Guiding Organizational Culture

Abstract

This chapter discusses the leader’s responsibility for pushing the leadership philosophy to the lowest levels of the organization. How can a leader reach the lowest levels of the organization in a sense-making way to promote organizational philosophy and culture that is congruent with leadership’s vision for organizational values and organizational mission? This chapter suggests an approach that functions well in linking values and mission and illustrating expectations of all employees at all levels in order to accomplish the leader’s responsibility to set tone and organizational culture, and build trust in the process.