Culture Course Correction: 11 Ways to Avoid Going Over the Cliff

When it comes to getting things done, culture can have a huge impact not only on how well the team performs, but how likely it is that our teammates will stick around to do it again.  So, what do we do when we sense that our team’s culture is heading straight for the edge of a cliff?  Here are eleven ideas for how we can make a culture course correction with our teams.

Notes and Resources:

• Prefer to read?  Here’s the full post:  Culture Course Correction:  11 Ways to Avoid Going Over the Cliff
• Here’s a link to Daniel Pink’s book  Drive:  The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
• Take a quick leadership “I” test for a sense of how you may be inadvertently sabotaging your team’s culture:  The Leadership Eye Test:  A Simple Checkup for Your Team’s Health
• Culture is shaped very powerfully by what we do when things go wrong.  Here are two inspiring stories about leaders who got it right:  How to Build Culture One Test at a Time
• For more ideas about how to strengthen your team culture through ritual, consider:  Team Rituals:  35 Pretty Good Ideas to Strengthen Your Culture
   

Quotable:

“Water the plans you want to grow.”
- Stephen Covey

“A sense of autonomy has a powerful effect on individual performance and attitude.”
- Daniel Pink

“It’s hard to build a team if you make teammates fight for the same resources.”
- Ken Downer

Related posts: 

How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

Micromanagement:  7 Signs You’re a Micromanager and What to Do About It

How to Build Team Culture One Test at a Time

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