I’ve spoken to a number of executives lately who are concerned about their corporate culture and who want to know the key areas for leveraging change. Here are four areas that influence culture directly and are in your control as an executive team:
- What behaviours we allow (we teach people what okay and not okay)
- What we reward (monetarily or through praise, promotion, and recognition)
- Who we hire, what we look for when we hire, and who we help “exit” the business
- The visible behaviours of the executive team we demonstrate to the rest of the company