In a recent edition of AON\u2019s \u201cAON Consulting Forum\u201d they had an article entitled \u201cLeading Change: Creating an Energized Organization.\u201d ((October 2006. Retrieved from www.aon.com on December 18, 2006.)) My first reaction was a rather uncalled for scoff. My thoughts were that the article reflected my opinion that AON is a second tier HR consulting firm. While the rest of the world has moved onto a more sophisticated and strategic view of transforming culture into the employer brand or the employee value proposition (EVP), AON seems to be the only one left talking about \u201cculture.\u201d It took me a few seconds to realize that perhaps culture still does have a place in the discourse. Here are some thoughts. (and an apology to AON).<\/p>\n
In essence, culture can be described as representing the enduring qualities and characteristics of an organization that explain why things happen the way they do. Culture defines a company\u2019s \u201crules of the road,\u201d while at the same time generating a powerful influence on what a company can achieve and what it cannot. It has direct impact on attaining strategic objectives and whether management efforts at improvement succeed or fail. It provides an understanding of work behavior that is out of reach of the more traditional measures of job performance, and it has been shown to have a significant impact on an organization\u2019s long-term success. ((Ibid))<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Let\u2019s think about this. I really liked the idea that culture defines the \u201crules of the road.\u201d While the EVP and employer brand can dictate the strategic goals of the company as it applies to employees, these strategies don\u2019t aim at the tactics of how employees and managers then act or interact. These rules create the true backbone of the workforce environment. While the EVP and brand may define it, the culture is the actual setting that the workforce environment operates and is fulfilled.<\/p>\n
Perhaps we\u2019ve been spending so much time trying to figure out what our EVP\u2019s are that we\u2019ve been letting the culture go just a little bit. Without a combined effort on both fronts, the brand and the culture will struggle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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