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    The document provides a worksheet to help organizations assess their current culture. It contains statements about different cultural styles and asks respondents to rate on a scale of 1-5 how well each statement describes their organization. Respondents are asked to compare ratings with a colleague and discuss what they like about the current culture, behaviors and mindsets that could be evolved, how effective leaders are at modeling the culture, and characteristics of successful vs unsuccessful people in the culture. The goal is to gain a preliminary understanding of the organization's culture.

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    The document provides a worksheet to help organizations assess their current culture. It contains statements about different cultural styles and asks respondents to rate on a scale of 1-5 how well each statement describes their organization. Respondents are asked to compare ratings with a colleague and discuss what they like about the current culture, behaviors and mindsets that could be evolved, how effective leaders are at modeling the culture, and characteristics of successful vs unsuccessful people in the culture. The goal is to gain a preliminary understanding of the organization's culture.

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    What’s Your

    Organization’s
    Cultural Profile?
    Before you begin an initiative to shape your
    ON A SCALE OF 1–5, RATE HOW WELL EACH OF THESE STATEMENTS
    organization’s culture, it’s important to DESCRIBES YOUR ORGANIZATION.
    explore where it is today. This worksheet 1 = NOT AT ALL WELL 2 = NOT VERY WELL 3 = SOMEWHAT WELL 4 = VERY WELL 5 = EXTREMELY WELL
    and the questions that follow can help you THE ORGANIZATION THE ORGANIZATION TOTAL
    formulate a preliminary assessment of your IS FOCUSED ON: FEELS LIKE:
    culture and get the conversation started. COLLABORATION AND A BIG CARING
    Consider how your organization currently MUTUAL TRUST FAMILY
    operates, what is valued, how people behave, and 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
    what unifies them. Partner with a colleague and COMPASSION AND AN IDEALISTIC PURPOSE
    independently rate each statement according TOLERANCE COMMUNITY OR CAUSE
    to how well it describes your organization. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
    Add the two ratings in each row and then rank LEARNING
    EXPLORATION AND A DYNAMIC PROJECT
    the eight styles. The higher the total, the stronger CREATIVITY
    the match. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
    Compare your rankings with your colleague’s and
    FUN AND A CELEBRATION ENJOYMENT
    discuss the following questions: EXCITEMENT

    What do you like most about the current culture? 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5


    ACHIEVEMENT AND A MERITOCRACY RESULTS
    What behaviors and mindsets might you evolve? WINNING

    How effective are your organization’s leaders at role 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5


    modeling the culture? STRENGTH AND A COMPETITIVE AUTHORITY
    BOLDNESS ARENA
    What are the characteristics of people who are most 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
    successful in your culture?
    PLANNING AND A METICULOUSLY SAFETY
    When new people don’t succeed in your culture, what CAUTION PLANNED OPERATION
    is the most common reason? 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
    STRUCTURE AND A SMOOTHLY RUNNING ORDER
    STABILITY MACHINE
    1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5

    TO SEE AN EXPANDED VERSION OF THE ASSESSMENT, GO TO THIS ARTICLE AT HBR.ORG.

    HBR Reprint R1801B


    JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2018 HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW 53 

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