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Culture change from a focus on how people interact

Mike Cardus

When I talk about culture change within a workplace the best thinker to reference is Edgar Schein : “Schein’s model of organizational culture originated in the 1980s. It can sometimes often be a projection for the future, of what the members hope to become.

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The Senior Leader’s Checklist for Shaping Company Culture

Next Level Blog

The authors argued that companies had to pick between one of three paths to value creation and success in the market – operational excellence, customer intimacy or product leadership. And once you picked one, the work of leadership was to align the culture with the chosen path. You couldn’t have two or three, you had to pick one.

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Leadership and the Importance of Observation

You're Not the Boss of Me

At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one pole to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. It is part of a mental process that Edgar Schein refers to as O.R.J.I. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works.

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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. We had a very open discussion about time, project pressures, unclear expectations from the start, and what the team and each person needed to move forward in this process. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. Photo Credit.

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4 Conditions for Improved Team Work

Mike Cardus

Teamwork is the reciprocal relationships of helping a group of individuals complete a task or project that they could not complete on their own. Some of your work is not team orientated, and it would be silly for work that can be completed on your own, to have a team work on that project. What is my role in this team?

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Employee Relationships is a Serious Employer Responsibility

HR Digest

They imply the presence of a psychological contract or an informal, unwritten commitment in the employer-employee relationship, a concept that was earlier defined by Schein (1988). Consider whether you had to be on the same page about the plan of action, what was required for the project, where to get resources from, etc.

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Leadership and the Importance of Observation

You're Not the Boss of Me

At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one pole to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. It is part of a mental process that Edgar Schein refers to as O.R.J.I. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works.

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