Culture Winning company culture The horse was the dominant form of transportation for 5,000 years, and then in one generation, everything changed with the internal combustion engine. The point is, technological shifts don’t always happen
Culture Values-Driven Success Our decisions have an opportunity to shape the world, for better or for worse. As leaders, we make a series of these decisions, and if every decision is about how much money we
Culture Make your core values count Many companies create aspirational core values, but few get these right in a way that they make an impact. Here is how to up your core value game and make better decisions. One
Culture Danny Meyer's unconventional wisdom Danny Meyer's real product isn’t food; it’s how his restaurants make you feel. And this is what he has scaled. Even before opening his first restaurant, Danny’s vast experience eating
Culture Building a customer-centric culture Companies have been trying to adopt customer centricity for decades, and few have succeeded based on what customers say about them. Why do so many companies struggle to get customer centricity right? It's
Culture Dynamic core values Core values shouldn't be set of promises that make the management team look good, they should be a set of real beliefs. Often, core values are a hype and serve no real value.
Culture Stop your best people from leaving “We have a great culture.” We have all heard it. We have all said it. But what does that mean? Culture is often referred to as “the way things are done .” There are
Leadership Servant leadership As a leader, you are useless overhead unless you’re bringing out the best in your team. Somehow, many leaders lose sight of this.There are many ways to deliver value, and one
Leadership Things leaders say Being a leader in people-centric work cultures differs drastically from managers in toxic workplaces who bark out demands and use century-old tactics like fear and negative reinforcement to motivate. Words can be memorable
Resilience When in doubt, lead with a joke Humor is an under-appreciated tool for engaging employees and building resilient cultures. Many leaders have to work at it. Leaders with humor can build stronger cultures, unleash more creativity, and even negotiate better
Culture Build a high-performance team If you want to build a team of performers, build a team philosophy and culture designed to enable everyone who is part of it to excel: 1) Instead of leaving it up to
Culture Motivating employees Every day, employees make decisions about whether or not to go the extra mile in ways that contribute to company's success. Therefore, a critical task for leaders is to motivate employees to engage
Culture Keep excitement high To keep the excitement and high-morale associated with launching and growing a business, below are some important things for leaders to bear in mind to not hit a rough patch a few years
Culture Invest more in people “Productivity isn’t everything, but in the long run it is almost everything,” -Paul Krugman. Invest in wages, time and energy to reinvigorate productivity: Wages - Higher investment in wages does not need
Culture Saying nice things about others Harness the power of saying nice things about others; it matters! Whether we realize it or not, we are constantly given small opportunities to build up or put down our coworkers in the
Culture High-performance culture Fostering a high-performance culture isn't that difficult if leaders focus on fundamental things: 1) Having fun.2) Fostering trust and transparency, especially in an early stage company where there is no room for