The Cabrera Lab Podcast #80: The Culture Code Continued—Hard Truths That Build Strong People
Aug 13, 2025
Derek and Laura Cabrera delve deeper into their organization's Culture Code. They highlight the importance of loving reality over assumptions and explain how finding your fit boosts talent sustainability. Serving others not only enhances joy but also improves outcomes. They redefine vulnerability as a strength that fosters trust. With integrity as a key to aligning actions with values, they stress the significance of courage through small brave acts. Finally, they advocate for ethical behavior to build self-respect and set a positive example.
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Privileging Reality Over Mental Models
- Love reality by privileging direct feedback over your mental models and biases.
- Change your models when reality contradicts them to make better decisions.
Seek Fittedness, Not Force-Fit Roles
- Find environments and roles that match your unique talents to reach peak contribution.
- Train yourself or adjust surroundings to achieve fittedness rather than forcing a mismatch.
Make Serving Others A Daily Practice
- Serve others to shift perspective, increase agency, and reduce misery.
- Make service a daily practice at personal and organizational levels for sustained ROI in happiness.