Episode 196: Cultural Building Blocks Part 2

About this episode

Dr. Mark French continues his exploration of how organizational culture is built through both action and inaction.

In this episode of the Leading & Learning Through Safety Podcast, Dr. Mark French continues his exploration of how organizational culture is built through both action and inaction. Drawing from research published in the Consulting Psychology Journal (APA, Sept. 2025), he highlights that while values are abstract, culture becomes real through observable practices—what people actually do every day. Mark explains that every organization operates within three behavioral zones: actions that al...

People in this episode

Host: Mark French

Topics covered

• organizational culture
• behavioral zones
• values and practices

Keywords

• Cultural Building Blocks
• Consulting Psychology Journal
• observable practices

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Books & works: Cultural Building Blocks Part 2

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