Organizational Priorities

Organizational Priorities are the third component of Core Culture. They are located one layer outside of Purpose and Philosophy. (See the image below.)

source: Sheila Margolis

Priorities are an added layer of core values to guide the organization as the Purpose and the Philosophy may not address all of the current requirements to be a thriving organization. Priorities are additional values the organization must focus on and pay attention to now. Priorities are not typically as stable as the Purpose or the Philosophy. Priorities can change as the environment — within or outside the organization – changes. Priorities allow the organization to have an adaptive, resilient culture. It is the Priorities that keep an organization agile and alert. To sum up, Priorities provide the momentum to change behaviors that will enable the organization to thrive – while sustaining its distinction – its identity (the Purpose and Philosophy).

See Also

Organization
Flat Organizational Structure
Holacratic Organizational Structure
Hierarchical Organization
Holacracy
Adhocracy
Bureaucracy
Organization Breakdown Structure (OBS)
Organization Chart
Organization Design
Organizational Absorption
Organizational Agility
Organizational Alignment
Organizational Architecture
Organizational Behavior
Organizational Capability
Organizational Change
Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Organizational Commitment
Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ)
Organizational Configurations
Organizational Culture
Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI)
Organizational DNA
Organizational Development
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Efficiency
Organizational Evaluation
Organizational Goals
Organizational Health Index (OHI)
Organizational Inertia
Organizational Infrastructure
Organizational Integrity
Organizational Learning
Organizational Maturity
Organizational Memory
Organizational Performance
Organizational Project Management
Organizational Readiness
Organizational Resilience
Organizational Theory