109: Ed Muzio Demystifies Culture

Unlabeled Leadership

English - November 16, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes - 29.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 109, Ed Muzio explains what culture is, one way to think about how you can influence culture change, and how anyone, regardless of career level, can influence culture.

Prologue

Ed Muzio is an engineer who evolved his practice to management consulting. Whether at the c-suite or frontline, Ed helps teams learn to adapt and think systemically and iteratively. Ed has authored three books, including Iterate, which is now available as an audiobook. Ed also wrote the forward to the Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership book.

01:01 Part 1: What Is Culture and Why Should I Care?

Culture is complicated and somewhat tricky to explain. Ed offers a way to understand culture.

13:21 Part 2: A Way to Change Culture

Ed describes four levels related to culture: assumptions, norms, values, and artifacts.

27:00 Part 3: What You Can Do to Influence Culture

Ed discusses what anyone can do to influence culture. He describes four criteria for something to affect culture: Ascensive (makes better), Visible (Can see), Duplicable (can be copied), Feasible (will be copied).

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Episode links

Ed’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Facebook, video library

Resources from Ed, Industry Intelligence

Ed’s books

Iterate

Make Work Great

Four Secrets to Liking Your Work

Ed’s previous podcast episode 033: Ed Muzio Upgrades Managerial Teams

Culture definition is from Blanchard and Ridge’s book, Helping People Win at Work

Seth Godwin quotation

Article about Edgar Schein and organizational culture