If you replace every board on the ship, is it the same ship? - Ship of Theseus

The ship of Theseus - If you have a ship, and you replace every board on the ship, one at a time, where you've replaced all the boards, is it the same ship? Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives', 771 - 717 BC

Relative to culture, with so many new people, how do you keep the culture, what the company's all about, while embracing the new opinions and attitudes of the new hires? - Jeff Frick

I think you're trying to understand, what kind of vessel am I trying to turn this into? What's the right vessel to move me across the next body of water? By understanding those outcomes and having that vision, you can start to shift and mold that organizational network to best enable that - Andreas Hoffbauer, PhD

Aligning your people infrastructure with the immediate needs that you have - Andreas Hoffbauer

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One of the best parts of this job is asking smart people interesting questions, and it doesn't get much better than pulling from historical logic puzzles like the 'Ship of Theseus.' At it's core, it's a question of identity, especially relevant in the context of high-growth company cultures, looking to hold onto core values while embracing the future through the flood of new hires. How does one simultaneously change AND hold onto the core cultural fabric that attracted the new hires in the first place?

Andreas' answer was very good. Take a listen. and this is just a short sample of a much longer discussion on the power and importance of networks, and networking, in real life, and via digital tools.

Andreas Hoffbauer, PhD: Networks, Knowledge, Culture | Work 20XX podcast with Jeff Frick - YouTube -

- transcript and notes - https://www.work20xx.com/episode/andreas-hoffbauer-networks-knowledge-culture-work-20xx-14 - and wherever you podcast.

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