Organizational Culture
Posted October 23, 2009
By David Irvine
I’ve had a lot of great feedback from my most recent e-newsletter, containing the article: FINDING THE TOUCH IN AN INTERNET WORLD:The Little Things Are The Big Things.
Here’s one example from a leader in a school, a superintendent for 27 years, and some of his personal practices:
“There is only one way to be present and that is to be present – weddings are optional but funerals are mandatory (Rudy Juliani)”
“I can always do the paperwork after the staff members have left for the day but I cannot speak to them when they have gone home”
“When our School Division was small enough, every employee received a personal birthday wish from me”
“Every month I likely sent out 200 personal notes to staff members (teachers, assistants, bus drivers, custodians, maintenance workers, etc.)”
Building a culture that values human interaction is very time-consuming but is worth every minute”
What are you doing to consciously build the culture you desire?