Practice Development Counsel

READING YOUR ORGANIZATION

The best way to read your organization's style is to ask three questions:

What does the organization model or present to its members as the right or desirable way to do things?
What does the organization reward?
What does the organization criticize?

Observing your organization's style can help you answer questions like these:

What can I do to help this organization perform more effectively?
How can I use my special strengths most effectively in this organization?
In what areas are misunderstandings about me most likely to develop?
How might I adapt my behavior to improve the way I am perceived in this organization and the way I work within it?
Is this organization likely to give me messages of value?
Is there a gap between what I need and what the organization needs? How might I close this gap?
Will this organization ever be right for me - and vice versa?

Source: "I'm Stuck, You're Stuck," by Tom Ritchy (Berrett-Kohler, 2001)

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