Culture Embed "Stand Down and Bubble Up" Into Your Culture Now So You'll Be Ready Later Recently, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered a "DOD-wide stand down to discuss the problem of extremism in the ranks (1)." But what is a stand down order? Derek Cabrera, PhD Derek Cabrera, PhD 4 Feb 2021 • 3 min read
Culture Old or New, Organizational Culture Must Be Built All this talk of culture is of course useless if it’s not implemented. Noting how difficult culture is to define and pinpoint for executives, Chris Cancialosi, Partner and Founder of gothamCulture, nonetheless argues: Derek & Laura Cabrera Derek & Laura Cabrera 21 Sep 2020 • 2 min read
Culture Culture with Consequences This post is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Flock Not Clock. By definition, all groups (including organizational members) are characterized by culture(s). Derek & Laura Cabrera Derek & Laura Cabrera 17 Sep 2020 • 2 min read
Culture Core Tenets of Organizational Culture This post is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Flock Not Clock. Members of your organization will share a large number of mental models, all of varying importance and centrality to the organization and its success. So what are the most important mental models—the pillars of your culture? Where do you focus first and foremost? Organizational success depends on sharing the right mental models, ones that are complexity-friendly and promote learning and adaptation. Derek & Laura Cabrera Derek & Laura Cabrera 16 Sep 2020 • 1 min read
