
37A CULTURE OF ABSOLUTE HONESTY
䉱 Has management installed systems to establish and reward
the practice of open communication and healthy debate?
䉱 If the situation with Lisa and Tom had played out with your
team, would the person in question have confronted you as
Lisa did with Tom? Would your reaction have been as gra-
ciousasTom’s?Howwouldtheteamhavereacted?
PERSONAL ATTITUDES AND ASSUMPTIONS
This aspect of corporate culture refers to the values and accompany-
ing behaviors that individuals in the organization find acceptable or
unacceptable. In other words, at the risk of stereotyping, it refers to
the kinds of people who work in your organization. ...