If you’re in change management, OD, or leadership, this is still a masterclass.
💡 Why read a 30-year-old book? Because many of today’s hybrid work, agile team, and decentralization debates are mapped out here. Handy asks: What kind of culture fits your strategy?
Organizations are not machines. They are cultures, politics, and psychological contracts.
Curious to hear your thoughts 👇
🔹 – Web of control. Fast, but relies on a central figure. 🔹 Role Culture – Pillars of logic and rules. Stable, but slow (think bureaucracy). 🔹 Task Culture – Net of expertise. All about getting the job done, often in teams. 🔹 Person Culture – Cluster of individual stars. The organization serves them (e.g., partnerships).
👇 Have you mapped your team’s culture lately? Title: Book Summary & Reflection – Handy, C. (1993). Understanding Organizations
Just finished revisiting – and it’s striking how relevant it still is.
