1, What is Organisation culture and is it necessary to understand it

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Organization Culture

Organization culture, per se, is a very vast word, and it is also a very short word,
or a short meaning word.

In short, it means that, as a result of the environment in a particular group or an organisation,
people work in a particular fashion, people think in a particular fashion, and people behave in a
particular fashion, and this is what we call as “culture”.

People work in a particular fashion, people think in a particular fashion. So, what we are—in a way—saying
is that, irrespective of what an individual’s history is, or what their background is, when they come into
a particular group, they see whatever is happening around them.

The things that are happening and the behaviours that are demonstrated are happening with such strong
influence and strong power that without the individuals actually doing anything or putting in special
effort, they start imbibing those things, including the way of thinking, the way of doing things, and
the way of behaving.

If an organisation wants to be successful, the first thing that they need to do is
write down what culture they have. If they can pen down the culture, then they can design
interventions and design things to figure out whether that way of behaving, that way of working, and that
way of thinking is actually adding value to the organisation.

If not, then they can determine where change is needed. And as said earlier, you will need an expert to help
design the culture and drive an organisation to success.

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Mandeep Singh - Partner Talent & Rewards