A really fun, stimulating conversation about culture, and whether culture or vision is primary. Recorded 12/6/23, includes: “That’s a scary thought…” “If I don’t notice I get in trouble” The world of Marx Where does your heart go? Aaron did not pass out! Pauses feel interminable Cross-fertilization feels like part of your niche “There’s another word for fertilizer” The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas You’re keeping the spotlight on me A month is made up of 4 weeks and the weeks go very fast I don’t get away that easy? What are you most excited about for 2024? Planting all different kinds of seeds The weeds got taller than the corn! So, culture…was that a question?! Some provocative thoughts about culture “If I was going to boil culture down to one word…” Is the culture the goal, or is the culture a means to a bigger goal, or both/and? “Designing” cultures? Why does that word feel wrong to you? Maxwell: Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. It’s about relationships, feeling, and personality Outcomes come down to…why does it feel that way? Motivational mismatch Outcomes show you how to improve the culture The 9 elements of Speak Your Peace Posters on the wall - they’re just there… “I would speculate it doesn’t just stay on the wall” Culture is generative - an ongoing act of (co)creation How do you TRULY change a culture? Culture is a living document “Culture eats vision” Culture is neither top-down, nor bottom-up “The third bricklayer says I’m creating a place for people to worship the Lord” Boom! There’s that culture/vision thing - do you make 4 by adding 2 and 2 or 3 and 1? A chicken-and-egg thing If you have a good vision but a bad culture, and vice versa… Part of a good culture is understanding the proper role of fun The problem with “fun” “That’s really just a bunch of friends!” Why Kwik Trip and Culver’s feels better than McDonald’s - can culture be systemized? “The customer doesn’t come first, the employee does.” Final thoughts about culture Culture is just caring about people I think culture is actually everything - it’s what we’re all looking for How some companies try to “design” culture, and cueing up a sequel! Learn more about Todd at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://toddkuckkahn.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about Aaron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://aaronjmarx.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠

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