Before coming to the main point, I would like to share a personal experience about organisational culture: One of my ex-colleagues who was working in a very renowned company got an offer from another company witha much higher salary and designation, but lesser-known company. He asked my opinion on whether he should join the company or not. I advised him to find out the company’s culture, i.e., whether it is stable or not. I also advised him to go to the reception area of that company and talk to at least 10 employees of the company, and if 6/7 out of 10 employees are more than 5 years old, then he should join it as it will be an indication that it is a stable company with good culture.
From the above, you can see that I have strong beliefs about organisational culture and how to assess it! The idea that leadership stability is key to maintaining culture is a common one, and my advice to an ex-colleague about checking employee’s tenure at the reception is certainly a practical, on-the-ground way to get a feel for things.
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