ABSTRACT
The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI), based on the Competing Values Framework, provides a visual as a plot of the relative strength of each distinct culture type. The instrument evaluates the culture across six characteristics to plot a graphic representation of the overall organizational culture. The value of the OCAI comes from comparing the present culture to the future, preferred culture. Learning from the past is an advanced leadership skill. Foresight is a characteristic that enables a leader to understand these lessons from the past, how they interact with the realities of the present, and then use them to make better decisions in the future. The Rogers Commission published their findings several months later, blaming the infamous O-ring. Scientists knew about the faulty O-ring design for years, yet a series of management decisions resulted in NASA granting six different waivers related to O-ring launch constraints.
