Colleagues, An example of how a decision impacts culture My mentor and founding reader of the daily email, the esteemed Dr. Jacque Jacobs (also an author of mysteries, which you can find here), shared the following: High budget item: Reams of paper. HS principal doesn't talk with teachers, but limits every teacher to 4 reams of paper per quarter. In part to cut the budget but also to force teachers to use online materials. Result: Not every teacher needs even one ream of paper, so they give it to their colleagues (e.g. the English teacher). New decision by principal: Limit # of copies per teacher with admonition not to share your copy code. The teachers are demoralized… How can we understand this through a culture perspective?
Looking at culture through the six dimensions lens helps us understand why the actions are so damaging to culture. We’ll look at the flip side tomorrow. Cheers!
Frederick
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