Leadership through culture

Culture is how people behave when no one is telling them what to do, and leaders can map it and shape it.

Readings

Groysberg, Lee, Price and Cheng · Harvard Business Review, 2018

Eight culture styles sit on two axes: how people interact, and how they respond to change.

Interaction runs from independent to interdependent. Response to change runs from flexible to stable.
The eight styles: caring, purpose, learning, enjoyment, results, authority, safety and order.
Styles next to each other on the map coexist easily. Styles far apart pull against each other.
Culture is shaped by what leaders say, what they reward, how they design the organization, and who they hire.

Lab 04.A

Pick up to two.

Positions are approximate, after the culture map in Groysberg et al., 2018.

Groysberg et al.

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Two axes: independent to interdependent, flexible to stable.

Caring	Relationships and mutual trust
Purpose	Idealism and altruism
Learning	Exploration, expansiveness, creativity
Enjoyment	Fun and excitement
Results	Achievement and winning
Authority	Strength, decisiveness, boldness
Safety	Planning, caution, preparedness
Order	Respect, structure, shared norms

Q1The two axes of the culture map are

Q2A culture built on planning, caution and preparedness is

Q3Which pair is most likely to clash?

0 of 3 answered.

P1Name the two styles that best describe your current team. Would your manager pick the same two?
P2What one behavior gets rewarded where you work that the stated values do not mention?