Organizations sure do love to talk about culture as if it’s a spontaneous story, a product of personalities, values, energy, and goodwill. We imagine culture forming organically, like a campfire that naturally gathers people or a great story that seems effortless, even though we rarely see the work behind it. We often think culture just pops up because people get along and everything clicks, like it all comes together with a quick ta-da , but there’s always something working
