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Understanding and Mitigating Culture Clash

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Arthur Shelley

Culture is an interesting outcome of people interacting in specific environments and can be difficult to influence. The Organisational Zoo metaphor provides a simple way to understand culture as an outcome of: (i) What animals you have in the zoo … Continue reading →

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Career Path Metaphor

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Arthur Shelley

People often ask me about the origins of the cover image on The Organizational Zoo.   Although it is a LONG story, in short it took several drawings over several months to get the message right.  We wanted to portray the … Continue reading →

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Is your culture fruit salad or amorphous fruit pulp?

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Arthur Shelley

The recent media debates on multicultural societies and leveraging diversity stimulated my thinking about metaphors that fit this debate. As a lover of fruits, I thought when do I want and apple versus an orange or fruit salad? Why (or … Continue reading →

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Aligning behaviour for optimal sharing

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Arthur Shelley

For some people, life is like a series of somewhat unpredictable interactions that just happen to them – and can lead to benefits or tragedies.  They react to what the environment “allows” rather than create the environment they would like … Continue reading →

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Behaviours at Year End Break Up Parties!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Arthur Shelley

Most organisations have some sort of “year end” breakup party just preceding the holiday season of their culture. A celebration of what has been achieved and what there is to look forward to in the following year.  These are the … Continue reading →

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