Driving Results Through Culture
137 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsCorporate culture geek S. Chris Edmonds helps leaders create purposeful, positive, productive work environments with an organizational constitution.
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Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 13 - Attract and Retain Talent
August 16, 2018 22:38 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MBHere is episode thirteen of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus: how to create a work culture that retains talented, engaged employees and attracts great candidates. Originally published in video format on March 4, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 12 - Why Leaders Do What They Do
August 16, 2018 22:35 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MBHere is episode twelve of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus: why leaders behave as they do. Ask yourself, "Am I getting the results and the teamwork I want from my team?" If the answer is no, change your behavior - focus on values. Originally published in video format on...
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 11 - Don't Tolerate Bad Behavior
August 16, 2018 22:25 - 3 minutes - 3.02 MBHere is episode eleven of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus: don't tolerate people behaving badly. If you ignore one dismissive or demeaning act, the message you send is "bad behavior is OK." It's not. Ever. Originally published in video format on February 5, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 10 - Make Values as Important as Results
August 16, 2018 22:22 - 3 minutes - 3.22 MBHere is episode ten of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus: the foundation of a purposeful, positive, productive culture is making values - how people treat each other - as important as results. Originally published in video format on January 21, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 9 - Managing by Announcements
August 16, 2018 22:20 - 3 minutes - 3.32 MBHere is episode nine of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus: the "managing by announcements" fallacy. Announcing a new culture (or policy) doesn't mean people will embrace that culture (or policy). Originally published in video format on January 21, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 8 - Listen with Your Eyes
August 16, 2018 22:17 - 3 minutes - 2.91 MBHere is episode eight of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. This episode's focus - pay attention to what you pay attention to: listen with your eyes (as well as your ears). Originally published in video format on January 21, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 7 - The Right Culture Matters
August 16, 2018 20:30 - 3 minutes - 2.93 MBHere is episode seven of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. Today's focus: Managing results is HALF the leader's job. The other half? Managing the right culture. Originally published in video format on January 21, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 6 - Don't Leave Your Work Culture to Chance
August 16, 2018 20:28 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBHere is episode six of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. Today's focus: Don't leave your work culture to chance. Be intentional with an organizational constitution. Originally published in video format on January 20, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 5 - The Weakest Link
August 16, 2018 20:24 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBHere is episode five of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. Today's focus is what to do with the "weakest link" on your team, the person who costs you time, money, customers, and spirit. Originally published in video format on June 5, 2017.
Culture Leadership Charge - Creating a Purposeful, Positive, Productive Work Culture
August 14, 2018 21:32 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBHere is the foundational episode of S. Chris Edmonds' Culture Leadership Charge video series. In these concise videos, Chris presents the best practices for creating and maintaining a purposeful, positive, productive culture - at work, at home, and in your community. Today's focus: Chris describes the three steps that any leader can take to fix a bent or broken work culture. Originally published in video format on March 25, 2018.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 4 - Be present
August 14, 2018 21:29 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBS. Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group offers episode 4 of his culture leadership charge video series. The focus of this video: to serve effectively, a leader must be fully present, every second. Originally published in video format on October 15, 2016.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 3 - Integrity is Fragile
August 14, 2018 21:21 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MBS. Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group offers his culture leadership charge for the day. The focus of this video: integrity is fragile. Originally released in video format on October 1, 2016.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 2 - Great bosses aren't bossy
August 14, 2018 21:17 - 2 minutes - 2.6 MBS. Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group offers his culture leadership charge. In episode 2, he shares that great bosses aren't bossy and lousy leaders don't lead! Originally published in video format on September 18, 2016.
Culture Leadership Charge, Episode 1 - You'll do more GOOD
August 14, 2018 21:12 - 3 minutes - 2.76 MBS. Chris Edmonds of the Purposeful Culture Group offers the first episode of his culture leadership charge video series: You'll do more GOOD if you aim to SERVE more than you aim to PLEASE. Originally published in video format on September 3, 2016.
