Episode 107 & 108: The Importance of Culture with The Perk
Today we have two amazing guests from The Perk, a leadership and culture development company! Steph Richter and Emily Edeman are Leadership Coach & Company Culture Consultants. Ben has personally hired them to help him with developing the culture at Knapsack.
Main Topic Notes
What is company culture?
How can a business owner solidify their culture and have it work even when they're gone?
How can a business owner develop better leaders to take things off of their shoulders?
What is DEI, and what can small business owners do to be proactive with DEI?
Recap / Takeaways
Culture is the daily behaviors of you and the people on your team
Your company has a culture whether you know it or not
Culture is continuously evolving and changing
Instead of having core values, define core behaviors to make your culture extremely clear
Review your core behaviors on a weekly basis
Ask potential hires questions that relate to your core behaviors
DEI isn't only about recruitment, there's more you can do
Get your info from more diverse sources (different authors or podcast hosts)
Use a scorecard to be more objective in your hiring process (this helps overcome biases)
Great cultures are built on trust, communication and alignment
To keep remote workers, have a weekly team meeting (everyone has their own screen)
Have 1-on-1's on a weekly basis
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