Sublime

Most of my important lessons about life have come from recognizing how others from a different culture view things.

Especially in the high hazard industries in which the problems of safety are paramount, I have learned that good relations and reliable communication across hierarchic boundaries are crucial.

“Am I doing this correctly? Tell me if I am doing something wrong.

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.

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.

Edgar H. Schein and Peter Schein, Organizational Culture and Leadership

ask what they do, what their world is like, what worries them.

The Culture of Do and Tell