Birds of the same feather flock together ....

I remembered reading a book about how an environment or culture can influence the thinking of a person. If we are born in a slum and grow up in a slum , we will have a slum metality. If we are born and bred in an upper class area, we will bave the same personality and culture of an upper class. The environment change change a person.

Lets say we take a person out from the slum and put them in a upper class environment, they will not be confortable in the beginning but if it is long enough, it will change the person's mentality.  In simple words, if we drop a black spot in a  can of white paint, the black spot will be change into white and vice versa.

If we look around , we will see that the black crows will flock together and eat at the dustbins or rubbish area. If you chase them, they will disperse but than will regroup after a while. All the birds and animals have the same way and so is human beings.

The culture in an organization is very important to the upbringing of a person who starts to work. If they start at a small organization, they will learn the culture of the a small organization including the behavior of the staff and peers.  After a while, they think that their culture is the best and will retain all their exposures in that environment and if he moved to a big organization , he will apply all that he learn in the big organization.  Many a times, it result in a misfit and the person will feel left out and becomes very uncomfortable and will force to leave organization.

It is very vital for us to give the proper guidance and support for that person to have a chance to change his or her " small company" attitude and provide all the training and exposure for them to see the how a big organization works and why they need to change to fit it and move on to have a bigger exposure.

In most cases, a person in the big organization will not be able to change a small company while a small company person will be unable to live in a big organization.  It is a fact and a reality.  It takes a lot to change and survive in different cultures and environment.  But , it is not impossible if there is huge efforts and investment to guide them to move in the different path. 

Namaste.