An organization’s culture is a system of shared meaning. When you understand your organization’s culture, you know, for example, whether it encourages teamwork, rewards innovation, or stifles initiative. When interviewing for a job, the more accurate you are at assessing the culture, the more likely you are to find a good person–organization fit. And once inside an organization, understanding the culture allows you to know what behaviors are likely to be rewarded and which are likely to be punished.48