Change is Hard

Change is Hard

In this episode, Madeline discusses how cultural habits are like muscle memory, and introduces the STAR model, available on our Tools page, to help you bring positive change to your routine. This week’s Culture At Work Challenge: This week, Madeline challenges...
Culture and Finance: Joe Perfetti

Culture and Finance: Joe Perfetti

For the first video episode of Culture at Work, Madeline interviews professor and finance guru, Joe Perfetti about the intersection of finance and culture in organizations.   The full audio of the conversation was published on the podcast, which you can listen to...
Social Networks

Social Networks

In this episode, I reveal a little bit about where I grew up, the social networks that maintain the legacy of the Panama Canal Zone, and why understanding social networks is important to organizations. Here is an example of the office network map that is mentioned in...
Rituals: The Meeting (First in A Series of Five)

Rituals: The Meeting (First in A Series of Five)

In classical anthropology, culture is defined as the system of shared beliefs, values, symbols, and rituals that are socially learned and transmitted. In this episode, Madeline reflects on a national ritual, and discusses the first of five explorations into workplace rituals—the meeting.