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From the organizational culture perspective, systems of formal rules, authority, and norms of rational behavior do not restrain the personal preferences of organizational members. Instead, they are controlled by cultural norms, values, beliefs, and assumptions.
— Dec 11, 2022 01:18PM
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...the only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture; that the unique talent of leaders is their ability to understand and work with culture; and that it is an ultimate act of leadership to destroy culture when it is viewed as dysfunctional. If one wishes to distinguish leadership from management...leadership creates and changes cultures, while management acts within a culture.
— Dec 16, 2022 06:42PM
