Complete each of the
following categories with the most important features under each category.
It is important to note the effect of each subject, e.g. for past leaders,
put their name – but also what behaviours remain in the organization because
of the way they did things when they were leader.
- History -
Event 1
Effect
of event 1
Event
2
Effect
of event 2
Event
3
Effect
of event 3
What
is the most important feature of the mental environment?
What
is its cultural effect?
- Leadership
Issues -
1 Name the most memorable past leader
What behaviour
is still attributable to him/her?
2 Name the
current leader
What particular
qualities do you associate with him/her?
What is the physical
environment of head office?
What is the physical
environment of the rest of the organization?
If your organization
is 'virtual' and you work from home, do you feel you belong to a real
organization?
Yes/No
How?
How do you understand
what the business stands for and values?
- Technology of the Organisation
-
Which of the following technologies
applies to the organization? (Check
whichever one of the following pairs applies to your organization.)
Paper based
or
Computer based
Batch technology
or
Process technology
National scale
of operations
or
International
scale
Mature industries
or
New industries
Product
or
Service
What
culture effect does each of those you have checked off have on the organization?
The
way people behave in the organization is learned through the stories
and anecdotes they hear when they join and while they remain. Try to
think of those which have affected the way you behave.
- MYTHS - (These are stories which are probably untrue but which get told
anyway.)
What is the best
known myth in the organization?
- LEGENDS - (These are stories which have sources long buried in the past, but
which get passed on anyway, with variations.)
What is the best
known legend in the organization?
- STORIES -
(These are probably true stories you are told to explain how to do
things around here.)
What is the best
known story in the organization?
- ANECDOTES - (These are entertaining stories which also teach.)
What is the best
known anecdote in the organization?
