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  Understanding the Culture of your Organization

One critical ingredient to managing effectively as a leader is to understand the context and culture of your organization. When managers and leader understand the culture of their organization, they are able to build off of the strengths of the organizational culture to implement change.

This tool is adapted from the work of Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus, and outlines a three-step process to help you understand the culture of your team, your department, or the Institute.

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