Culture is by Example
The only way to improve or change the culture of an organization that you lead is by living it.The only way to improve or change the culture of an organization that you lead is by living it.Author: CLWill
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The only way to improve or change the culture of an organization that you lead is by living it.
Smart leaders are often the calm ones, the ones who are slowing things down.
Words not lived speak the loudest.
• Quality is job one.
• Safety is our number one priority.
• Diversity is our strength.
• The customer always comes first.
They mean far worse than nothing if they are not lived.
Organizations don’t have values, people do.
People have personal values.
Organizations have priorities.
Most organizational values are useless.
Without contrast they are invisible.
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