The Black Box of IT with Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby and Jeppe Hedaa – Culture in Organisations
For organisational culture experts: This is an interesting alternative perspective, looking at the impact of culture and performance in a complex organisation. The Archbishop of Canterbury talks about the whats, whens and hows of culture in the Anglican Church in 165 countries, speaking 2.000 languages in a 1.500 year old institution.
Key take-aways: Cultural change is slow and consensus driven. Multilanguage / International culture must be centered around core values but open to diversity in less important cultural areas. Culture is a main driver of performance and longevity.
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