
27A CULTURE OF ABSOLUTE HONESTY
discipline lax or tight? Does time drive the completion of work? Are
deadlines meaningful?
In the same way, consistent behavior patterns can tell us how a
particular culture views honesty and healthy debate. Bob remembers
that when he worked at Intel Corporation during the 1970s and
1980s, he would walk down the halls and hear heated discussions
emanating from office cubicles and conference rooms. In meetings,
people would passionately express their points of view, sometimes
late into the night, in order to resolve differences of opinion. Such
behavior patterns served as constant reminders that the company
actively suppor ...