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Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.
Edgar H Schein • Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
Kiril Thompson writes, “Cultivation then is a multifaceted process of interpersonal practice, attitude building and continuous learning whereby one seeks to fulfill one’s inner ‘mandate’ and become a ‘consummate person’, socially involved and cosmically attuned.”
Prasenjit Duara • The Crisis of Global Modernity: Asian Traditions and a Sustainable Future (Asian Connections)
Noël Theodosiou • The Radical Potential of Semiotics & Cultural Strategy
Ed Schein, now retired from the MIT School of Management, taught that a group’s culture can be studied in three ways: by looking at its “artifacts,” such as physical space and behaviors; by surveying the beliefs and values espoused by group members; or by digging deeper into the underlying assumptions behind those values.
Laszlo Bock • Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Ed Schein, now retired from the MIT School of Management, taught that a group’s culture can be studied in three ways: by looking at its “artifacts,” such as physical space and behaviors; by surveying the beliefs and values espoused by group members; or by digging deeper into the underlying assumptions behind those values.
Laszlo Bock • Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
The word culture itself comes from the root cultivate — as in to grow with intention
Once we understand our own culture, we can then begin to analyze, and finally understand other cultures, and the individuals within them.
pmi.org • Who Am I? Analyze and Understand Your Own Culture First
Because your culture is how your company makes decisions when you’re not there. It’s the set of assumptions your employees use to resolve the problems they face every day. It’s how they behave when no one is looking. If you don’t methodically set your culture, then two-thirds of it will end up being accidental, and the rest will be a mistake.