Beware of the iceberg ahead
Mis-matched organisational cultures could sink your next merger, writes Billy Byrne
If you’ve previously read any articles on the topic of organisational culture, you’ve probably noticed that many include references to icebergs. The metaphor of culture as an iceberg is actually a very good one.
We see only the visible artefacts of organisational culture, the tip of the iceberg, while the underlying assumptions, values and beliefs remain hidden from view, below the waterline. And yet these hidden values and beliefs shape the way the ...
