How Do Things Really Work Around Here?

It’s a scene we have all seen many times. A new employee begins work and at some point during their first day or two of orientation they will ask: “So how do things really work around here?” What they are really asking is, “What’s the culture of this place?” They want to know what the do’s and don’ts are, if leaders are authentic and what’s important to them, are people really as nice as they seem, what it is they need to watch out for, and so forth.

We should really all be asking that questi...