The Power of Rituals and Symbols in Shaping Culture

A Culturati 2C24 Breakout Session summarization featuring John Parsons (Managing Sr. Partner Western Canada, McKinsey & Company) & Ran Li Phelps (Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company).
Rituals and symbols are crucial in creating, scaling, and embedding a high-performance culture in organizations across various industries and sizes.
Takeaways:
1.) Introducing rituals / symbols can accelerate and reinforce cultural shifts
2.) Culture matters in driving behaviors
3.) Rituals / symbols alone are not enough