How to Be a More Intentional Workplace Culture Leader to Get The Results You Need!
Great workplace cultures don’t happen by accident.
You can’t fake it.
You can’t pay lip service to it.
You can’t buy it at Costco or Ikea.
Great workplace cultures requires a commitment to intentional culture leadership.
So, what does that look like in practice?
It means promoting your culture relentlessly to help you attract the right employees who are more than just a “culture fit,” but people who will help your strengthen and grow your culture with intent.
It means recruiting, hiring, and on-boarding employees with your workplace culture in mind.
It means becoming the “chief repeating officer” when it comes to your cultural norms and values.
Being an intentional culture leader means openly championing your culture, translating your values, modeling your culture values out loud and treating your values like lines in the sand.
It means holding employees accountable for how they contribute to your workplace culture.
It means ensuring your meetings serve as key touch points to both build your desired workplace culture and reflect your desired culture.
It means every time you make a decision as a leader you ask yourself how this will foster your desired culture and reflect your intended culture.
It’s about a way of seeing and a way of being.
So, what are you doing to be intentional about your workplace culture?
Michael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame speaker who speaks on inspiring workplace cultures, employee engagement, workplace culture leadership and humor in the workplace. He is the author of nine books including his most recent, “Small Moments, Big Outcomes: How Leaders Create Cultures That Fuel Extraordinary Results.”
