The Importance of Culture Pt. 1
Download MP3Today we have two amazing guests from The Perk, a leadership and culture development company! Steph Richter and Emily Edeman are Leadership Coach & Company Culture Consultants. Ben has personally hired them to help him with developing the culture at Knapsack.
Today we have two amazing guests from The Perk, a leadership and culture development company! Steph Richter and Emily Edeman are Leadership Coach & Company Culture Consultants. Ben has personally hired them to help him with developing the culture at Knapsack.
Main Topic Notes
- What is company culture?
- How can a business owner solidify their culture and have it work even when they're gone?
- How can a business owner develop better leaders to take things off of their shoulders?
- What is DEI, and what can small business owners do to be proactive with DEI?
Recap / Takeaways
- Culture is the daily behaviors of you and the people on your team
- Your company has a culture whether you know it or not
- Culture is continuously evolving and changing
- Instead of having core values, define core behaviors to make your culture extremely clear
- Review your core behaviors on a weekly basis
- Ask potential hires questions that relate to your core behaviors
- DEI isn't only about recruitment, there's more you can do
- Get your info from more diverse sources (different authors or podcast hosts)
- Use a scorecard to be more objective in your hiring process (this helps overcome biases)
- Great cultures are built on trust, communication and alignment
- To keep remote workers, have a weekly team meeting (everyone has their own screen)
- Have 1-on-1's on a weekly basis
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