Do you notice that passion alone is not enough to take your business to the next level?
Kudos to any person cracking into the big market. It is such a fantastic effort which takes so much energy to get there. But now, he might be wondering how he can keep the momentum going? How does he keep progressing his business, while being able to use its success for his original dream?…… To create a better life for himself & his family? More time for his relationship along with more play time with his children and friends.
A successful business creates a better life…. Right?
That is his goal, yet he is constantly feeling worn out from all of the ‘Managing’. The harder he works the more effort it seems to take to keep standards at the level that he requires to move to the next level.
But doesn’t it take more effort and time as my business gets bigger?
Yes, it can if that’s the only way you know.
So…
Why invest in leadership & culture development?
Because a business’s Leaders & Culture are the very SOUL that creates the success you want!
When you answer these few questions to yourself honestly, you get a quick snapshot of what your culture is like. And ultimately whether it is working for you…. Or not. And sometimes we just face the brutal truth first. So that we can recognise the fact that we have things to improve or ‘fix’ before we can move on to another level of success.
So, do you have a team that ranks in the top 5% when it comes to trust, self-autonomy, ideas flow, emotional maturity, ability to think for themselves, willingness to go the ‘Extra Mile’ & loyalty? The very things we require to make up a culture that enjoys success…… & yet it is still so much more than that
The fact is that a culture that is striving with you as much as for you, is such an underestimated resource to accelerate the success that can only be hoped for in a traditional business culture. There have been so many studies on this topic. For many years there has been the ’Carrot & Stick’ approach to Teams.. Which is all about giving rewards for outcomes while using the fear tactics for not achieving goals. This has been proven to not only not give any long term gains or benefits. But actually produces results that are worse than normal. About the only time that is beneficial in the studies, is for short term goals. Where all stops have to be pulled out to bring in a task in a short time frame. To make this to be the norm day after day, has a negative effect.
It is so common for businesses to blame the team or the people in it, and the reality is that quite often some members are not the best fit for the team. But more often than not, it comes back to how the business is leading the Team. When Team Leaders are aware of the importance of a winning Team Culture, they move from being part of the problem to part of the solution. Higher standards are set which each other expects, & a buzz begins that creates momentum.
So I wonder if you can now see just what having a combination of powerful Leaders & successful culture can do for your business.
How does it work? The Soul Solutions… Without the ‘Carrot & Stick’
How do I make things easier for myself?
