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It’s a mix of organization, priorities, trust, and leadership.
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How to chase the elusive productivity holy grail. Perhaps, we should take a page from Google and Apple how they drive an extraordinary level of personal productivity.
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What defines a great workplace culture? It may not be what you think
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Interesting variety of perspectives on work culture and the implications for the future. Do any of these descriptions match your company culture or issues?
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Supportive. Curious. Unafraid. These are some of the words that advertising agencies use to describe their company culture. But do any of these words actually connect them with what culture actually is?
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How can you describe your culture so that it is clear and precise? What are the elements you must consider when defining and describing your culture. This framework from Scientific American might be useful.
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Alfred Lin and Brian Chesky explain what culture is and how to build a strong one.
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Good article about defining the ambiguous term of culture, quantitative research, and the value of having a strong culture. Are you able to look at your business or organization through the same lens?
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How employers can attract top performers through company culture.
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Good article by Mashable on some of the core issues of culture, attrition, and attraction. Even though the article is over 2 years old - every point made is still right on target today.
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Information on what company culture is, why it important in the work place, and how to assess a company's work culture.
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This is written from the perspective of a candidate doing research on a company to figure out what their culture is like. The flip side from the organizational perspective is figuring what is our culture, how do we articulate it, does it matter, and is it important to our success. Could you do this with your culture?
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Company culture helps you to identify the “way you and your team are doing things,” to find out what your core values are and to figure out what kind of people you need on your team.
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How do you define your culture. Loved this article - probably since I've always been a "closet comic book geek" and love the movies that have exploded onto the scene in the last few years about superheros. Which superhero would best define your culture?
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Each culture has different tactics and unique qualities. But, universally, culture is about the employees and making sure they have a fun and productive working environment.
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The core idea behind this article is that it is important to get more employees to exhibit "discretionary effort" - proactivity, initiative, anticipatory behavior. It's about doing more than you are asked to do, going beyond the rock-bottom performance level we'll tolerate and and allow you to keep your job. What's one of the key elements behind discretionary effort - a great culture that engages employees. Where do you stand on making your culture GREAT?
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The right cultural foundation and the right priorities now could help your organization realize significant performance improvements. It might also deliver some of your strongest value propositions that can place you decisively above the competition. Read on to learn more.
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I've been curating a lot of articles recently on culture, vision, values, mission, and retention - and how they are all related. Now in an article in Forbes comes some validation of the link between the idea of defining your culture (possibly improving it) and outcomes/results. How well defined is your culture - have you benchmarked yourself against your closest competitors for who has the more engaging, positive, and attractive culture?
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If you run a team or business, your employees could be mentally checking out because you haven't created a company culture centered around your goals.
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In a Forbes article, it was pointed out that 48% of all employees don't like their jobs. The author in this article talks about the underlying cause being a lack of communication on a variety levels by the CEO and executive team. What are you doing to improve communication aimed to improving engagement, and reinforcement of your culture and values?
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Interesting article on HBR regarding the balance of holding people accountable to results, outcomes, deliverables, KPIs, and metrics - yet also providing enough autonomy in jobs so that employees are compelled and excited about their roles.
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Rudeness and bullying are rife, says Stanford professor Bob Sutton. Wise leaders figure out how to fix their teams and organizations; and they start by taking a long look in the mirror.
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How much does the CEO or senior management team contribute to workplace dysfunction or culture problems?
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New research finds that only 15% of employees believe that their organization Always openly shares the challenges facing it. And if an employee does believe that their company Always openly shares the challenges facing it, they’re about 10 times more likely to recommend it as a great employer.
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This article from Forbes talks about the need to be transparent, open, and communicate more effectively with employees about company issues, challenges, problems, and opportunities. Most employees feel like mushrooms - in dark about what's happening to the place they spend most of their waking hours. Better communication is a key element of a powerful and successful culture.
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Looking to recruit the best employees and minimize employee turnover? Look first to your company culture.
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Are your company values aligned with your culture - have you done a check around this area recently. Many employees are not engaged when these two are misaligned.
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"Plenty of workers fib to get an extra day or two off. So ditch sick days for a different policy that can actually boost engagement."
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This article in Fast Company surprised me. First, I never imagined calling in sick was that big of a productivity loss, and that so many employees abused calling in sick. Creative approach to fixing this problem.
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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s a statement attributed to Peter Drucker, the famed management guru, and a concept that many business leaders ascribe to. I like to quote it, and I want to believe it, but is it true? There are great companies that have a great culture. I like to use Southwest Airlines …
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Interesting article weighing the issue of whether it's about the people or about the products/services. If it's your people that make a difference, then what's the implication of good vs. poor culture?
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“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” It’s a statement attributed to Peter Drucker, the famed management guru, and a concept that many business leaders ascribe to. I like to quote it, and I want to believe it, but is it true?"
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Do you have a great culture? Have you considered what needs to be improved in your culture? What would you like to emphasize about your culture? How does your culture compare to other competitors for the same products/services or talent?
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Company culture holds the key to happier, more engaged employees and higher retention rates. Build a better culture with these 5 tips.
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Good simple article on the need to define culture - especially mission, values, vision. If you can't define your "true north" as the author describes it - then how can you communicate it for hiring and retention?
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Problems in your culture could affect the ability to recruit great employees.
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Interesting warning signs about culture problems - particularly as they affect trying to recruit great employees. I've found the point about not knowing where they fit into the larger vision/mission, and what your expectations are for them - are two of the primary reasons great people turn offers down. Is it time to evaluate whether some of the folks you involve in the interview process are given off these toxic vibes?
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“If the company doesn’t have a codified culture, employees and managers will manifest whatever culture they’ve learned in the past and are coming in with,”
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Do you have a codified definition of your culture that includes a values statement - with consequences/recognition wrapped around it? Interesting article by the CEO of LinkedIn about culture. Good quote "“If the company doesn’t have a codified culture, employees and managers will manifest whatever culture they’ve learned in the past and are coming in with." This was pretty Pat Murray's comment on culture 25 years ago when I saw him present in my Vistage Group. Where do you stand on codifying your culture?
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Core management practices - the article will surprise you that the best companies effectively execute on core, fundamental, basic, and block-and-tackle tactics and processes. It's not so much about creativity, innovation, and strategy.