{"id":8757,"date":"2020-07-09T08:32:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T08:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/p-yl42w1.project.space\/unternehmenskultur-fuehrungskultur-gestalten-positive-transformation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T13:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:18:06","slug":"unternehmenskultur-fuehrungskultur-gestalten-positive-transformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/unternehmenskultur-fuehrungskultur-gestalten-positive-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaping corporate culture &amp; leadership culture | Positive transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_slider_0 et_pb_slider et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_slides\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_slide_0 et_pb_slide et_pb_media_alignment_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center\" data-slide-id=\"divi\/slide-0\"><div class=\"et_pb_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_slider_container_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_slide_description\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\" data-et-mv-hidden-phone=\"true\"><h1 class=\"ai-optimize-56\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Shaping Organisational Culture and Leadership Culture Effectively<\/h1>\n<p class=\"ai-optimize-57\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">A strong organisational and leadership culture does not grow out of mission statements alone, but above all from what people actually experience in their everyday working lives. Through workshops, consultancy and targeted development impulses, we support organisations in shaping leadership, collaboration and change in ways that strengthen motivation, employee retention, future readiness and effectiveness. Especially in challenging times, this builds organisational resilience and helps organisations navigate complexity more effectively.    <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/beratung-positive-fuehrung-leadership-mindfulness-achtsamkeit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Explore our offers<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/kontakt\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\" id=\"unternehmenskultur\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>What really shapes organisational culture and leadership culture in organisations<\/h2>\n<p>Organisational culture describes the values, norms and attitudes that shape decisions, behaviour and collaboration within a company. Leadership culture is always part of this, because leaders influence every day how people work together, communicate, learn and deal with challenges. <\/p>\n<p>What matters, therefore, is not only what is written in mission statements or brochures. What matters above all is what employees and leaders actually see, hear and experience in everyday working life. That is where organisational culture becomes tangible.  <\/p>\n<h2>Developing organisational culture: from mission statement to lived reality<\/h2>\n<p>There is the culture described in presentations, mission statements and on websites. And then there is the culture that is actually lived within the organisation: in leadership, collaboration, feedback, willingness to learn and the way mistakes are handled. <\/p>\n<p>If you walk through your organisation, do you experience openness, appreciation and constructive collaboration? Or do you encounter uncertainty, distance, silo thinking and restraint? Lived culture does not reveal itself in glossy images on the wall, but in behaviour.  <\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The real organisational culture is what is genuinely lived in everyday working life.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the desired organisational and leadership culture to become reality, good intentions are not enough. It requires the deliberate development of attitude, behaviour, communication and day-to-day leadership. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Why strong organisational and leadership culture strengthens connection<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"824\">Organisational culture, leadership culture and the culture of collaboration are key factors in creating a sense of connection within an organisation \u2014 and therefore also in strengthening employee retention. People are more likely to stay where they feel seen, valued and taken seriously, where they experience meaning in their work, can grow and perceive their leader as supportive. From our perspective, the goal is therefore not primarily to \u201cretain\u201d employees, but to strengthen their emotional connection to the organisation, its values, its lived culture, their team and their leader.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"1496\">This sense of connection makes a real difference in everyday working life. When people feel that they belong, that their needs are recognised and that they are working in a culture of trust, not only does motivation grow. So do their willingness to take responsibility, their level of engagement and their readiness to contribute their own strengths. Organisations that make good leadership, clear orientation, appreciation and strong collaboration tangible are therefore perceived as more attractive employers and create better conditions for people to stay and contribute over the long term.   <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"2168\">Organisations that make good leadership, orientation, appreciation and strong collaboration genuinely tangible are therefore perceived as more attractive employers and create better conditions for people to stay willingly and contribute over the long term.<br \/>An <strong data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1676\"><strong data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1623\"><strong data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"2045\">organisational culture that strengthen<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>s connection is therefore not a soft factor, but a strategic lever for employee retention, future-readiness and business<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/de\/472028\/bericht-zum-engagement-index-deutschland.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> success. <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\" id=\"transformation\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><strong>Viewing organisational culture across 7 levels<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Organisational culture emerges through the interaction of several levels. This perspective helps to understand and develop culture not only superficially, but systematically. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong><br \/>How do spaces, structures and general conditions support good work, dialogue and orientation?<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Behaviour<\/strong><br \/>How do people in the organisation interact in everyday life? How are feedback, collaboration, mistakes and conflicts actually handled? <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Capabilities<\/strong><br \/>How well are employees able to contribute, develop and use their strengths effectively?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Values<\/strong><br \/>Which values really shape decisions and behaviour in everyday life? What applies not only officially, but in practice? <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Grafik-Dilts-english.jpg\" title=\"Grafik Dilts english\" width=\"850\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Grafik-Dilts-english.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Grafik-Dilts-english-480x385.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 850px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-9159\" alt=\"Corporate Culture\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Identity<\/strong><br \/>What do we stand for as an organisation? What connects us internally, and what do we want to be clearly recognised for externally? <\/li>\n<li><strong>Meaning<\/strong><br \/>What contribution do we make for customers, employees and society? What gives our actions direction and significance? