After yesterdayās light-hearted Ted Talk, weāre diving into the nitty-gritty of creating the vibrant workplace culture of your dreams.
The culture of any organisation is set by the behaviours and attitudes, rituals, and routines demonstrated by senior leaders ā they set the tone and createĀ āthe way we do things around hereā (Deal and Kennedy).Ā
As we saw yesterday, people follow people (especially if thereās something exciting going on) but donāt forget, culture is everyoneās responsibility. If every person in every team makes a small change, the collective will benefit from significant gains.
So, where to start? Todayās challenge is to get the ball rolling by starting to unearth the differences in perception around āthe way we do things around hereā.
Here are the instructions:
- Send the Team Performance Indicator link to a teammate and ask them to complete it. Donāt forget, they will need to screenshot their results!
- Once completed, hop on a call and spend ten minutes discussing the differences in your results. Use this as a format:
- My highest scoring element is ā¦ā¦ because ā¦.
- My lowest scoring element is ā¦ā¦ becauseā¦ā¦
- The difference in our scores might be because ā¦ā¦..
- The most important element our team needs to focus on is ā¦ā¦ and by doing so it will positively contribute to our team culture becauseā¦…
- The three immediate actions we could take as a team areā¦.. and we can do this byā¦.
By completing this exercise, you wonāt just get some tangible actions to improve your teamās performance, you will also have started a small movement by involving a colleagueā¦ and thatās how you take the first step to improving your workplace culture.