EDGAR SCHEIN CORPORATE CULTURE & LEADERSHIP

By Manoj Divakaran

EDGAR SCHEIN LIFE AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Edgar Henry Schein (born 1928) Education Ph.D., social psychology, Harvard University, 1952 Master's Degree, Psychology, Stanford University, 1949 University of Chicago Notable contribution to organizational development in many areas, including career development, group process consultation, and organizational culture. Generally credited with inventing the term "corporate culture". Authored 14 books, including Organizational Psychology (1980), Career Dynamics (1978), Organizational Culture and Leadership (1985, 1992, 2004), Process Consultation Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 (1969, 1987, 1988), The Corporate Culture Survival Guide (1999)

Consulting for major corporations, such as

Digital Equipment Corporation, Ciba-Geigy, Apple, Citibank, Procter & Gamble, ICI, , Alcoa, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, Exxon/Shell/ AMOCO/ British Petroleum, Con Edison, The Economic Development Board of Singapore The International Atomic Energy Agency.

SCHEIN ON CORPORATE CULTURE AND

LEADERSHIP

The only thing of real importance that leaders do is to create and manage culture. If you do not manage culture, it manages you, and you may not even be aware of the extent to which this is happening.

WHAT IS CORPORATE CULTURE?

More

than the way we do things around

here
Culture

is the sum total of all the shared, taken-for-granted assumptions that a group has learned throughout its history
residue of success

the

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IS
Deep:

culture controls you more than you control culture Advice: Handle with respect & care.

Broad:

Involves all aspects of its external and internal relationships Advice: Have specific focus/reason for understanding it.

Stable:

Culture provides meaning and makes life predictable. Advice: Know that culture change will rock the boat, terrify the crew.

SCHEINS CAREER ANCHORS

Your Career Anchor represents your unique combination of perceived career competence, motives, and values.

EIGHT CAREER ANCHORS

Technical/Functional competence Likes being good at something and will work to become a guru or expert. doing the job properly and better than almost anyone else. General Managerial competence They want to be managers (and not just to get more money), like problemsolving and dealing with other people. They thrive on responsibility. Autonomy/Independence They avoid standards and prefer to work alone. Security/Stability Seek stability and continuity as a primary factor. generally 'lifers. Entrepreneurial Creativity like to invent things, to run their own businesses. They easily get bored. Wealth, for them, is a sign of success. Service/Dedication to a cause Help other people more than using their talents Pure Challenge Seek constant stimulation and difficult problems that they can tackle. Lifestyle Focused first on lifestyle, Integrate work and life. They may take long periods off work to indulge in passions.

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