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 15, 2021 | Communication, Culture, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Teams
Making even the slightest cultural changes will take way longer than we think it should. My wife and I have done a number of home improvement projects over the years. We have an inside joke when we are contemplating a new project. Here’s how it works: First, we...
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...
