3 Minute Monday: Define Your Culture
Every organization has a culture. Some are bad, some are good.
Every family and home has a culture as well. Again, some bad, some good.
In 3 minutes describe your culture…
- What words would you use to explain it?
- Is it stale and old or alive and vibrant?
- What do you want it to look like?
- What company has a culture you want to emulate?
Good culture, good leaders.
Good leaders, great organizations.
Here is how Jason Grant, one of our leaders, explains our culture - “I have never worked harder and longer and had as much fun in my life then at GiANT.”
A great leadership culture is a paradox. You would think it to be the opposite. The harder and longer you work one would think the worse it would be.
It takes months and years for people to come alive. Start today.
Posted on November 30, 2009 in 3 Minute Monday
2 Comments
DD said...
Every organization has a culture. Jason’s words say a lot about the culture in which he is a part. “never worked harder and longer and has as much fun in my life.”
Well, that could be. My guess is that comment says a lot about Jason’s age.
I agree that great, courageous leaders create good cultures, organizations and leaders. No question.
I also know that work is partly creative and partly cursed—always. My professor wife said to me the other day… “work is largely overrated. I guess that’s why it’s called work.”
To the degree that God gives each of us redemptive work, we should be extraordinarily thankful. Not everyone has that, and not everyone has the choice about what he/she does.
I know a guy in a coal mine who makes great money, and has a great and loving boss who genuinely cares about the coal miners. But the guy says, “Honestly, very few guys in their deepest gut really want to be here. This is not fun stuff.” The good boss can only redeem the culture, organization and work so much. The old sweat of the brow never leaves us, does it?
There’s a lot of that in life. Attitude plays an enormous role in how a person sees his culture and organization and his job.
You have to balance all that with hearing a person say things like “This is so much fun” and “I’ve never had so much fun” and “I should pay them to let me do this job. It’s so fun.” Come on. Those comments really are only marginally helpful.
Comment by DD - Nov 30, 2009 @ 02:03 PM
Troy Lock said...
Thanks for starting this, I thought I would share mine with you.
Passion, without it you will never get passed Monday, it fuels the rest of the week, keeps you focused, gives you purpose to ride quickly through the valleys and stay longer in the peaks.
Comment by Troy Lock - Dec 08, 2009 @ 02:11 PM