The more I work with leaders in organizations, the more I am convinced of the power of culture. Yet, most people are fuzzy about what culture actually means. As a result, it can become a meaningless buzzword. Here’s how I have come to understand it.
Read MoreIf a team member is not a positive influence on the team, how valuable can they be for the team? I have been thinking about this a lot lately. We often prioritize talent over leadership qualities.
Read MoreThere are rarely purely good or bad organizational cultures (beyond illegal activity, abuse, etc.). Of course, there is research on what creates high performance, but mostly there are good cultures for certain people and bad cultures for certain people. Great culture is mostly about alignment of values.
Read MoreI had Rand Fishkin, the CEO of Sparktoro, on my podcast earlier this year. In Rand’s book, Lost and Founder, he shared a graphic that made me stop, pause, and contemplate. Rand suggested that most companies keep and train their employees who are high on competence and low on culture, but don’t hire/don’t keep those who are high on culture and competence. Of course, Rand points out that in the perfect world people who are high on culture and high on competence should be hired and kept
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