Beautiful Business

Cultivating Micro-Cultures

Episode Summary

Imagine you’re standing in the middle of a vast, sprawling garden. Most of the plants are growing at a steady, unremarkable pace. But there, in the corner, is a patch of tomatoes so vibrant and lush they seem to be defying the laws of nature. What’s their secret? Welcome to the world of micro-cultures, the organizational equivalent of that thriving tomato patch.

Episode Notes

Create the perfect growing conditions.

1. Streamline meetings because nobody ever said, “Gee, I wish this meeting was longer,” or “I wish I had more meetings on my calendar.”
2. Refine your decision-making processes and reduce approval requirements. Empower your people to make the right decisions aligned with your strategic framework.
3. Review and revise your operating principles that guides consistent observable behaviors that create responsibility not just accountability.
4. Trust your people and recognize outstanding contributions like they are Olympic medals.
5. Create pollination opportunities that continue to learn and borrow from your highest-performing micro-cultures.

Here’s the secret sauce.

1. Make your micro-culture an asset to the larger organization.
2. Be the team everyone wants to work with.
3. Show appreciation beyond your immediate circle.
4. Be clear, positive, and productive in your interactions.