The relationship between leadership and culture from the perspective of Edgard Schein and awareness: a reflective analysis

Abstract

The study aimed to reflexively analyze the awareness process experienced by managers in relation to culture and leadership from Edgard Schein's perspective. The methodology used was a reflective study with a descriptive, qualitative, phenomenological-hermeneutic approach, anchored in the concept of organizational culture proposed by psychologist Edgard Schein, through a search in the scientific literature for productions based on the concepts mentioned in the Virtual Health Library, through articles available in full and with significant content that were selected to support the proposed discussion. The results show that there is facilitation in the leader's awareness process when he or she seeks self-knowledge and broadening of consciousness, concomitantly reflected in his or her attributions in the organization, developing the needs of the culture. It was concluded that there is no culture without leadership and no leadership without culture, i.e. they are interdependent concepts that work together for organizational, professional and interpersonal growth, relational processes with the aim of promoting the sustainability of organizations.