Organizational Culture: Regenergizing The Athletic Department

Changing the Organizational Culture: Reenergizing the Athletic Department
Jason

Abstract
Efforts to change the organizational culture of companies large and small have been attempted by many professionals, with varying rates of success. The reason success has varied with the process is due to resistance to the change in comfort zone from those involved in the process of culture change. In this paper the process of culture change will be discussed, as a plan will be outlined to change the current culture in a stagnant athletic department. The plan will first call for observation of the current work environment and the staff in the current environment, and conduct employee interviews to develop an understanding of the attitudes within
The new leadership must observe the way that the employees interact with each other, and the current physical environment of the department office. This task must be viewed with the eyes and attitude of and outsider, who is observing something for the first time and is completely unaware of the normal office culture and environment. The observer must pay attention to employee interaction within the physical environment of the office, noting if the employees feeling clustered and cramped, or separate and apart due to the office space. The observe must pay attention to employee interactions, with special attention to details like them having positive or negative interaction with each other in the office common
This is why ensuring that the company and employee have a mutual understanding of the goals that must be achieved for success, is such an integral part of the greater success of the organization overall.

Implementing the Culture Change

The implementation of the culture change plan will be based on the information derived from the observation of the initial state of the department, the opinions and contributions from the current employees on the department status. It will follow the newly developed framework that introduces a new vision, a refined mission, new keys to success, and introduction of new department and individual employee goals for growth and promotion.

These components will serve as the plan for the department going forward, with the desired results being an invigorated and excited athletic department, where the staff feels a sense of pride in the job they perform. The new attitude will allow them to focus on a direction of growth and promotion they can achieve in the department.