Built on Values: Creating an Enviable Culture that Outperforms the Competition

Chapter 1. IS A VALUES-BASED CULTURE WORTH THE EFFORT?

A high-performing culture doesn't just happen. It can't be forced into being through willpower. But it can become an inevitability if you create the right environment to foster it. We have found that to move to a positive, performance-enhancing culture, leaders simply need to model the values and behaviors they want to see in employees and create systems to reinforce those behaviors. Yes, it is simple conceptually. You can change culture by design if you remember that you can influence how your employees think. Your corporate culture can actually elicit cooperation and commitment from employees, almost without their awareness, if your values are clear and your systems are properly designed ...