Framework
A simple chain you can apply to any value — to turn a noun on the wall into something a new hire experiences in their first week.
Core Value
The belief you'd defend under pressure.
Expected Behavior
What people do because of that belief.
Ritual
When the behavior is repeated on a cadence.
Management System
How leaders measure, reward, and reinforce it.
Culture Signal
What everyone — inside and outside — learns from it.
Value
Behavior
Decisions are documented with reasoning, not just outcomes.
Ritual
Weekly decision log shared in #all-hands.
System
Every promotion case includes 'shows their work' evidence.
Signal
It's safe to question a decision because you can see how it was made.
Value
Behavior
Every project has one named DRI; status is reported before it's asked for.
Ritual
Monday DRI updates, Friday 'what slipped' notes.
System
Quarterly reviews look at commitment hit-rate, not just outcomes.
Signal
People know who owns what — and that ownership is honored, not punished.
Value
Behavior
Teams change one thing about how they work every sprint.
Ritual
Retros that end with one owned action item.
System
Improvement work is tracked alongside feature work, not after it.
Signal
The way we work is treated as a product, not a constant.