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Leadership: values, assumptions, beliefs

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What impact do you believe senior leaders' assumptions, beliefs, and values contribute to an organization's culture? Offer at least one example.

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A discussion on how the values, assumptions, and belief of leadership shapes an organization. Harpo Productions is used as an example.

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The senior leaders are the cultural leaders. It is their visions and their assumptions that formulate the direction of the company. When their values and beliefs are involved, the company then takes the direction of their direction. Any number of companies ...

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