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Podcast: Leadership Article Review Podcast
Episode: Why Organizational Culture Isn't Just an HR Thing, by Jonathan H. Westover PhD
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Abstract: This article examines the critical misalignment of relegating organizational culture exclusively to HR departments, arguing instead that culture requires comprehensive leadership ownership throughout an organization. The article, drawing from experience as both a leadership consultant and professor, contends that while organizational culture fundamentally shapes employee engagement, performance, and business outcomes, it has been incorrectly categorized as a "soft" HR responsibility. Through analysis of culture's definition as the collective behaviors and values guiding decision-making, the article demonstrates why culture permeates every organizational aspect and requires strategic leadership involvement at all levels. Using perspectives from various leadership positions and offering...