Do You Really Know Your Culture? Here's How to Find Out

100 Questions to Help You Uncover the Workplace Culture You Actually Have

One of the ten most common mistakes companies make is focusing on the culture they aspire to have – the ideal state – while neglecting to first understand their actual culture. Research shows that only 28% of executives understand their culture well. In the culture design journey, it’s crucial to distinguish mapping the current culture from designing the future state.

Understanding your current culture requires codifying three key pillars – what I call the ABCs of Culture: Alignment, Belonging, and Collaboration. The Culture Design Canvas encapsulates these pillars and helps you capture how people experience your culture by focusing on one building block at a time.

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In this post, I’ll share a set of questions for each building block to help you understand your current culture – meaning how people experience it – and identify areas for growth.

Mapping the current culture should be a conversation, not a survey. Use the questions below as a guid…