Sometimes it's appropriate to stand back from the details of everyday life and consider "the bigger picture."

Because you live within your organization's culture every day, you're usually not very sensitive to how the culture compares to what it might be if it were different.

I've worked in both compliant cultures and commitment cultures.  Whew!  There are people who need the external discipline of a compliant culture, but it was pretty stifling for me.  Discipline is necessary in a commitment culture, too, but it's an energizing discipline, not an oppressive discipline.  People recognize the value of repeating processes that reliably deliver a known and valuable outcome.  Improvements to the process are made intentionally, but only when the effect they will have on results is known in advance.

I hope that “Your Organization’s Culture--Compliance or Commitment?” is enlightening for you.

Dennis

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