Organizational culture is the collection of values, language, customs, and behaviors that guide the actions of all team members. Culture is extremely complex, but I think this diagram is a helpful (albeit simplistic) way to think about organizational culture. 

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According to Achievers.com:

Companies with healthy cultures are 1.5x more likely to experience revenue growth of 15% or more over three years and 2.5x more likely to experience significant stock growth over the same period. Despite this, only 31% of HR leaders believe their organizations have the culture they need to drive future business, and getting there is no easy task — 85% of organizations fail in transforming their cultures.

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Effective and frequent communications about the structures that are driving employee behavior (like policies and procedures) will help insure a healthy organizational culture.

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More information on organizational culture and a few articles I read before creating this graphic:

Forbes.com

Harvard Business Review

Strategy-Business.com

Language Magazine

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