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Positive Psychology offers many effective ways of shaping organisational culture positively. Even small steps can have an impact. The more people within the organisation contribute to this, the more strongly organisational culture, leadership culture and collaboration can develop.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-text--default\" id=\"positive-transformation\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 data-start=\"7042\" data-end=\"7118\"><strong data-start=\"7042\" data-end=\"7118\">Positive Transformation: shaping change in a people-centred and effective way<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7152\" data-end=\"7397\">For us, Positive Transformation means applying Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership deliberately within change processes. In this way, we shape change not only effectively, but above all in ways that are people-centred, constructive and future-ready. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7431\" data-end=\"7781\">Especially during transformation, digitalisation initiatives and the implementation of artificial intelligence, many people experience uncertainty, overload or the concern that they are not being sufficiently taken along. Positive Transformation begins precisely here: it takes people, their needs, their perceptions and their fears seriously. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7815\" data-end=\"8215\">Instead of steering change only through targets, processes and structures, Positive Transformation also focuses on what is already working, on existing strengths, on successful collaboration and on helpful resources. At the same time, it is about naming fears openly, clarifying needs and shaping change in ways that help people feel understood, involved and taken seriously. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8249\" data-end=\"8505\">This creates a process of change that is not only accepted more quickly, but unfolds more constructively. People feel heard, their needs are addressed and they are more willing to take responsibility and help shape the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Positive Transformation combines pressure for change with humanity, clarity and genuine participation.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"8688\" data-end=\"8958\">That is exactly why, for us, Positive Transformation is an important approach to cultural development, change processes, digitalisation and the introduction of new technologies. It helps organisations shape change effectively without losing sight of people. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"11464\" data-end=\"11732\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><strong>Vision Zero: Prevention as part of a people-centred corporate culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A people-centred corporate culture is evident not only in leadership, collaboration and change, but also in how consistently safety, health and wellbeing are taken into account in day-to-day operations. This is precisely where Vision Zero comes in: as a prevention-oriented approach that aims to prevent avoidable suffering and promote a working environment in which people can work healthily, safely and effectively. Positive leadership can make an important contribution to this, because a culture of prevention is always also a culture of leadership. You can read more about this on our page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/positive-leadership-key-to-vision-zero\/\"><strong>Positive Leadership \u2013 Key to Vision Zero<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\" id=\"change\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 data-start=\"8986\" data-end=\"9067\"><strong data-start=\"8986\" data-end=\"9067\">Change, digitalisation and AI work better when people are meaningfully involved<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"9101\" data-end=\"9346\">Change becomes more sustainable when people are not merely informed, but genuinely involved. This applies to classic change processes as much as to digitalisation, new ways of working and the implementation of artificial intelligence. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9380\" data-end=\"9640\">Anyone who wants to shape transformation effectively must provide orientation, strengthen psychological safety, enable dialogue and make it understandable what is changing, why it is changing and what employees concretely need in order to move forward well with it.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"9674\" data-end=\"9908\">In this way, change becomes not merely a project that has to be delivered, but a development process that people can actively support. That is precisely where organisational culture, leadership culture and Positive Transformation come together. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module preset--module--divi-text--default\" id=\"entwicklungsformate\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2><strong data-start=\"9936\" data-end=\"10022\">How we support you in developing your organisational and leadership culture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"10056\" data-end=\"10380\">Positivity Guides\u00ae supports organisations in shaping cultural development, change and Positive Transformation in ways that are well-founded, human and practical. Together with you, we create clarity about the culture you want to strengthen, what is already being lived today and which concrete next steps make sense. <\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"10420\" data-end=\"10879\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1e5po7a\" data-start=\"10420\" data-end=\"10488\">Workshops for reflecting on and developing your organisational culture<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1srnzhl\" data-start=\"10489\" data-end=\"10557\">Consultancy on shaping a strengths-based leadership culture<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"13g8bu0\" data-start=\"10558\" data-end=\"10632\">Support for change, transformation and digitalisation processes<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1lc9v39\" data-start=\"10633\" data-end=\"10706\">Impulses for better collaboration, motivation and employee retention<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1cbgwk\" data-start=\"10707\" data-end=\"10812\">Practical support with the people-centred introduction of new ways of working and technologies<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1iuky28\" data-start=\"10813\" data-end=\"10879\">Development impulses for leaders, teams and organisations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_cta_0 et_pb_promo et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_clickable et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_promo_description\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Let us talk about your organisational culture, leadership culture or Positive Transformation<\/h2><div class=\"et_pb_promo_content\"><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">If you would like to learn more about how we can support you with organisational culture, leadership culture and Positive Transformation, please call us on +49 (0) 30 893 77 950 or write to <a style=\"color: #ffffff;\" href=\"mailto:kontakt@positivity-guides.de\">kontakt@positivity-guides.de<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_button_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button et_pb_promo_button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/kontakt\/\">Get in touch here<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"folder":[933],"class_list":["post-8757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8757"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9173,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8757\/revisions\/9173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.positivity-guides.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=8757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}