Kent Rhodes: The Family Business Consulting Group

Culture is how we do things around here. The three Levels of Culture from Edgar Schein

Artifacts

Espoused values

Underlying assumptions

Culture is difficult to identify when you are inside of it. Organizations confuse climate and culture:

Climate comes from the outside and tends to be more temporary

Culture is what is happening internally and more difficult to change

Resources

Books

Organizational Culture and Leadership* by Edgar Schein

Diagnosing and Changing Organizational Culture* by Kim Cameron and Robert Quinn

Articles

The Trader Joe's Experience by Mark Mallinger and Gerry Rossy

Recognizing Organizational Culture in Managing Change by Mark Mallinger, Don Goodwin, and Tetsuya O'Hara

The Competitive Advantage of Culture in a Family Business by Kelly LeCouvie and Kent Rhodes

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