We’ve talked extensively on how to foster the right culture within your organization, including instilling the core values and the four pillars of culture (results, accountability, trust, and engagement), so it’s only natural that the final post within our Culture Series be focused on what can destroy culture. Many things can destroy culture. Unfortunately, culture…
Now that we understand part of what makes up culture (the organization’s core values) and introduced you to the first two Pillars of culture (results and accountability), we need to focus on the other two Pillars that are involved in our cultural progression: Foundation ➜ Pillars ➜ Unique (Desired) Company Traits ➜ Culture All…
Now that we know the basis for how an organization’s culture is created, as well as the vital role core values play as the foundation of the culture, it’s time to look at the four pillars that are involved in the other part of our cultural progression: Foundation ➜ Pillars ➜ Unique (Desired) Company Traits…
In the previous blog post we discussed the formula to find the culture of an organization: Foundation + Pillars = Culture Putting aside the Pillars part of this equation, which we will discuss in later blog topics, let’s take a deeper look at what we mean by the organization’s “foundation.” The Initial Set of…
Too often we see organizations fail or stagnate because leaders aren’t willing to invest in their culture. The sad truth is that some don’t consider culture as a factor to their success. Others just allow the culture to form accidentally, putting no real effort to either define or drive the culture they want. …
