To build a winning a team and a successful organization you must create a culture of greatness. It's the most important thing a leader can do because culture drives behavior, behavior drives habits and habits create the future. As the leaders at Apple say, “Culture beats strategy all day long."
When you create a culture of greatness you create a collective mindset in your organization that expects great things to happen - even during challenging times.
Here are 3 ways to do it:
- A culture of greatness creates an expectation that everyone in the organization be committed to excellence. It requires that you find the right people that fit your culture (or the culture you want to create) then you coach them, develop them, mentor them, train them and empower them to do what they do best.
- You also don’t allow negativity to sabotage the moral, performance and success or your organization. You deal with negativity at the cultural level so your people can spend their time focusing on their work instead of fighting energy vampires.
- Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. Enhance communication, build trust and create engaged relationships that are the foundation upon which winning teams are built.
