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How to Move and SHIFT the CULTURE!

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There are three core frameworks that can help us to shift the way we think, do work, and ultimately shape the behaviors and values that are the heartbeat of our organizations - CULTURE! Each of these models can be used to identify, analyze, and move an organization to new heights, new ways of collaborating and increasing speed and value for service consumers.

Models for learning how to "Shift the Culture!”
  • Erickson Model – Identifies the stages of psychosocial development 

The Erickson Model helps as a starting point for “Where are we now?”.
  • Westrum Model – Focus here is on the organizational types:
 - Pathological
 - Bureaucratic
 - Generative 


 The Westrum Model helps providers get detail on the behaviors within their organization and teams. 

  • Laloux’s Culture Model – Frederic Laloux’s model provides a clear picture of how culture may evolve in an organization. Laloux expands the concepts of the two previous models.

The model comes from Reinventing Organizations – a landmark book in the development of organizations that unleashes the talents of people to get astonishing results. The book is grounded in case studies from organizations around the world that are succeeding in a new way of working. The book has inspired and helped many see what is possible. Here the focus is on the “Advice Process” and others that interact with the Ericson and Westrum models.

These models and more relating to CULTURE are addressed to ensure the success of many service management frameworks including; ITIL, DevOps, Agile, LEAN and others!

ITIL – CULTURE is a key element in all aspects of ITSM and is described in great detail in one of the four dimensions - Organizations and People.  Actually, culture is covered at some level in every ITIL certification course.

DevOps - CULTURE is one of the core principles of DevOps and the need to focus on CULTURE is addressed in the DevOps FND, DevSecOps, and DevOps Leader certification courses from ITSM Academy's DevOps Campus.

Agile – At its core, Agile Service Management (Agile expanded to ITSM and more of the value stream) has lessons for shifting the culture that are supported by the Agile Manifesto.

LEAN – Increased flow of work and removal of waste happens when there is a change in CULTURE!

Learn about these and other concepts that exploit CULTURE as a critical aspect for your service provisioning. 



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Tom said…
Looks like a good post. I can't see the images at the moment though.

Tom
April 29, 2020 at 10:34 AM
Professor P. Ross S. Wise said…
Thank you for alerting us to this issue, Tom! It's been fixed :) Happy reading!
April 29, 2020 at 1:26 PM
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