Ed Schein: Shaping Culture - a podcast by Aga Bajer: Culture Strategist, Writer, Coach

There is no getting away from it - the person ultimately responsible for organisational culture is the leader. It’s what they do, what they pay attention to, and what they encourage and reward that will ultimately shape the organisation’s culture. Interestingly, it is also what the leaders don’t do and don’t pay attention to that can be a tremendously powerful culture shaping factor. As Ed said in the interview:"When it comes to culture, leaders get what they settle for."

What you will learn in this episode

• what the key attribute of a successful culture is
• how to determine whether you should be worried about your team’s or organisation’s culture
• the circumstances in which culture is particularly important for an organisation
• what people in organisations pay most attention to when it come to culture
• when it makes sense to evaluate culture using quantitative and qualitative tools
• what changing a culture really entails
• whether small, light-touch interventions can be effective in changing culture
• what a CEO or a leader should do when they want to see more of a coaching or innovation culture in their organisation
• what Ed thinks of starting culture projects "in the middle"
• what’s “personizing” and why it's important 
• More about the guest

Edgar Schein  is a Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and a Professor Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He made a notable mark on the field of organizational development. He is well known for his ground breaking work on the Organizational culture model.

You can find more about his and his son’s work on www.ocli.com

Books mentioned on this episode 

"Humble Leadership" by Edgar Schein and Peter Schein

"Humble Consulting" by Edgar Schein

"Humble Inquiry" by Edgar Schein

"Turning the Ship Around" by David Marquet

"The Team of Teams" by General Stanley McChrystal 

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