79: Walk and Talk Series - Engaging others in the aspiration
Mar 30, 2022
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Exploring tips on describing aspirational culture and aligning others, prioritizing key concepts in culture descriptions, effective communication through storytelling, fostering cultural alignment through ongoing engagement
Engage others by simplifying cultural descriptors and using alliteration for memorability.
Drive cultural change by embodying desired behaviors, challenging beliefs, and seeking alignment through ongoing discussions.
Deep dives
The Importance of Walking Your Talk in Leadership
Establishing a culture of authenticity and courage requires leaders to embody the behaviors, symbols, and systems that convey the messages of the desired culture. Engaging others in the vision and challenging limiting beliefs are key elements in driving cultural change.
Simplicity and Clarity in Culture Descriptions
It is essential to prioritize and simplify cultural descriptors, focusing on a few key concepts that resonate with the organization's values. Using alliteration in descriptive words helps make the vision memorable and easily referenced in everyday conversations. Providing clear examples of expected behaviors is more effective than listing bullet points in defining a culture.
Continuous Engagement and Alignment in Cultural Evolution
Achieving alignment to the desired culture involves ongoing discussions, debates, and interpretations of key descriptors within the organizational context. By explaining decisions in alignment with cultural values and seeking feedback for alignment assessment, leaders can educate and refine the cultural interpretation within the organization.