As it appeared in the Daily Nation on May 29th 2018 by Lucy Kiruthu We often hear people say, “that is how we do things around here”. Others may say that you have to do this or that because that is how it must be done. Most organizations seem to have a natural way of doing things. However, that does not just happen. How things are done in our organisations emanates from our organizational culture. Organizational culture results from the values, norms, beliefs and behaviours of the founders and the leaders. It is the leader’s responsibility to take charge of the culture. Smart leaders guide their teams in building the sort of culture that best suits their organizations. A company’s culture speaks volumes about what the leaders consider important. Numerous types of cultures are evident in organizations. Though every culture is unique, there are elements that characterize culture. I often like to look at culture holistically…
Dr. Lucy KiruthuMay 31, 2018