I’ve got culture – now what?

I’ve got culture – now what?

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We have spent some time talking about culture and what it is. You may have even written down about 10 words/phrases to describe it.  You are happy with how your business is described but you may be thinking – now what?

Fair question.  If we do nothing this was an exercise on paper which helped us understand for 15 minutes who and what we are as a company.  That’s nice but not enough.  You may even put it on a piece of paper and show it off your employees.  That’s nice but not enough.

So…how do we really get value out of it? Simple – this is now a tool to recruit new hires, interview candidates, evaluate current employees and determine training.  How does that sound?  Would you say that’s enough?  I would!

Take a look at your words and determine how do you know if the person in front of you, whether candidate or employee, demonstrates these traits and believes them.  For candidates create a list of questions for current employees make it part (a big part) of the performance development process.

If you and your employees demonstrate these values everyday they will be successful and therefore making you successful.  I would say that is more than enough!

(if you missed the previous posts, find them here Can you change Company Culture? and What is Culture?)