Presentation: Cargo "Cult"ure: Imitation can be Suicide
Location:
- Westminster, 4th flr.
Duration
Day of week:
- Monday
Key Takeaways
- Understand achieving a culture that other people want to emulate is almost a by-product of other things that a company does right. Simply copying the by-product won’t get you the results you’re after.
- Hear patterns and anti-patterns from an industry practioner who has has faced the challenges of building a culture that other people admire.
- Learn that while building a strong culture requires hard work and involvement of the entire organisation, even individuals can influence its success.
Abstract
Glen is here to warn you: Changing culture is not just adding beanbags, a games room, a snack cupboard and hack days! Everyone wants to build a great company culture, its the latest industry 'thing', its considered the biggest drawcard to attract and maintain talent, but have you really thought about what changing culture will really be like, in the real world?
In this talk Glen warns how Cargo Cults (imitation without understanding) are not only a danger in many facets of our industry but can also be incredibly destructive when applied to changing how your own company culture works.
Drawing on his 20 years on the tech and management side of the industry in just about every culture (ranging from public service through corporate, research and various successful and unsuccessful start-ups), he will use real life stories, observations and lessons learned (the hard way) to highlight the dangers and pitfalls of attempting to imitate others and give you food for thought on building your own.
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