Build on the old,
and step into the new
If you want to shift the organization from one way of doing
things to a new way of doing things then you will need to see and do things from
a variety of perspectives. Any current culture, like any person, will have
positive and negative features. You will need to retain and build on the current
strengths and ensure that you do not throw the baby out with the bathwater. You
will also need to start right now in modelling aspects of the new culture – if
you want a coaching culture then start coaching; if you want people to be
empowered then start empowering! Now is also the opportunity to step outside of
the bubble that you’re in. No one ever changed a culture by simply drawing up
plans and listing required behaviours, so now is the time to be creative, do
things in different ways and learn from people outside of the system.