If a person is “known by the company they keep,” wouldn’t it just make sense that a company is known by the culture they keep? Study great companies and their leaders and you will see that history remembers more about the culture of the person and the culture of the company than it does about the persons “work” and the company’s products.
If this is the least bit true, why do so many people invest so little time in cultivating true friends and instead, settle for bunches of acquaintances that they hold at arms length?
AND, why do so few companies appear to spend so little time thinking about their legacy but focus so intensely on the quarter? AND, why do so few CEO’s cut their pay and their benefits before cutting yours? AND, why do so few leaders understand how all these decisions link to the culture that is rewarded, that is recognized and that is often not the culture espoused? Huh…
What company are you keeping closest?
Why?
What is the culture in your twenty square feet?
What is the culture you create and encourage in your company?
Why would you work where the company culture doesn’t align with your own?
Tell me more, my friend.
Tell me more…
BUILT TO LEAD 