Preserving the culture is about staying true to some of the core ways things are done right now, despite the pressures to adjust how those things are done as th

Preserving the culture is about staying true to some of the core ways things are done right now, despite the pressures to adjust how those things are done as the organization grows. On the surface 'culture' is just the way things are done (currently). Deepen engagement and understanding of your values by collecting and writing down organizational folklore. The best way your can preserve your current culture is to, as the leader, document your thinking and define and explain in your own words key unique and important ways of doing things. Disney and Sony were both good at this. Both companies later experienced drift from their original core way of doing things. It was referring back to these early papers written by the fonunder (often many years after they were gone) that enabled these companies to constantly rediscover their roots when they got lost. Write as if you were about to die and wanted to leave instructions and guidance for the next leaders.