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Why you should Change an Organizational Culture Slowly
Jaap de Jonge, Management Consultant, Netherlands
It is normally advisable to proceed slowly / gradually when attempting to change an existing organizational culture.
 Reasons for not changing organization cultures fast / abruptly are that the RESISTANCE TO SUCH CHANGE is likely to increase if:
1. The changes are more comprehensive or faster;
2. The changes intervene deeper in the private life of people;
3. The people involved are less aware of the reasons for the change;
4. The current culture is stronger.
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Why You Should Change an Organizational Culture Slowly
Graham Williams, Management Consultant, South Africa, Premium Member The larger the organization, the more likely will there be a variety of sub cultures - and changes need to occur (if not in tandem) then certainly congruently and in step.
When people in an organisation have embedded artifacts, processes, beliefs, ways of behaving - the shifts here may take time, people will experience loss in various forms; and there is sometimes merit, as the changes are shepherded through the organisation, in going at the speed of your slowest sheep to avoid negative disruption...
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