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Culture

CultureThe culture you create for your organization may play an even greater role in your success than you think. The energy and behavior embraced by your organization allows for the accomplishment of your vision and mission. That said, you'll quickly realize that culture is a managed process not something that you can change or create overnight. It should define your organization's values, beliefs, rewards, discipline, and standard by which you define success. In simple terms, your culture becomes the "way we do things around here."

 

  • Affecting Cultural Change Through Collaboration

    Your employees are more than a labor force; they generate ideas that can affect your bottom line. Learn how to create efficiencies and improve stagnant corporate cultures by empowering employees. Full Event Info...

  • Coffee & Candor: Culture in Tough Times

    How can you keep your organization's morale, values, and work environment intact when the ailing economy is forcing you to downsize or make other unwanted changes? Join your fellow business leaders to discuss ideas and best practices for dealing with this pressing issue. Full Event Info...

  • Think Tank: Connecting Your Culture

    Each Think Tank session gives you an opportunity to dig deeper, test your assumptions, and talk about the things that matter most to your company. Bring your experience or perspective on a chosen topic, present it to the discussion group, and then listen and learn as your fellow business leaders offer their feedback, practical insights, and real-world experience. Full Event Info...

  • When Good Culture Goes Bad

    Today, many business owners are focused on external factors such as customers, competition, taxes, healthcare costs, and capital. Important internal areas, such as corporate culture, can be overlooked when focusing outward. This 2.5 hour interactive presentation, led by Steve Staub, president of Staub Manufacturing Solutions, explores how culture can affect an organization, how to improve a negative culture, and how to maintain a positive culture once established.
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  • How to Bulletproof Your Company Culture – Article

    Imagine a culture that not only supports your goals and vision, but also corrects itself whenever it's knocked off course. That's the potential outcome for business owners who embrace the advice offered in this interview with Pat Lencioni, a business author who dispenses with the cliches and focuses on real-life solutions. This is a great read for anyone who's struggling to integrate their core values into their work environment.
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  • Drive - The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Video

    Citing a number of convincing studies, this video explores what motivates people at the workplace. The results will probably surprise you. It turns out that if you want to create a work environment where employees are motivated, focused, and efficient, compensation is only part of the equation. In fact, higher financial rewards translate to poorer performance when creativity and critical thinking are involved. Other elements, like the ability to master a task, play a much more important role. These concepts, while contrary to conventional wisdom, might give you fresh ideas for creating a more vibrant, engaged, and motivated workforce.
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  • Five Keys to Creating an Uplifting Service Culture – Article

    Culture can be a tough concept to understand. It's abstract, varies from company to company, and can change over time. This article provides a unique metaphor for culture: the safety posters that are found in countless warehouses, offices, and factories. Written by a seasoned culture expert, it offers a new way of thinking about your organization's cultural fabric and work environment.
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  • The Myth of Generational Differences in the Workplace – Article

    Ready for some mythbusting?! This article digs into common stereotypes about generational stereotypes in the workplace, and exposes flaws in their thinking. Instead, the author points out that all workers value the same things, such as family and respect. This perspective could help you view your workforce in a new light, giving you the ability to improve communication and collaboration between your people.
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