Some Company Culture Maxims

• There is no event in a vacuum. To understand an event, look at its context.

• The event is not the problem. The person is not the problem. The system is the problem.

• What people do reflects the culture. Culture is established by its leaders. What people do is information about the leaders.

• The purpose of human systems is to serve people. If people are the subject, not the object—if people are put first—productivity will flow.

• Don’t involve people just to solve problems. Use problem solving to involve people.

• You can’t have a safe workplace if you don’t have safe meetings.