by Jonathan | Aug 2, 2021 | Core Values, Culture, Decision Making, Leadership
What separates a “weak” from a “muscular” core value? The answer has nothing to do with the value itself. Instead, it has to do with how the value is upheld within the firm. We can place core values on a spectrum: Level 0 – No core values...
by Jonathan | Jul 29, 2021 | Core Values, Culture, Decision Making, Leadership
LinkedIn has just put one of their core values to the test. The CEO of LinkedIn announced today that instead of dictating a one-size-fits-all policy about returning to the office, they will leave it up to their people to decide. This no small potatoes. We are talking...
by Jonathan | Jul 22, 2021 | Core Values, Culture, Hiring, Leadership
I just reviewed Glassdoor’s “50 Most Common Interview Questions.” They suck. Too harsh? Maybe. I am not knocking Glassdoor. If these are the most common questions, then we have a lot of work to do. “What is the name of our CEO?”...
by Jonathan | Jul 20, 2021 | Communication, Core Values, Culture, Leadership
We often talk about the culture in our firms. We should be talking about the micro-cultures in our firm. Every firm culture is an abstract composition of numerous micro-cultures. If you have 15 offices around the region, you have 15 micro-cultures. Well, actually, you...
by Jonathan | Jul 19, 2021 | Core Values, Culture, Leadership
How do you know it’s a core value? It must cost you something. Netflix says one of their core values is “Integrity: You only say things about fellow employees that you say to their face.” Adhering to this one core value meant firing three senior film...
by Jonathan | Jul 14, 2021 | Core Values, Culture, Leadership
Here’s a one question test to assess whether leaders have a cultural challenge at work: “Does it feel like your team is firing on all cylinders?” Culture is way bigger than free lunch and bean bag chairs. Culture is core values, whether implicit or...
