We would mistake the organizational structure as culture if we don’t know the differences between the two.
Structure is how a business, organization, community or system is set up:there is a leadership team, maybe a board, and supporting roles. It’s about job titles, functions and responsibilities with or without the hierarchy.
While culture includes the collective values on what to support and whatnot, collective commitment on the change the organization strives to make, the collective goals and the definition of success, and the collective beliefs on how people want to interact with each other and the ways things should be done… It’s usually created by the leadership team.
It’s easier to spot and change a dysfunctional structure, but challenging to do that for a dysfunctional culture.
Many people quit not because of the jobs, but the culture.
Creating a culture that works is the leader’s responsibility.
