Corporate culture is the personality of an organization that defines the work environment and employee experience. It encompasses the values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices that shape how employees interact with one another and the company's mission and goals. While corporate culture can make or break a company, how can business owners create a strong and positive culture that attracts and retains top talents, promotes employee engagement, and improves business outcomes?
In this episode, Chris Taylor talks with Brett and Giselle. Passionate about building teams and great businesses, Chris speaks about corporate culture. He also shares the cost of having a bad culture, how he addresses personal differences at work, and what he sees as the biggest challenge veterans face in corporate America.
Chris Taylor is a startup CEO focused on creating new ways to employ more veterans. He was named one of HillVets' "100 of 2014" most influential veterans in America. Also a CEO of another startup, Chris tripled revenues in 24 months and succeeded in shaping and winning a $400 million contract that changed the company's trajectory.
In This Episode
04:45 - Backstory of Chris Taylor
12:41 - How Chris' business impacts other business owners
15:12 - The cost of having a bad corporate culture
23:16 - The reasons business owners seek Chris' services
28:26 - What Chris does to address personal differences at work
34:13 - The dynamics of personal and professional communication
42:45 - What a unicorn entails in CliftonStrengths
45:46 - One of the downsides of having unicorn traits
50:54 - What Chris sees as the biggest challenge veterans face in corporate America.
Favorite Quotes
24:09 - "When you understand your people and align the work to your team, you can generally get 30 to 50% more work out of your team without hiring an additional person." ~ Chris Taylor
25:12 - "Many successful people have built amazing and well-compensated jobs for themselves. They might be making seven figures, but they need to work 80 hours a week. And that is my definition of a job." ~ Chris Taylor
30:25 - "People who are natural leaders when they're children or have the charisma to always be a leader in any situation are often the most flawed leaders." ~ Chris Taylor
53:53 - "The biggest thing that small to medium size companies need to do is invest in their managers because they don't know how to be managers. And why do people leave their jobs? The number one reason is bad managers." ~ Chris Taylor
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