Does your company culture reflect your people and their personal values? Are your people a reflection of your culture? Does the attitude and behavior within your organization reflect your desired culture? Does your culture reflect not just your corporate vision but your team vision, as well as your team’s and your personal vision and values? If companies are being honest, the answer for most is, “Not even close.” Here are 15 questions to assess your company culture, as well as your leadership and coaching effectiveness.
What’s Your Company DNA?
We were ending the second day of my leadership coaching program in Beijing, China. As we began to debrief, Pierre, one of the managers, paused to share a horrific experience he had just a week earlier.
“I received disturbing news from our corporate office. During last month’s quarterly senior leadership meeting, Chan, one of the VP’s, had a heart attack in the middle of