“The ‘Super 7’ for Cultural Health”

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Developing and building positive, contagious energy isn’t just a personal endeavour or an individual goal; it is a team and corporate objective. You and your colleagues can work together to promote and advance positive group, organizational and relational feelings. You can transform your corporate culture from within and help your organization achieve true cultural health.

Build on seven “core components”:

1. “Shared values, vision and purpose” –

An upbeat, encouraging organizational culture
depends on values, vision and purpose, which also assist in recruiting people seeking
meaningful work and a value-based workplace.

2. “The intention of contribution and service” –

Team members should discuss how
they can be of true service. Each person should ask, “Is how I’m showing up helping
things go better or worse?”

3. “Safety to show up, speak the truth and take risks” –

Create a supportive atmosphere
where people can be themselves. If team members won’t speak their minds, try new
approaches. Make your company or team a safe place for its people to spread their wings and fly.

4. “Curiosity and vulnerability” –

Curiosity builds connections. Vulnerability makes
honesty possible and, in turn, promotes trust.

5. “Accountability and ownership” –

Organizations that encourage personal
responsibility foster team members who own their personal, organizational and leadership level
choices and actions.

6. “Reciprocity” –

Ideally, your team mates will come to be generous and open with one
another, to care about each person. This can happen when people are not afraid to be
vulnerable and when they are grateful to their colleagues and their organization.

7. “Conscious measurement and rewards” –

The behaviours that an organization
monitors, measures and rewards become the impetus for the way people act.
 

Until next time,
Brian Fitzpatrick