Soar to Success February 2023

SOAR TO SUCCESS / Business Acceleration Strategies the culture you want to exist throughout the organization regardless of how big or small it is? I have had the privilege of working with and in a few organizations that strive for this seamless tapestry and it is an amazing experience. Are they perfect? Of course not, because it is an ongoing journey with every employee that is hired but when you are striving for it, people can feel it and they want to be a part of it. For questions or more information please feel free to reach out janet@ berkshiregroupinc.com A business and organization exist for a purpose. Once the purpose is defined or the “why”, then we get to the “how”. That’s where the owner and leader(s) determine how they will go about achieving their purpose. It is important for leaders to be hired and developed in a way that reflects the values and principles that we want in the culture. That takes discipline and an investment of both time and money. When the leaders are all in sync then they can develop, implement, and oversee systems and policies that reflect those very same values and principles. I know that we can all think of organizations where we have seen values hanging on the wall and in a very short period of interaction with that company see that those values are not reflected in theculture.Wehave also seen emails, policies, and procedures that run countercultural to what is stated as important. Start with your Purpose and Values and then look at your leadership behaviors, your employee handbook, your accounting policies, your IT policies, your accounting policies, and any others youmay have. Are they reflective of your values? Do they really reflect

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