(Build Your Core) SETTING THE CULTURAL TONE - Sarita Johan

Sarita Johan presenting Build your Core  

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Introduction
Setting the cultural tone in your business can be the difference between succeeding or failing. Culture is like your “business personality”. It is a blend of why you exist, what you stand for and provides clarity in terms of what is acceptable and what is not, where you are heading. Your culture is a piece of communication, created by people and experienced through people. It is one of the most important management tools you have in your business, you could say it's like DNA. 

Building a culture is not an easy undertaking and if not managed well it can create confusion. Why? Because you deal with people and their behaviours. Each culture is unique just like your people. I read somewhere once that culture could be seen like a team sport driven by good people who want to succeed, great analogy. 

Who owns the culture? In some businesses there exists the misunderstanding that culture is a HR function or that it is created and run by the management team of a business. In my belief this is false and presents a missed opportunity if this belief exists within a business. 

So in this episode we look at some of the ingredients that make up culture, they are not limited to what is listed but creates a starting point into our conversation. 

What culture is not... state of the art facilities,  random lunches, drinks, yoga, because we see that our workforce might be under pressure. Do not get me wrong, it is useful and can unite people but it is not the thing that defines culture. 

 
Show Objectives
This episode is a follow on from my conversation with Matty in episode 2 where we touched on Purpose, Vison, Values and Legacy. Today we take a look at what impact culture has on business, in essence a culture is designed to allow people to do their best work and achieve a common goal. 

What you need to know, the ingredients for creating and maintaining a culture that works:

1. Clarity, what are the organisational goals
2. Leadership - lead the way
3. Interaction/communication open and with transparency 
4. Trust 
5. Opportunities for all people across all layers of your business 
6. Continuous feedback 
7. Happiness

What you need to do 

1. Assess how people are perceiving your business culture (culture map)
2. Create a safe space for feedback and ideas (first step is to become the best listener)
3. Be aware of the group dynamic, are the groups/teams working well together 
4. Start becoming ok with being vulnerable, allow people to see you don’t know everything 
5. Ask for help when you need it

If you’d like to understand more about how you can improve your culture in your Dynamic Partnerships you can schedule in a time for a 20 minute power chat. Book your time here. 

“Sarita Johan brings more than 30 years of Business experience. After spending her career climbing the corporate ladder, running her own businesses and juggling family and relationships – she doesn’t just talk the talk she’s walked the walk.SJ Coaching was born out of the desire to be more. A snapped femur, financial hardship, and a broken marriage led Sarita to completely redesign her life. 

Sarita walked away from her high-profile career, invested in self-development and became a NLP Master Practitioner and ADVanced Innermetrix consultant which has allowed her to deeply understand how people think and make decisions. Because of that Sarita is able to deliver a holistic solution for those in business, teaching people to become more conscious of that we are not our business and the need to consider all areas of life. Her unique blend of business and mindset coaching empowers her clients to identify their business blind spots and success blocks so they can prosper in both business and life”.

Sarita specialises in coaching for People in Business with:

• Dynamic duos in Business and Life
• Partnerships
• SME's with teams
• Executives

If you have any questions or would like more info on how to Play your A-Game from the Inside Out? then see below links where you can find me. 
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Written by Sarita Johan

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