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Company Values

A company demonstrates it's values by who gets promoted and who gets let go.  

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#WorkEnvoronment

In the wrong work environment, your creativity and ability to reach you potential is compromised.  Environment matters. 

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A Culture of Inaction

People review data that on one cares about.  Reports are written that on one reads. Presentations are made that never lead to decisions.  Meetings after countless meetings that never result in actionable next steps.  Doe this sound like your organization? 

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#CoreValues

Does your organization have a set of Core Values that guides decision-making and influences employee behavior? 

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Complaency

Has your organization designed a set of institutions and practices to systematically fight complacency?

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Whats Working?

Successful companies identify, reinforce and build on what's working.  What's working in your company?

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The Curious Organization

When our curiosity is triggered, we think more deeply and rationally about decisions and come up with more creative solutions.  How curious is your organization?

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Work Environment

Create a work environment where people can achieve, and you create a climate of greater commitment.  Every little accomplishment ratchets up a person's sense of fulfillment.  Success, even the small ones, breed more commitment to the job.  Employees want to know they make a difference.  This gives meaning to their work.  What counts is whether completing a task carries personal significance for the doer. 

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High Performance Organizations

High-performance organizations have a restlessness with the status quo and an unrelenting drive to improve.  Does this describe your organization?

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Grit

Research done at West Point shows that "Grit" is a better indicator of which cadets will make it through training than achievement test scores and athletic ability.  The two critical components of grit are passion and perseverance.  How gritty is your organization?

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