Example Of A Culture Analysis Paper
Kathy Everett
EPEL 8970
Seminar in Educational Leadership
April 6, 2010
An Analysis of the Culture of My Organization
Culture, or the personality of a school, is critical to its success or failure. Culture can be described in many different ways and include so many different parts of an organization that you can get lost in determining whatever it was you were looking for. Culture can be viewed using four pieces. These four pieces, or as Deal likes to call them frameworks, include the structural, human resource, symbolic and political (Bolman and Deal 1991) aspects of an organization. Looking at these four references one can analyze where some of the strengths and weaknesses of their organization are currently and even identify …show more content…
Her behavior in this one incident made me question her priorities and goals of our organization. She had coordinated with her area superintendent and she felt justified in her decision. The lines of authority were clear, she made the decision and was supported by her supervisor and so I was to follow it. Lost in the scenario was the organizational goal of doing what was best for children in a learning environment. I am grateful that this was a rare incident where I questioned her loyalty and we continue to have an excellent rapport. She undeniably knows where my loyalty is and on several occasions has commented that she wished others had my passion to stand up for what they believe …show more content…
Organizations are filled with staff members, each of whom has their own feelings, needs, and biases as well as their own skills and potential. I really like how the book described the major elements of organizational culture (Gorton and Alston 2009, page 155). An organization with an effective set of values, goals, principles, procedures, and practices defines that organization. While the leader solicits the staff to help develop the values, goals, and principles, it is the staff, the human resource that affects it. The staff is viewed as the heart of the organization and the leader needs to be responsive to the needs and the goals in order to gain commitment and loyalty from the staff. If the staff feels supported, this empowers them to do what they need to do for the
EPEL 8970
Seminar in Educational Leadership
April 6, 2010
An Analysis of the Culture of My Organization
Culture, or the personality of a school, is critical to its success or failure. Culture can be described in many different ways and include so many different parts of an organization that you can get lost in determining whatever it was you were looking for. Culture can be viewed using four pieces. These four pieces, or as Deal likes to call them frameworks, include the structural, human resource, symbolic and political (Bolman and Deal 1991) aspects of an organization. Looking at these four references one can analyze where some of the strengths and weaknesses of their organization are currently and even identify …show more content…
Her behavior in this one incident made me question her priorities and goals of our organization. She had coordinated with her area superintendent and she felt justified in her decision. The lines of authority were clear, she made the decision and was supported by her supervisor and so I was to follow it. Lost in the scenario was the organizational goal of doing what was best for children in a learning environment. I am grateful that this was a rare incident where I questioned her loyalty and we continue to have an excellent rapport. She undeniably knows where my loyalty is and on several occasions has commented that she wished others had my passion to stand up for what they believe …show more content…
Organizations are filled with staff members, each of whom has their own feelings, needs, and biases as well as their own skills and potential. I really like how the book described the major elements of organizational culture (Gorton and Alston 2009, page 155). An organization with an effective set of values, goals, principles, procedures, and practices defines that organization. While the leader solicits the staff to help develop the values, goals, and principles, it is the staff, the human resource that affects it. The staff is viewed as the heart of the organization and the leader needs to be responsive to the needs and the goals in order to gain commitment and loyalty from the staff. If the staff feels supported, this empowers them to do what they need to do for the