How can you determine if an organization’s culture is the right fit for you?
As a leadership coach to Fortune 100 company executives, Patty Kubus has helped develop leaders at companies within finance, aerospace, manufacturing, healthcare, academia, nonprofit, and pharmaceutical industries. She coaches on everything from executive development and selection to cultural transformation to succession planning.
In this video, Patty dives deeper into helping us understand how to truly get to know an organization’s culture during the interview process for a new job. She explains that simply asking the interviewer, “What’s the culture like here?” is not enough. She recommends asking questions such as, “What is the decision-making process here like? Can you tell me about the communication process? How is conflict handled?” Patty also explains that there are typically subcultures within an organizational culture.
TAKEAWAYS
Have a good mentor
Interview the interviewer by asking.
Determine how is conflict handled.
Ask how things get done in the company.
Establish the communication process.
Ascertain how conflict is handled.
How is stress managed.
Find out what the decision-making process looks like.
