About this episode
Show Notes: [0:00:53] Intro | Timely Topics Previous Episode & Series Recap [0:02:36] Bridging the Gap from Uncertainty to Culture The norms and stardards, i.e. the default state of behavior in your organization. When you have these figured out, you can answer the question, "What do I do when I don't know what to do?" [0:04:49] "Now we're going to talk about Culture." What is your company culture? It's a BIG umbrella! The textbook definition, the assumed, the implicit and explicit. "Your culture is a combination of who you are, what you value, and how you behave." Creating a great company culture. You don't control all of your company culture. You have leverage and input, but you can't dictate the culture. It's just as much what your team brings to the table. True or False: You can't know what your culture is in the early days, because people make up your culture? There's a weird irony to unpack. Each new hire brings something to your culture. Culture fits & culture adds Diversity [0:13:17] The Contradiction/s of Culture? Expand to do more, be more, say more. What's the cultural focus? Sometimes we hang on to the wrong things. It's far to easy to use "culture fit" as a way to discriminate, both consciously and subconsciouslt. Stop it! [0:17:16] Examples of Things That Make up Your Culture How do you approach work? What is your stand on work/life balance? How do team members interact with one another? What is your management/leadership philosophy? Challenge: Poll your team. Ask them, "What do you think our culture is?" If you have someone on your team you hope doesn't contribute to your culture...oops, too late, they already have! [0:22:31] How Does Your Culture Get Conveyed to a New Hire? Making sure that we convey the culture we know about to other people. Don't be a smoke and mirrors company when it comes to your culture. There's who you are, and who you want to be. [0:25:38] Wrap-Up, Takeaways, Parting Words You likely don't have one company culture. Next episode: Purpose...what's yours? Why are we here? Why does it matter?
