21300 - Building the Company Culture

Course Overview

How to build a company culture depends on understanding what organizational culture is. Without getting overly philosophical, we will discuss several established definitions and what they are good for. Then we will learn how to identify the company's characteristics, separate and distinct from the cultural characteristics of individuals within the company. Each student will pick out which characteristics of company culture to keep and which to change, and perhaps some to overcome or eliminate. We will address resistance to change, and how to include all the people in the process.

What You'll Learn

Course outline:
1. Introduction - What is organizational culture and how to view it
2. How to plan changes to a company's culture or lack of one
3. How to reduce resistance to change
4. How to plan and implement each change
5. How to model the company culture
6. Review and share

Who Should Attend

Owners and managers of large and small companies
Managers of public agencies at any level
Managers of non-profit organizations
Leaders of well-established groups, such as community organizers
Employees and followers in any organization

Additional Information

This program is tuition remission eligible under Professional Development.