Three weeks into retirement and I am busier than ever. I have taken these three weeks to decompress from a work environment that I had been in for 15 years and I have winnowed out some of the high points from this dynamic experience:
1. People, People, People. In the end, it is truly all about the people. We, each of us, stands on the shoulders of those who have chosen to serve us, to believe in us, to lift us up and encourage us to be better than our current self.
2. Greed and a false sense of entitlement can stunt an organization's growth, or bring a business to it's knees faster than anything.
3. Relationships within an organization and extending out to vendors and suppliers are the true figures of success. If ANY of these are not in alignment with culture, the culture is at risk of failure.
4. The true nature of an organization or business can be discerned by carefully examining the nature of the relationships that organization has. This is the true tell. Language and PR is simply smoke and mirrors if the relationships aren't true to the culture.
5. It takes a brave company and visionary leadership to diverge from the status quo. Just as in the relationships, the quality of leadership within an organization can make or break its culture.
6. HOW an organization moves towards its vision of culture is equally as important as that vision itself - strong arm tactics have no place in a people centric culture.
7. Building culture takes time, and more importantly, building culture takes LOVE.
8. LOVE in a culture is about tolerance, accepting differences, nurturing, encouraging, appreciating, forgiving...LISTENING (Listening is NOT about you. In order for a person to KNOW that you have listened to them, THEY have to feel heard and understood.)
Finally, there are no organization, no business, no culture, except for the people who choose to believe and make it happen. In the end, it comes down to building faith, trust, and love.
Wishing many blessings to all.
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