Choosing Your Business Culture
”We could start this new program, but that guy is really negative so it won’t fly.”
“She’ll be upset if we hire other females.”
“That guy is brilliant, but his temper is uncontrollable!”
“She’s amazing, but she alienates the rest of the team.”
We’ve heard these! Your culture is what you allow and not allow! Any time you allow attitudes and personalities such as these to continue in your organization, you are telling your company “Hey everyone! See how this guy acts? It’s perfectly acceptable, do whatever you want!” By not making a choice, you’ve made a choice. Taking deliberate steps puts you back in control of how your/vendors/clients/employees day will go.
Determine what is acceptable and unacceptable in your organization. Ask your people what is acceptable/unacceptable. If some of your people’s actions aren’t matching the culture you desire, set them free. Your people will ask you “what took so long!?”.
How soon do you want to have an amazing culture? How fast are you willing to act?
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