Diagnosing Workplace Culture
Become a culture expert in less than 3 hours of at-your-own-pace study.
This course covers the 5 Indicators of Workplace Culture and how to to use them to your ADVANTAGE.
Want to better understand your workplace culture? Then this is the course for you!
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Chapter 1: Understanding Workplace Culture
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Lesson 1: What is Culture?
In this section we demystify culture and its many intricacies.
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Lesson 2: Why Does Culture Matter?
Why is workplace culture so important?
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Lesson 3: Understanding Subcultures
Subcultures can significantly impact organizational dynamics and can play a crucial role in shaping an organization's culture.
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Chapter 2: The 5 Indicators of Workplace Culture
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Lesson 4: Symbols & Artifacts
Looking at the material culture, we can get a stronger understanding of what the workplace environment is like.
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Lesson 5: Occupational Folklore
Just as folklore represents culture, occupational folklore represents workplace culture.
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Lesson 6: The Environment
The workplace environment also plays a critical role in the culture as it is part of the working experience.
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Lesson 7: Leadership
Leadership influences company culture in more ways than you may realize.
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Lesson 8: Behaviors
The way people act, what they say, and what they share are defining aspects of organizational culture.
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Chapter 3: Discovering & Diagnosing Culture
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Lesson 9: The Ethnographic Approach
In order to understand an organization’s culture, we must take a step back.
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Lesson 10: Methods of Discovery
Changing an organization's culture can be a daunting task, and it requires a thorough understanding of the current culture before any meaningful change can occur.
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Lesson 11: How We Diagnose
Diagnosing a work culture can be a challenging task, but one that is essential for understanding how a company operates.
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Meet your instructor
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Meet your instructor ✳
RAELYNN RANDALL
MHR, MBA
Rae is an analytically minded HR and Business Culture Consultant with a Masters in Human Resources and a Masters in Business.
She has well-rounded experience in management, employee motivation, onboarding, leadership development, compensation, benefits, career development, and social media marketing. Her background in anthropology, human resources, and business management has given her a unique perspective regarding workplace culture. She strives to educate employers and organizations on what culture really is and how they can utilize it to make lasting, positive change.
Her relevant experience includes:
Published articles in business and culture
Years of advising small business owners and entrepreneurs on growing their business
Research and applied strategy experience through the Utah Women & Leadership Project
Business development experience through career advising at the Center of Excellence in Higher Education
Proven ability in employee motivation, onboarding development, and crafting DEI initiatives
What you’ll learn
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Culture is a buzzword in the world of business. Although many working professionals use the word, they rarely fully understand what it means. In this section we demystify culture and its many intricacies.
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To understand an organization’s culture, we must look at the indicators. In this section we cover the 5 indicators and what they mean for culture.
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In order to understand an organization’s culture, we must take a step back. Using the indicators, we can dive deeper into uncovering the true culture.