28/03/2019
Do you have a culture alphabet? Short, straight to the point, clear – to guide everyday decisions in the team. Here is an idea to implement today - take this list …
A. Already done or why me
B. Blame or seek а solution
C. Collaborate or compete
D. Do or chatter
E. Extra-mile or barely adequate
F. Future-oriented or living in the past
G. Gives first or gets first
H. Happy or sad
I. Integrity or intrigue
J. Judge or accept
K. Kind or disrespectful
L. Listen-first or speak-first
M. Mastery or mediocracy
N. Negative or positive
O. On my own or together
P. Perfection or good-enough
Q. Question or assumption
R. Results or excuses
S. Status quo or innovation
T. Trust or control
U. Us or me
V. Values or vices
W. Walk-the-talk or talk-the-talk
X. X-factor or average
Y. Yes-person or can’t be done
Z. Zen or panic
… copy-paste it, adapt it to your unique culture and share to the team. It takes minutes to do but sets a clear and easy to understand message of what you value in your company.