#13000318Summarize Spoken TextAcademicHard

Company's Culture

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So imagine like a group of software engineers that all sit together in the same room and play ping pong in after-hours and know one another. Those type of groups can really tolerate the non-conformist weirdo. And that might actually be a very good thing for the organization because that weirdo so to speak right to this person who is not behaving in the appropriate way. It's probably also a reflection of the fact that that person is bringing new ideas and new sensitivities and has different ways of thinking of problems. And that might be really important for the organization's success especially if this organization needs some innovation and new thoughts in order to be successful with its product offerings. So we find that there's this trade-off between your ability or tendency to behave in a compliant way. But also this security or lack thereof that you gain from the extent to which you are part of a tight-knit group or not. And really being in the right kind sweet spot leads to bring greatest success in the organizations.

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So imagine like a group of software engineers that all sit together in the same room and play ping pong in after-hours and know one another. Those type of groups can really tolerate the non-conformist weirdo. And that might actually be a very good thing for the organization because that weirdo so to speak right to this person who is not behaving in the appropriate way. It's probably also a reflection of the fact that that person is bringing new ideas and new sensitivities and has different ways of thinking of problems. And that might be really important for the organization's success especially if this organization needs some innovation and new thoughts in order to be successful with its product offerings. So we find that there's this trade-off between your ability or tendency to behave in a compliant way. But also this security or lack thereof that you gain from the extent to which you are part of a tight-knit group or not. And really being in the right kind sweet spot leads to bring greatest success in the organizations.
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