proofs of culture: actions over words

• “concept”
• “governance”

type Culture interface {
    Say() []Value
    Do() []Action
    // if Say() != Do() { return false }
}

culture isn’t real.

it’s not your values poster. it’s not your mission statement. it’s not your company handbook.

those are just pretty lies we tell ourselves.

only proofs of culture exist.

your company claims transparency? cool. but you hide mistakes. that’s your real culture.

real transparency means open everything - even the ugly parts.

you preach kindness? nice. but you ghost candidates. that’s your actual culture.

what companies say:     values ------> policies -----> culture
(spoiler: it's just marketing)

what actually happens:  actions -----> habits -------> reality
(this is the truth)

culture isn’t what you write in docs. it’s what you do when everything breaks. it’s how you treat people when you’re stressed. it’s what you optimize when nobody’s watching.

it’s how you handle vital truth when it’s inconvenient.

want to know your real culture? look at your actions:

• how you handle failures
• where money flows
• who gets promoted
• what gets ignored
• which rules bend
• what gets sacrificed
• why people leave
• what’s celebrated
• who takes blame

everything else is just noise.

your values aren’t your words. your values are your choices. your choices are your proofs.

there is no culture. only proofs of culture.

values are verbs, not nouns.