Marie is the department manager at Verve, Inc. She has been working in the position for five years. Marie starts every Monday morning with a $60-$minute department meeting where each member in the department gets five minutes to report progress, share stories of success and failure, and seek general input, advice, and information. Jeremy is responsible for sharing an anecdote, an account, or a legend about the company for every first Monday of the month to keep everyone reminded of where they work and what is important. Marie has created the workplace for her department in a totally open forum. There are no walls or cubicles, and everyone including Marie is in one open room. Marie has created a skull with a victory flag on its forehead as her department's corporate logo representing the "victory or die trying" motto for her group. The group has succeeded in achieving some exceptional results in the past two years. Jeremy has the responsibility for sharing which of the following every first Monday of the month?

Symbols

Stories

Ceremonies

Espoused values

Language