Lead Culture with Jenni Catron 307 | Build a Culture Playbook That Lasts: Operational Rhythms for Teams
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Sep 10, 2025 Carson Pedraza, Executive Director of Operations at Local Church in South Florida, discusses the vital role of intentional operational rhythms in shaping a thriving culture. He shares insights on how culture naturally defaults without design, the importance of infusing values into everyday practices, and creating systems that ensure culture is lived, not just written. They dive into strategies for fostering team cohesion, adapting culture-building activities on a budget, and making impactful changes to enhance organizational culture over time.
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Design Culture Or Default To One
- Culture won't protect itself; if you don't design it, you'll default to one you didn't choose.
- Without intentional rhythms, culture unravels into misalignment, inefficiency, and disengagement.
Merger Created Values That Didn't Stick
- Local Church wrote vision, values, and staff DNA after a merger and basked in the product for a year.
- They learned that plastering culture on walls without systems meant the culture didn't actually function as defined.
Hire For Values Through Culture Interviews
- Interview candidates separately for culture by asking behavior-based questions tied to your values.
- Use peer lunches to see authentic behavior and let team members flag misfits before hiring.