It's often true that a strong organizational culture is often an impediment to change , so what leaders in orhganizations need to think about, is the question:
How do we build the ability to change into the culture of the organization?
And as a good friend of mine never tires of reminding us, culture is not the way we like to think we should be, but the way we actually are ! The difference is one of "espoused values" and "values in use" !!
I just posted an entry at my blog,Here We Are. Now What?, on what's happening at ADP where they are growing rapidly via acquisitions and at the same time they are trying to build a common culture.
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Terry