Culture can go wrong at the drop of a hat. What is a leader’s role in preserving it and aligning the team’s priorities with those of the organisation?
Building a lean culture is not something for which you can randomly cherry pick some tools and make it happen. It is more of a social process; one that is of people development and transformation, that teaches involvement, ownership, and responsible behaviour.
Summary: It is not a compulsion that you should look for a purpose to hitch your brand to. Sometimes your brand comes with a well-infused purpose. In India, you can think of Tata, Amul, FabIndia and a few more.
Summary: As a company, you must be seen to be taking your responsibilities seriously and making a contribution towards relieving one or more of these worries. It may only be in a very small way that affects your local community, but you will be helping to make the world a better place.
Summary: Your customers want you to save the world. People have many different, and very real, worries about the future, including health, climate, technology and more. As a company, you must be seen to be taking your responsibilities seriously and making a contribution towards relieving one or more of these worries.
Summary: In today’s world, where change and disruption are constant, simply bouncing back is no longer a sustainable strategy. Sustainability is all about survival, but the goal of resilience is to thrive. Resilience should not occur in the face of adversity. One has to plan for it in advance, anticipating unexpected disruption.
Summary: Culture, leadership, change, and discipline will help build a resilient organisation in a post-pandemic world. As you refine your culture and adapt your leadership for 2021, make sure you clearly identify the vision you have.
Humans love tradition and it has value. What has even more impact are the intentional connections you build and the way you attend to your culture as it is vulnerable. The trust you build from the efforts can become the new cultural norm.