The point of this post is not to show how good or bad this site is but to illustrate something specific. There is as much science as there is art to storytelling. Take the time to understand the science behind the craft and learn from those who strive to understand why stories work.

Whether you are the senior leader in your organization, someone with empowered organizational influence, or rank-and-file on your team, here are five truisms that will help you change culture – or do something enough like it.

I am a fan of (some of) the music of the enigmatic band (whoismgmt.com), and while the use of their moniker is somewhat of an SEO experiment, this post is not about them. It is about three observations about management I would like to share.

As a matter of course, everyone, every day, is faced with a series of decisions. A constant onslaught of decision points interweaves the fabric of our lives. It starts at the first dawn of consciousness and ends with its last flicker. The very moment we experience lucidity is the very moment we have to make a decision.

Sometimes, when we look at competing ideologies of organizations, we can easily fall into the trap of considering those ideologies as absolute or a binary construct. If we like one, we can’t like the other. So, let’s dive into two of the more critical voices in organizational culture: Edgar Schein and Peter Drucker, the heavyweight champs (as it were).

But what indeed fascinates me about it is something that goes beyond the traditional ideas of organizational development in the sense of strategy and structure. I am enthralled with the constituents of the organization itself.