As a young employee I was transferred to work in an office tower in downtown San Francisco. I wasnt the only person to arrive in this new office space the group had changed significantly due to reorganization and many of us were working together for the first time.
My boss, the Marketing Manager, asked me to help him with some unusual projects. First, I organized an ugly tie contest. Next, we created a puzzle where everyone told me their fantasy identity (who they would be if they could be anyone) and I created a quiz. People had several days to try to figure out who was who. This culminated in a party and the revealing of all the secret identities (and prizes for those who had done the best guessing).
Along with many other events, we eventually instituted the first casual Friday in this company (hey, this was 1987).
At the time I knew what was happening and why it was important to the development of the culture in this organization. But I didnt understand it the way I do now. . .
For a whole variety of reasons, organizational culture is important to the health or viability of any organization.
It is one thing to know something is...
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