Fostering a Change Ready Culture

You don't need to have any previous understanding of the topic, but some experience of managing people and/or rapid growth and change in a business might help.

This course is for anyone who is new to organizational culture and change management. You should have a desire to learn more about the people side of a business and how helping them can help the business grow. In this course you will learn about culture types, change concepts, and how to support change driven by digital disruption.

The term business organization describes how businesses are structured and how their structure helps them meet their goals. In general, businesses are designed to focus on either generating profit or improving society. The basic categories of business organization are sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation.

Businesses with an organizational culture tend to be more successful than less structured companies because they have systems in place that promote employee performance, productivity and engagement. Having a strong company culture motivates everyone to do their best work.

Culture influences business communications by increasing the relevance of cultural knowledge and understanding. Workplaces are increasingly more diverse. Business communication is more likely to include contact with people from different cultures and with companies in different countries.