{"id":1463,"date":"2020-03-05T08:37:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T08:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merchantsofmeaning.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T15:12:59","slug":"how-slippery-is-culture-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merchantsofmeaning.com\/nl\/culture\/how-slippery-is-culture-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How slippery is culture for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"<\/a>
Vlog made with Maurits Koster (in Dutch) Below explaines more of what I tried to explain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The culture\nof Organizations, the Corporate culture, gets more and more attention. And the\ntopic can be pretty annoying. It is in that area where things are hard to\ngrasp, hard to measure or put a number on. There is no such thing as \u201cOur\nculture has grown by 60%\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We like\nthings to have prices, values, weights etc. It makes it easy to report on, put\nin targets and KPI\u2019s. Culture is not in that area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto Peter Drucker, Culture eats strategy for breakfast. Recently I read the book\n\u2018Trailblazer\u2019 by the Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. According to him Culture\ndoesn\u2019t only eat strategy but it eats everything. Slippery and hungry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another\nthing is that culture is something that is grown over time. You cannot get it\nfast. Result driven as we are, we like to have things instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many\nreasons to ignore the culture thing. Usually there are more pressing issues\nthat need our attention and do give tangible results. Much more satisfying and\nfeels like it is more needed too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Corporates\nwith a great culture grow much faster. In turn over, in market share and in\nprofits and value. They are usually great places to work at. That is where\nculture kind of slips into a measurable list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As many of\nyou probably know, there are some concrete ways to measure culture and actively\nbuild them and if you like, measure them again to see if this culture is\nimproving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Values create value<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I like that\nstatement \u2018Values create value\u2019 and it is at the core of what culture is. If\nyou consider values as not very tangible too, here is what they are; it\u2019s what\u2019s\nimportant to you in life, what you want. When you do things that are in line\nwith your values it feels good and you feel happy. If you act or are forced to\nact against them, it is energy consuming and draining. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That should\nbe much more concrete, right? It is what you want in life and also what is\nimportant to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you do not know exactly what your values are, this is where you can find out<\/a>. With the values you get a nice description of what kind of person these values make you and it is a tool for self-development. You will find out that there are values that work well for you and others that actually limit you. Working on these will open up new possibilities in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ninteresting thing is that almost in the same way the values of an organization\ncan be defined. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I continue, imagine the following;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You work in\na place where you can do exactly what you like to do most. And not only you but\neveryone around you too! It even gets better. Not only do you do the things you\nreally want to do but also organized in the way you like best. How energizing\nand fun would that be?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\nhappens when company values align with employee values. It is one of the\nimportant ingredients why these organizations get very successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring is knowing. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As\nmentioned, the values of an organization can be measured more or less in the\nsame way as your personal values. This can be done with the Barrett Values\nassessments. You will know what it is in your organization that holds it back.\nThe perceived limiting values. They start as something positive; for example \u2018organizing\nwell\u2019 can become \u2018bureaucratic\u2019, \u2018getting things done\u2019 can become \u2018short term\nfocus\u2019. When things are experienced in a certain way, it is peoples reality and\nwill cost energy, time, money and more importantly cause, loss of opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you\nhave the limitation clear, you can address them. This is the low hanging fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Getting\nclear on the company values that align with your co-workers, will engage them.\nIt will help you find the right people and keep the talent that brings the\norganization to the next level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to know more about the many other advantages? We are happy to tell you all about them. Culture is one of the four tenets of a Conscious Business. Conscious Businesses are successful for all the stakeholders related to them. By doing better than their peers and doing good, they improve the world. Only Conscious Businesses remain in the end. Interested? Do contact us<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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