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Oct 29, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:54] Intro | Timely Topics
- Considerations around hosting video podcasts of AIB on Youtube.
- [0:02:33] Events, Events, Events…
- How to make the most of them.
- Why we recommend them.
- Why they’re worth the time and money.
- The major benefits of events across the board.
- *Brief disclaimer on vaccination and mask wearing while attending events during the COVID pandemic.
- Getting out of your typical office or home office comfort zone to induce creativity.
- [0:08:46] Unpacking Great Events (Location Matters)
- [0:17:41] Advice for Leaders Throwing Events
- "Conferences with less content and more time to process are arguably more valuable."
- Elaboration on why this is true, worth acknowledging, and seeking out.
- Be careful of overengineering.
- [0:25:00] Closing Thoughts
- Find what works for you.
- Cost can vary widely, keep that in mind.
- Typically, you get what you pay for.
- The ability to disconnect and focus on the event/s.
- Dedicated time away from the daily grind is instrumental.
- One of your event attending goals should be reconnaissance.
- Events give you the opportunities to determine outcomes.
- Next time on AIB: Getting the Most out of Business Events
Oct 22, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:46] Intro | Timely Topics
- A brief recap of our series on culture.
- Minimal, memorable, and meaningful values.
- [0:02:05] Planting, Protecting, and Propagating Your Culture
- The power of alliteration.
- You can plant the seeds of your culture.
- ...but you can't force it.
- Culture is something you can determine and discover.
- Your purpose and values have to align with themselves and your culture at large.
- You have to check on this regularly, preferably annually.
- Pruning & What to Fight for
- Has your organization changed enough to warrant culling or adding a core value?
- Your mission statement can change as well.
- [0:10:30] How do You Reinforce Your Culture?
- With action!
- Culture without action is just aspirational consideration.
- Memorialize your values and display them for all to see.
- Every member of your leadership should be reminding, and living out by example, what's important in your company.
- [0:16:30] Reminder: You Already Have a Company Culture
- Culture is always growing, even if you choose to ignore it.
- [0:17:30] Other Ways You Can Develop Your Culture
- Celebrate and congratulate culture growth publicly.
- Ask questions based on your values during the interview and hiring processes.
- Just be mindful that you aren't using this as a way to discriminate.
- Your company values should impact the questions you ask.
- Reward those who demonstrate and protect your culture.
- If someone challenges your leadership or decision based on a core value...GOOD!
- Acknowledge and reward people for calling out when something doesn't live up to the organization's core values.
- Be careful of absolutes.
- Not everyone will be a fit for your organization.
- But if you have your values well defined, everyone will know what is and is not a good fit.
- [0:26:58] Final Thoughts on Planting, Protecting, and Propagating Your Culture
- "This is incredibly important work, and your work is never done."
- If can feel like you're not doing the most important thing when working on and being intentional about culture.
- ...but it's arguably one of the most important aspects of your business.
Oct 15, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:58] Intro | Timely Topics
- Brief Discovering Purpose Recap
- [00:03:03] Thoughts on Values
- Values are guardrails.
- "Stay between these lines."
- Values can be deceptively easy.
- Values force you to make tough decisions.
- [00:05:51] The Right Number of Values?
- What's too many?
- What's not enough?
- An exercise in comparing and contrasting other company's values
- Some well intentioned core values could actually be red flags...
- Avoid the generic and indescript.
- Value being memorable.
- Nailing down your core values take time, and could rightfully be a slow process.
- "Is this a value or a purpose?"
- Values should have specificity.
- [00:15:47] Making Values Meaningful to Your Team
- Using values as a motivator and empowering decision maker for the organization and projects.
- Keep it short, sweet, and meaningful.
- If you only have one value...that's probably your purpose, and not your value.
- [00:20:00] How to Discover Your Values
- Sit down, converse, write down the things that are important to the organization.
- Don't wait till you have 20-25 people to determine your values.
- Try putting your values in priority order.
- [00:30:19] Closing Thoughts
- Minimal, memorable, meaningful.
Oct 8, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:47] Intro | Timely Topics
- [0:03:18] Purpose...is it something you discover, or decide on?
- Disagreements and opinions ensue!
- What is THE why?
- Purposes should align.
- A manufactured purpose might not fare so well in the long run.
- [0:12:52] The Infinite Game, The Why
- From purpose to a just cause.
- The just cause has to be personal and meaningful.
- Purpose should be authentic.
- [0:15:25] Helping Leaders & Organization Find Purpose
- Purpose, mission, and vision are the same...or are they?
- [0:17:17] Reviewing Purpose Statements
- Can you match the statement to the organization?
- *send us your purpose statements and we'll read and review them on the show!*
- [0:20:01] You Have to Think About the Purpose of Your Customers
- Do their purposes align with your own?
- [0:22:44] On Starting a New Company to Solve a Problem
- [0:24:12) Your Purpose Can be as Inspiring as it Needs to be
- Critiquing the Lululemon & Patagonia purpose statements.
- Specificity helps!
- [0:28:45] Final Thoughts | Takeaways
- "Purpose statements give you permissions to say no."
- If you don't have a defined purpose, ask your employees what it is, and work off of that.
Oct 1, 2021
Show Notes:
- [0:00:53] Intro | Timely Topics
- Previous Episode & Series Recap
- [0:02:36] Bridging the Gap from Uncertainty to Culture
- The norms and stardards, i.e. the default state of behavior in your organization.
- When you have these figured out, you can answer the question, "What do I do when I don't know what to do?"
- [0:04:49] "Now we're going to talk about Culture."
- What is your company culture?
- It's a BIG umbrella!
- The textbook definition, the assumed, the implicit and explicit.
- "Your culture is a combination of who you are, what you value, and how you behave."
- Creating a great company culture.
- You don't control all of your company culture.
- You have leverage and input, but you can't dictate the culture.
- It's just as much what your team brings to the table.
- True or False: You can't know what your culture is in the early days, because people make up your culture?
- There's a weird irony to unpack.
- Each new hire brings something to your culture.
- Culture fits & culture adds
- Diversity
- [0:13:17] The Contradiction/s of Culture?
- Expand to do more, be more, say more.
- What's the cultural focus?
- Sometimes we hang on to the wrong things.
- It's far to easy to use "culture fit" as a way to discriminate, both consciously and subconsciouslt.
- [0:17:16] Examples of Things That Make up Your Culture
- How do you approach work?
- What is your stand on work/life balance?
- How do team members interact with one another?
- What is your management/leadership philosophy?
- Challenge: Poll your team.
- Ask them, "What do you think our culture is?"
- If you have someone on your team you hope doesn't contribute to your culture...oops, too late, they already have!
- [0:22:31] How Does Your Culture Get Conveyed to a New Hire?
- Making sure that we convey the culture we know about to other people.
- Don't be a smoke and mirrors company when it comes to your culture.
- There's who you are, and who you want to be.
- [0:25:38] Wrap-Up, Takeaways, Parting Words
- You likely don't have one company culture.
- Next episode: Purpose...what's yours?
- Why are we here?
- Why does it matter?
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