Re: on "positive" organizational culture

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hello,
At 02:06 PM 06-03-2020, Jay Daley wrote:
> > On 7/03/2020, at 10:27 AM, Keith Moore <[e-mail]> wrote:
> >
> > I want to state at the outset that this message is about 
> organizational culture in general and not about anyone in 
> particular in the past or present.
>
>Thanks. I found this very helpful.

Yes.

>I don't agree that is inevitable. There are plenty of people out 
>there, both in leadership positions and not, who have a strong moral 
>compass or some other strong personal limiter and so will not 
>bend.  That is not to say that I think safeguards should not be in 
>place to prevent this - they should.
>
>The behaviour of leadership, while important, is not the sole issue 
>- it is the behaviour of *all* of us that is important as we are all 
>important in this community. Overly focusing  on leadership ignores 
>the power of individual community members to set the culture of the 
>organisation.

The position(s) taken "at the top" provides an impetus.  There are 
other factors.  For example is there a culture of accountability 
within the organization?

The power of the individual depends on the rights of the 
individual.  Using the word "positive" may be viewed as another way 
of recommending against exercising those rights.  At the end of the 
day it is about institutional trust.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy