The topic for today’s on 2nd HBO class is Corporate Culture. Every organization, every corporate has its own culture. Everyone that works in those organizations or corporate also has his own culture. Because of that, there is must be a common culture that sometimes driven by the top management. For a new person in organization, it will need time to adapt the new culture. Just like this school, AIM, it has a specific culture that had been improved during the life of the institute. I, as a new member of this society, want or not want, must follow this culture to success in this environment. This becomes something like cultural shock for me. I am not used to be an active person before, in term to communicate my idea with others. I see this example as a time to change, time for culture change. Many companies can’t define when the time they should change, and when they do it, sometimes it is already too late. The willing to change and capability to adapt are the main keys to success.
Chris Argyris concept, theory of action, really makes me realize that sometimes we set a high standard to our self, without realize our own capability. It makes the culture we set for our company is not applicable and become something like a lip service. The culture must build from company identity and strategic vision, and the top management commitment is very important to make it applicable.