When looking for a job, one of the most important things to consider before choosing to apply for a position is whether the company’s organizational culture will mesh well with your own personal philosophies.
What is Organizational Culture?
Organizational culture refers to a few different facets of a company’s over-all personality, including:
- the way a company does business
- the reasons a company does business a certain way
- the norms, philosophies, and values that control the social or emotional environment in the workplace
- how members of the staff work together
Whether you are seeking a job in a company or founding a new company, researching the organizational culture of some of the world’s biggest business entities …..
5 Great TED Talks About Organizational Culture
Chade-Meng Tan
Everyday compassion at Google
Few companies are as good to their employees– and the world– as Google. Chade-Meng Tan talks about his time at Google, how the company was built upon and thrives on idealism, and how the organic compassion is felt by every member of the Google team. They discovered that not only is compassion fun, it creates great leaders, allows for autonomy, and lets each team member work on his or her self on a personal level. This talk about organizational culture is a must see.
Dan Pink
The puzzle of motivation
Dan Pink talks about a study completed by a Princeton scientist that demonstrates how people respond to being motivated and rewarded. What was found is this: people do not respond well to the “do this, get this” reward system that the entire workforce is built upon. There has to be a greater incentive. This talk will call into question everything you’ve ever learned about making a living!
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Joe Gebbia
How AirBnB designs for trust
AirBnB has facilitated over 123-million nights stays. That means that people have slept more than 100 million nights in the company or homes of strangers. How did AirBnb get people to trust each other in an age where we are more afraid of each other than ever before? The answer is in the business model, and co-founder Joe Gebbia uses his TED platform to show you how the way AirBnb does business is working to create stronger human bonds.
Travis Kalanick
Uber’s plan to get more people into fewer cars
Uber may have started out as a way to make a little extra money, but it has turned into an environmentally ambitious business platform. Uber’s mission to slash pollution and traffic congestion will make commuting less lonely and less unbearable by increasing our ability to breathe easier for generations to come. Kalanick discusses UberPOOL, the revolutionary carpool service that took 1,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide out of L.A air in 8 mere months. Watch this video to see how Uber is using organizational culture to change the way we travel for the better.
Barry Schwartz
The way we think about work is broken
Business executives need to get on board with what we’ve all known all along: it is time to stop thinking of workers as merely productivity tools and take a look at the bigger picture. What does the term work mean to you? Barry Schwartz discusses the right way to think about work in this motivational, interesting TED talk.
Get Inspired
Do you want a job that merely pays the bills or one that makes you happy while you make your living? Hopefully, these 5 great TED Talks about organizational culture can help you learn more about yourself, what you need in a work environment, the type of company you want to work for, and how to go after what you really want in life. Need more inspiration? Check out the other great TED talks about business and see how others in your field are changing the world!
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