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Cultural Analysis

A Power Tool to Optimize Your Leadership

Mustapha H
4 min readJun 13, 2023
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Imagine this: you’re a captain of a large, high-powered ship. The wind fills your sails, the horizon is clear, and your crew is ready. However, the sea remains a mystery. Unseen currents, reefs, and storms may lurk below the calm surface. This is akin to leading an organization without understanding its culture. Cultural analysis is your navigational chart, which reveals unseen obstacles and accelerates your leadership journey. Are you ready to harness this power?

Understanding the Importance of Cultural Analysis

As leaders, we often strive to influence and shape the environment we’re in, don’t we? However, many times we’re unable to make the desired impact. Why? It’s because culture is the unseen yet powerful force that steers the ship of our organization. Without a thorough cultural analysis, we’re like a sailor trying to navigate without a compass.

Culture is like the air we breathe — invisible but always there, subtly influencing our actions and decisions. We might not think about it consciously, but it’s always at work, shaping our behaviors, relationships, and, ultimately, our leadership success.

Culture is the foundational aspect of our organizations that often goes…

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Mustapha H
Mustapha H

Written by Mustapha H

I'm passionate about poetry, nature, travel, and exploring life through reading, writing, and communicating.

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