In Japan they shower before they bathe
This may sound a little strange to those of us who live in the West, but for those who live in Japan, this is a custom that is based on getting clean before relaxing in a steaming hot tub. In ancient Japan , the fuel needed to heat the bath water was in short supply, so filling and heating the tub every day was not an option. Instead, the ancient Japanese determined that if they cleaned themselves before getting in the tub, they could keep the same water for several days, and keeping the water warm required a lot less fuel than heating it each day. It is a tradition that has continued to this day. As one Japanese person explains, "It's just the way we do things here. We are taught early on the value of showering before lingering in the tub".

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As a leader, it's your responsibility to foster a culture that is aligned with your strategic intent. We help you to do this by demystifying the elements of culture, like an archeologist interprets a find. The culture dig is an exercise designed to help our clients understand the daily work values, beliefs, and assumptions that drive the way work gets done. We use a number of interactive techniques to tap in to the unspoken assumptions about your environment and bring them out in the open. Next, we help our clients to articulate the values, beliefs, and assumptions that should be in place to create the desired environment. Finally, we help our clients understand the gap between the current perceptions and desired outcomes, and how to execute specific interventions to move the organization in the desired direction.