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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Empowerment is not Culture Change

When companies confuse employee empowerment with culture change, they chase the wrong variable. Modern science shows us a better way.

4 min readApr 8, 2021

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Empowerment is not Culture Change

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Why is Digital so Hard for Industrials?

Incrementing your way to a digital future is fraught with danger (hint: it’s culture)

13 min readJan 17, 2024

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Why is Digital so Hard for Industrials?

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Mirror or Window? Utilities, Culture and Change in the 21st Century

Change leaders in utilities today may be soon facing a choice never before imagined: accelerate change or face existential risk. But how do…

18 min readMay 24, 2023

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Mirror or Window? Utilities, Culture and Change in the 21st Century

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Selling Snake Oil: Management consulting’s need to sell expediency over efficacy, and why we…

Management consultants like selling snake oil. No offense — I’m a consultant; guilty by association. But when The Solution is what’s on…

9 min readFeb 7, 2023

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Clark Stanley, as depicted on the cover of The Life and Adventures of the American Cow-Boy. Life in the Far West, by Clark Stanley.

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Beloved

Love, loss, life and interspecies communication.

11 min readSep 21, 2019

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Beloved

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

You Are What You Do

Cognitive Science Disrupts Culture, Part II (Part I is here)

14 min readJun 7, 2018

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You Are What You Do

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

The 5 Myths of Culture Change

Culture shaping and change is usually ill-informed. It’s time to change that.

14 min readApr 8, 2018

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The 5 Myths of Culture Change

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

What if everything you knew about (organizational) culture was wrong?

Rethinking culture.

5 min readNov 11, 2013

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David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

David G. White, Jr. Ph.D.

Cognitive Anthropologist & Principal at Culture Logics | Jazz composer and guitarist | Before: Co-founder, Ontos Global; Microsoft, Mercer, Lotus/IBM

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