Five Below's growth strategy? Double down on culture.
September 27, 2016 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.42 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds interviews Five Below's CEO, Joel Anderson, on how they're ensuring the unique Five Below culture continues as the company grows.
Three C’s can boost accountability in your workplace
August 23, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.41 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares three proven ways to increase people doing what they say they'll do in your workplace.
Leading a purposeful, positive, productive culture
August 15, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.06 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares his proven culture change process - and describes a leadership team that has moved from dysfunction to alignment in only three weeks!
Hire great leaders with these tips
August 01, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.57 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares three tips for hiring caring, authentic, positive leaders for your teams.
2016 top companies to work for are creative & nimble to make employees happy
July 26, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.93 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds examines Indeed.com's new "top fifty companies to work for in the US" to learn how companies are adapting structure and policies to retain talented players.
Heads or tails? Three keys to better decision-making
July 18, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.28 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares how a lousy decision in college (buying an old sports car) led him to three ideas to boost the effectiveness of decision making.
The single most important thing employees want
July 04, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.1 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds suggests employees want one thing more than any other. Giving employees that thing boosts engagement, service, and results. Listen to learn what that thing is!
A question of character
June 28, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.09 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds offers ideas on human character - how to deal with people of self-serving character and to immerse yourself with people of servant character.
What dysfunctional bands teach us about work culture
June 20, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds uses his working musician experience to share three drivers of dysfunction in groups: ego, validation, and demand.
Do What GREAT Bosses Do
June 06, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.5 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares new research that sheds light on how well leaders around the globe model the best practices of GREAT Bosses. The verdict? It's not good.
Four things great senior leadership teams do
May 24, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.9 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares how to evolve your senior leadership "group" to an effective senior leadership TEAM.
Deliver on the Promise of Servant Leadership
May 16, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares the experiences of two friends whose great new bosses both quit, leaving those friends in a lousy work environment. Servant leadership is a better path -
Managing Change with Heart and Soul
May 02, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5 MBOrganizational culture geek - and ASCAP songwriter - S. Chris Edmonds looks at how new ASCAP CEO is driving change and innovation in the 100-year-old organization.
Two things organizations must do to win the war for talent
April 26, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds expands on Google's "great place to work" platform: surround your people with quality players and help them find meaningful work.
The One Thing Great Bosses Pay Attention To
April 18, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares an uncomfortable conclusion. He can no longer recommend two strong companies. Learn which two - and why - in this podcast.
Four bad workplace behaviors you need to stop tolerating now
April 04, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.86 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares the four workplace behaviors that most erode trust, respect, performance, engagement, and service. The first is the three "D's" . . .
Employees say you have a toxic culture? Here's how to fix it.
March 22, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.6 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds examines how American Airlines' executives are responding to their culture challenges - and suggests a fix.
What's Your Organization's Values Operating System?
March 21, 2016 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.28 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds suggests that your team, department, or company has a values operating system. Does it ensure that desired valued behaviors are lived daily? If not, tweak it.
The Cost of Waiting
March 07, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.25 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares the impact of delaying the refinement of a lousy business culture. Empowerment, service, and results all take a big hit.
What's that sound? Is it your talent heading out the door?
February 23, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.57 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares three proven ways to retain - and attract - talented, engaged employees to your business.
Write it Down, then Act on It.
February 22, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares new research that validates the insights from the debunked 1953 Yale Goals Study - and adds a tweak for effective leadership.
Are You a Trusted Agent?
February 08, 2016 12:00 - 5 minutes - 4.7 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares how important trusted agents are in our lives - at home with a sick spouse or in a war zone with US Marines.
The Happiness Factor
February 01, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.53 MBOrganizational culture geek S. Chris Edmonds shares research about the benefits of happy employees - and how leaders can gauge the health of their work culture, and change it for the better.