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<\/a>behavior will drive the bus off the road.<\/strong><\/p>\n by anthony zecca \u201cculture is like the wind. it is invisible; yet its effect can be seen and felt.\u201d \u2013 bryan walker, partner and managing director, ideo<\/p>\n more on edge leadership: <\/b>assessing your firm<\/a> | the 4 traits of great cpa leaders<\/a> | why leaders must ensure clarity<\/a> | incremental vs. exceptional success<\/a> | do you lead or just manage?<\/a> | managing vs. leading<\/a> | is your leadership team at the edge?<\/a> | 6 leadership challenges through covid and beyond<\/a> | edge leaders share 7 strengths<\/a> | leadership must drive culture<\/a> | leading from the edge<\/a> edge leaders are magnificent creators and stewards of a winning culture. i use the concept of \u201ccreating\u201d because, regardless of what process is used to develop the culture of the firm, it is the firm leader who either gives life to it or modifies it through action and communication. edge leaders reflect the firm culture in all their actions, and they focus on ensuring that the firm\u2019s performance is achieved within the culture and roadmap (strategy) that creates a standout, high-performing firm. let\u2019s define culture. there are so many definitions, but two that i think encapsulate the leadership\/culture duality follow.<\/p>\n \u201cculture is defined as the leader\u2019s ability to change and grow,\u201d according to a definition from author mark vickers. this definition suggests that culture is not static and evolves as a direct reflection of the leader\u2019s own ability to change and grow.<\/p>\n another, and perhaps better definition of culture is from wikipedia: \u201corganizational culture has to do with the behavior of humans within an organization and the meaning that people attach to those behaviors.\u201d examining this definition, the culture of an organization is reflected in how all employees behave. one definition focuses on the leader while the other focuses on organizational behavior \u2013 reflecting the duality of the leadership\/culture causal relationship. many firms have instituted culture assessments with the goal of improving the firm\u2019s culture. most of these firms fail to achieve any real impact on culture because they are just announcements of \u201cnew values\u201d without any focus on required behavior changes and expectations or organizational changes that give life to the new values.<\/p>\n most of the thousands of articles and books on leadership and culture posit that it is leadership that creates culture \u2013 which is one aspect of this duality. it is impossible to argue that leaders don\u2019t clearly and significantly affect culture. you can look at any firm or organization and see the impact leaders have on culture.<\/p>\n center leaders are not able to clearly see the culture that actually exists in their firms. what they see is their own myth surrounding the culture \u2013 and they use adjectives describing their imagined culture such as \u201centrepreneurial,\u201d \u201cteamwork,\u201d \u201caccountability\u201d and \u201cgrowth.\u201d culture is something center leaders might talk about but never make the linkage between what they say and the culture that they actually create through their own actions and communications.<\/p>\n edge leaders understand that it is their actions and communications as well as the actions and communications of the leadership team that has the most direct impact on the firm\u2019s actual culture.<\/p>\n \u201cthe leader has a great influence over the firm in terms of direction, tone and the culture that is created.\u201d \u2013 glenn friedman, leader of pragermetis<\/p><\/blockquote>\n a key aspect of culture relates to how the firm leader uses his position of authority. a stark difference between center leaders and edge leaders relates to how each type of leader deals with authority and the power to make decisions. the degree of power delegation ranges from the center leader telling everyone what to do to the edge leader empowering everyone to make decisions. as depicted in the graphic below, center leaders see their responsibility as making decisions and then telling everyone what the decision is. the edge leader, by contrast, sees his responsibility as creating a collaborative culture that empowers everyone to make decisions within defined boundaries of authority.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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\nas tanya mann (author) states, \u201cyour organization\u2019s culture is either an asset or a liability, either helping business performance or hurting it.\u201d<\/p>\n