# Dominant and secondary culture types in real organisations

- **Episode:** [08](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/08.md) (2022-08-23)
- **Type:** other
- **Tags:** culture types, organizational culture, practical
- **Time:** 14:56–16:19 (start 896s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/08?t=896](https://truthliesandwork.com/08?t=896)

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[14:56] Al Elliott: Okay, so let's take this to a more practical view of this. So we are gonna pick a business, let's say it's an accountancy firm, um, and their culture is obviously results, but also carefulness and, you know, a bit of attention to detail, et cetera, et cetera. So that is their culture. But then when it comes to tax season, when they've got, when they've gotta submit everyone's tax returns on by the 31st of January for the UK, um, then I'm get— I'm imagining that the climate at that point is going to be a bit more frenetic. It's gonna change slightly
[15:31] Leanne Elliott: Yeah. Yes, yeah, it might well do. And as you say, it's very likely that organizations are going to have a dominant culture and then kind of a secondary culture. So, as you said there, you know, an organization that is in an area that works in compliance and regulation and within the law, there is going to have to be an element of a culture called order, which is more rule-abiding, more cooperative, has a big focus on operational excellence
[16:02] midroll (Phil Agnew, Nudge): Okay
[16:04] Leanne Elliott: operational efficiency. There is an emphasis on rules and things that need to be followed. So, what you might find in areas where the climate will shift, this secondary culture may come to the fore