Company Culture
WE CREATE A CULTURE OF CONNECTION™ WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS THAT ULTIMATELY LEADS TO INCREASED ENGAGEMENT, RETENTION, AND PRODUCTIVITY
3 Signs Your Team Culture is Rotten
At some point, bad company culture will catch up to you, so it’s best to improve company culture sooner rather than later.
To help you avoid the danger ahead, here are three signs your company culture might be in trouble:
1) Owner-Coach-Player Gap
To avoid an Owner-Coach-Player gap, make sure there are communication channels in place that drive important information quickly up and down the line. Also, as a leader, figure out ways to occasionally put yourself “on the floor” with your frontline workers. That way you’ll not only get a first-hand experience of what it’s like, you’ll also build a relationship with your players.
2) Lack of Ownership
If you are struggling with your team members only doing what they are told or is part of their job description, your culture might be in danger. To turn things around, start rewarding those who are stepping up so others see the value in doing more. Also, have one-on-one conversations with each team member to find out their intrinsic motivators. Find out what most excites them about the job and see if you can align some responsibilities (not just more tasks) for them to be in charge of.
3) Unbalanced Social Time
The phrase you know is, “Work hard, play hard.” The phrase is not, “Work a little bit, and socialize the rest of the time.” Your team should love working within your organization. You want them to love the work they do as well as each other and the office environment. While you may be flexible on work hours and social time, what you shouldn’t be flexible about are outcomes and metrics. Check your team to see how balanced their work time is versus their social time, and if things are out of whack.
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MEET Tom
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Tom Krieglstein has trained over one million people, won eight national speaking awards, given a TEDx talk at UCLA, and once got edited off The Oprah Winfrey Show.
He’s the founder of Swift Kick and creator of Dance Floor Theory™, a leadership and engagement system used by companies like Nike, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, and even the U.S. Military to build what Tom calls a Culture of Connection™, where engagement, retention, and productivity thrive.
Since launching his first company in college (which hit $1.5 million in annual sales), Tom has delivered keynotes and training in England, South Korea, Indonesia, Bermuda, and across the entire U.S.
He’s also served on the boards of the NYC Entrepreneurs’ Organization and the National Speakers Association, and—despite that Oprah thing, has numerous media appearances.
His work has been featured on NBC, YouTube (where he as one video with over 18 million views), TEDx, and even the Tofurky box.
Oh, and if you’re wondering: yes, he really was named after a cat. Yes, he lives next to Aaron Rodgers. And yes, he can do 100 pushups in a row, but only if there’s peanut butter at the end.