Culture connects the dots between individual roles and the goals of the organisation.
When people see that connection, they feel the importance, dignity and meaning in their work
How can you nurture the approaches, behaviours and decision making in your business, if you don’t know where you’re heading?
Short answer: you can’t.
But that doesn’t mean that you don’t get a culture.
It just develops in ways that we might not anticipate.
People want direction, meaning, worth and purpose.
If there’s no signpost showing where we’re heading and how we can each contribute, then we make our own interpretations of why we’re here and what we should do, creating silos and enhance tribal behaviours within organisations.
This is why culture is a strategic tool.
It’s not about creating a commune of happy people.
It’s not about everyone getting along and singing kumbaya.
It’s not about creating a great place to work.
It’s about creating a place where great work is done.
