If Your Culture Depends on You, It’s Already Broken
Many leaders take pride in being the culture carrier. They are the person who sets the tone, reinforces the values, celebrates wins, addresses conflict, and keeps people connected. Their energy is contagious. Their presence is reassuring. Their leadership creates momentum. Until they are gone. The real test of organizational culture is not what happens when […]
Is Your Leadership Energy Strengthening or Straining Your Team?
You may have a clear mission statement. Your values may be framed on the wall. Your strategic plan may be airtight. And yet, the culture your team experiences every day has less to do with what is written and far more to do with the energy you bring into the room. Leadership energy is not […]
The Death of Command-and-Control: Why Traditional Leadership Is Failing Mid-Market Companies
If your company sits in the 100 to500 employee range, you’re at a crossroads. You’re too big for every decision to run through your gut instinct, but not big enough to hide behind layers of corporate bureaucracy. Yet you might still default to command-and-control leadership, where decisions flow from the top down and employees wait […]
From Personal Goals to Corporate Culture: A Strategic Game Plan for Success
In our last article we covered multiple ideas that you can build into your corporate culture to bolster its attractiveness. All those ideas, while good, can be overwhelming and can still leave you unsure where to start. You need a strategy, a game plan. Not unlike your own personal health goals, your corporate culture health […]
Developing a Sustainable Culture Strategy for Your Organization
When it comes to creating a healthy work culture, many organizations make the mistake of relying on one-off workshops or sporadic team-building initiatives. While these can provide momentary inspiration or a brief boost in morale, they often fail to deliver long-term results. Just as developing a healthy personal lifestyle requires consistent habits, creating a healthy […]