Program Overview

Culture is not a soft variable,  it is one of the most powerful and least visible drivers of organizational performance. Research consistently shows that culture influences strategy execution, talent retention, innovation, ethics, and long-term value creation more than formal structures or processes.

According to studies cited by McKinsey & Company, organizations with strong, aligned cultures are up to 3× more likely to outperform peers on profitability and shareholder returns. Meanwhile, Gallup estimates that low engagement, often a symptom of misaligned culture,  costs the global economy over USD 8 trillion annually in lost productivity.

Yet culture is rarely designed with the same rigor as strategy or capital allocation. In many organizations, it evolves by default,  shaped by unspoken norms, leadership behaviors, and legacy systems rather than deliberate intent. In volatile, uncertain environments, this “accidental culture” becomes a liability rather than a stabilizing force.

Legacy by Design reframes culture as a strategic architecture choice, not an HR initiative. The program challenges leaders to take ownership of the invisible operating system of their organization – the beliefs that guide decisions, the behaviors that get rewarded, and the rituals and systems that signal “how things really work around here.”

In a world of constant disruption, culture becomes the organizational compass. It determines how quickly strategy translates into action, how leaders respond under pressure, and whether values endure when trade-offs are hard. As leadership tenures shorten and workforce expectations evolve, enduring cultures are no longer built through slogans – they are engineered through leadership clarity, coherence, and consistency.

This program is not about culture statements or engagement surveys. It is a transformation toolkit for senior leaders who want to:

• Design cultures that scale with growth

• Align values with decision-making and incentives

• Embed leadership behaviors that outlast individuals

• Build institutions that perform today and endure tomorrow

Legacy by Design equips leaders to move from managing culture as a side effect to architecting culture as a lasting competitive advantage.

Here are some interesting articles from the Harvard Business Review for further reading – Building a Culture That Can Withstand A Crisis and understanding what constitutes an Organization Culture.

Program Objectives

Legacy by Design is designed to enable senior leaders to intentionally architect, embed, and scale organizational culture as a source of enduring performance and identity – not as an accidental by-product of growth or legacy behaviors.

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

1. Design Culture as a Strategic Asset

• Translate the organization’s vision, mission, and values into a coherent cultural blueprint that guides everyday decisions.

• Reframe culture from a “soft” concept into a hard-edged strategic lever that shapes execution, accountability, and trust.

• Identify the few cultural priorities that truly matter and focus leadership attention where it creates the most impact.

2. Decode and Diagnose Cultural DNA

• Use structured diagnostic tools, including the VIRTUE Shield Framework, to uncover the unspoken beliefs, norms, and power dynamics that define “how things really work.”

• Distinguish between espoused values and lived behaviors, and surface hidden gaps that undermine strategy and leadership credibility.

• Assess cultural strengths worth preserving and legacy patterns that must be consciously redesigned.

3. Lead Cultural Change from the Inside Out

• Strengthen leadership identity and personal role-modeling, recognizing that culture changes only when leaders change first.

• Build the emotional and ethical authority required to lead cultural transformation in complex, high-stakes environments.

• Develop the confidence to address cultural misalignment, resistance, and trade-offs without eroding trust.

4. Embed Values into Systems, Not Slogans

• Redesign structures, incentives, decision rights, performance metrics, and rituals so that values are reinforced by systems rather than contradicted by them.

• Move culture from posters and town halls into operating mechanisms that scale across teams, geographies, and leadership transitions.

• Ensure that values show up consistently in hiring, promotion, feedback, and resource allocation.

5. Institutionalize Culture for Long-Term Endurance

• Create mechanisms that allow culture to outlast individual leaders, market cycles, and organizational restructuring.

• Build cultural coherence across levels from the boardroom to frontline teams — without diluting local ownership.

• Establish clear indicators to monitor cultural health and course-correct before misalignment becomes visible failure.

Outcome for Participants

Participants leave the program not just with insight, but with a practical culture architecture, a clear set of leadership behaviors, system-level interventions, and decision principles they can immediately apply to shape a culture that scales, performs, and endures.

Who is it for?

This program is designed for leaders who actively shape culture and institutional direction, not those who merely manage day-to-day operations.

• CXOs, CHROs, and Heads of OD / Culture Transformation
  Senior leaders accountable for enterprise-wide culture, leadership pipelines, and long-term organizational coherence.
• Senior Managers and Business Unit Leaders
  Executives leading large teams, critical functions, or strategic verticals where culture directly affects execution, trust, and performance.
• Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Promoter-Leaders
  Leaders scaling fast-growing organizations who want to preserve core values while enabling rapid growth and professionalization.
• Leadership Development and Talent Architects
  Professionals responsible for designing and embedding internal leadership and culture-building programs at scale.
• Change Leaders Moving from Reactive to Intentional Culture Design
  Leaders seeking to shift from managing cultural issues as they arise to consciously architecting values-based, future-ready cultures.

Program Content

Program Schedule

Schedule: Fridays and Saturdays between 6:30 PM and 9:30 PM for 4 weeks starting from Fri, 09 Oct 2026. The program will be delivered over 16 sessions.

Delivery Mode: Live-Online through Zoom

Application and Enrollment Flow

To enroll and apply for the program, click on the button below –

The payment and enrollment happen through our enrollment and learning management website – https://lms.labinmotion.com . We offer easy installment plans for all our programs. This can help you plan your cash flows. We offer an additional 5% discount on group registrations for 3 or more people from a single organisation. Please email support@labinmotion.com for group registrations, and we will guide you through the enrollment process.

Contact For Queries

Parthasarathy S
Ph. +91 9110614400
Email: partha@labinmotion.com

Connecting the Dots

Building an enduring culture starts with leaders who act on their values. The program on The Ethical Code: Foundations of Ethical and Values Based Leadership  helps you anchor culture in ethical behaviour and clarity of purpose.

Sustaining culture also requires leaders who connect values with everyday decisions. The program on Strategic Management, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence strengthens this alignment.

To embed culture at the team level, the program on Creating and Leading High-Performing Teams helps translate shared values into consistent team actions and behaviours.