1. Create your list: Create a list of elements for a successful organizational culture. Include how much of each component is needed. See the example Download See the example for an idea of what is expected.
2. Give directions: List steps for combining the elements to create an optimal organizational culture. Again, see the example Download see the example for an idea of what is expected.
3. Justify your list: Justify your inclusion of each item from your list. In your treatment of each:
   1. Discuss ramifications to the organization if it were to be lacking in that element. Discuss the likely benefits of having enough of the element present in the organization.
   2. Illustrate with a brief scenario or example, preferably one that you have experienced.
4. Key element and alignment: Comment on the degree to which the elements from the readings align with what you have experienced regarding effective organizational culture. Address whether or not you think any one element is more important than the others. Explain why or why not.
5. Justify your directions: Defend your directions for combining the elements. Illustrate your reasoning with examples, especially from your own experience. Discuss times when you have seen elements lacking to a degree or in overabundance and the effect(s) that the less-than-optimal proportions had on the culture of the organization. Also draw on the readings and briefly discuss whether your experience aligns with Heskett and other sources.