Yes, we have snow. Like almost everybody else. The neighbors created an ice-skating track by flooding a small field. The ice is not perfect. But … it’s just perfect. People get together. The field of frozen water is just a good excuse to get out and have some fun. It’s not that if there isn’t …
When I enter a room to facilitate a two hour workshop, eyebrows are raised. I look like my old aunt that packed for a weekend to visit relatives. Two large suitcases full of clothing. Just in case. You never know what the weather might turn out to be. Or if we decide to go to …
What makes a culture a “project culture”? I wonder why I haven’t raised this question sooner. Hmmm. Here is my shot at it. A “culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do things around here”, shared values, assumptions and beliefs. So. A “project culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do …
Ali Anani mailed me an article last week that contained my missing link. It is an article called: “Culture and complexity” and it contains this paragraph: “… culture is the result of all the daily conversations and negotiations between the members of an organisation. They are continually agreeing (sometimes explicitly, usually tacitly) about the ‘proper’ …
Our tour guide sat in front of the bus. Every day for the duration of our trip through Eastern Turkey. That bus was our home for a month. If have been in plenty of buses before. And there wasn’t anything special this time. Except. The tour guide drew maps on the windows. She would tell …