can
assess organizational readiness to change, bring major issues to the
surface, identify cultural factors that will support or inhibit change, and
target sources of leadership and resistance. They identify the core values,
beliefs, behaviors, and perceptions that must be taken into account for
successful change to occur. They serve as the common fact baseline for
designing key change elements, such as the new corporate vision, and
building the infrastructure and programs needed to drive change.
