🎧 Episode Overview:
This week we’re talking about culture. Not as a vague workplace buzzword, but as something you’re constantly shaping through your behavior, your feedback loops, and your presence. Whether you're a formal leader or not, you're feeding data into your system every single day. This episode is about how to do that more intentionally.
🔑 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
- What makes up a workplace culture (hint: it’s not your policies)
- The three most powerful levers you can pull to shift culture
- Why feedback loops are the lifeblood of a healthy system
- How modeling behavior (even casually) sends strong signals
- The difference between organizational structure and culture—and why it matters
🧠 Key Ideas to Take With You:
- You’re never separate from the culture—you’re shaping it every day.
- Micro-interactions send macro signals about what’s normal.
- Modeling and feedback are culture-change tools, not just leadership fluff.
- The healthiest cultures aren’t perfect—they’re self-correcting.
🎧 How to Get the Most Out of This Episode:
Listen with curiosity about your own patterns. What are you modeling? How are you receiving feedback? And how might those habits be shaping your team’s culture, on purpose or not?
🛠️ Practical Actions You Can Take:
- Ask yourself: What do I want to be more normal in my work culture? Then model that.
- Pay attention to how you receive feedback. Do you get defensive? Over-implement? How can you shift toward curiosity?
- Introduce a 360-style feedback loop (even informally!) by asking peers or your team: “What’s one thing I could start, stop, or continue?”
- Normalize feedback as data and use it to help your system see itself and evolve.
📣 Special Announcements:
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