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How to create culture change from the middle up.

Women in Higher Education

| July 01, 2003 | Riley, Marla D. | COPYRIGHT 2003 Women in Higher Education. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Administrators in work/life programs traditionally work from the top down or the bottom up, according to Sherry Wilson, work/life and employee assistance program director, and Sam Hester, work/life coordinator, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

"Top down" focuses on culture change as part of an overall business strategy, making work/life issues and services mainstream.

"Bottom up" focuses on individuals and their needs by creating and coordinating work/life policies and programs to help them.

Although top-down and bottom-up approaches are important, Hester and Wilson tried something different: creating culture change ...

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