{"id":9339,"date":"2010-07-30T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-07-30T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.AchieveMax.com\/blog\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2013-07-03T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T15:26:40","slug":"more-focus-on-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/achievemax.com\/blog\/2010\/07\/30\/more-focus-on-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"More Focus on Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a quick glance at the organizations listed below. What do they have in common? You might struggle to arrive at an answer to that question as it&#8217;s obviously not a product, service, or even an industry they share.<\/p>\n<p>However, each is very successful in what they do.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Zappos.com<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Little-known Facts about Well-known Leaders \u2013 Larry Page and Sergey Brin\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/18\/larry-page-and-sergey-brin\/\">Google<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Nordstrom<\/li>\n<li>Dreamworks Animation<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Little-known Facts about Well-known Leaders \u2013 Colleen Barrett\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2009\/02\/12\/colleen-barrett\/\">Southwest Airlines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>W.L. Gore &amp; Associates<\/li>\n<li>Whole Food Markets<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Little-known Facts about Well-known Leaders \u2013 Howard Schultz\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2007\/12\/07\/howard-schultz\/\">Starbucks Coffee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Little-known Facts about Well-known Businesses \u2013 The Container Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/12\/the-container-store\/\">The Container Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Herman Miller<\/li>\n<li>Stew Leonards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let&#8217;s solve the mystery. Each of those listed here has been recognized for\u00a0its unique culture. If you were exposed to the elements which make up a unique culture, you might be surprised at how basic, yet rare, they actually are. The names I&#8217;ve shared here are just a few of the many identified by <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0032KHQSY?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=achieinc&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B0032KHQSY\">Fortune Magazine<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=achieinc&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B0032KHQSY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/em> year after year as the best companies to work for in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>They boast productivity, profitability, <a title=\"Do you really know how much it costs when you hire a new employee?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/newsletter\/99issue\/cuturnover.htm\">low turnover<\/a>, <a title=\"Customer Satisfaction Strategies Seminar Description\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/programs\/top10_seminars\/customer_service_seminar.htm\">high customer service satisfaction scores<\/a>, longevity, and <a title=\"Creativity Seminar Description\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/programs\/top10_seminars\/think_box_seminar.htm\">creativity<\/a> to name a few of their commonalities. Most companies in any industry would be thrilled to boast such achievements. Yet few will benchmark those who do. If they did a little research, they would discover that they too could share this success by focusing on the need to place people before products, services, or profits. While all three are key to success, each can be and\u00a0is achieved must sooner and to a greater degree through focus on your people.<\/p>\n<p>Those listed above share critical elements which have certainly contributed to their success. Here are just a few of those elements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Age diversity<\/li>\n<li>Open communication<\/li>\n<li>Employee involvement<\/li>\n<li>Continuing education<\/li>\n<li>Ethnically diverse<\/li>\n<li>Recognition programs<\/li>\n<li>Community involvement<\/li>\n<li>Goal establishment<\/li>\n<li>Expectation establishment<\/li>\n<li>Accountability<\/li>\n<li>Celebration of success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Think about your organization. Are these contributing factors present in your culture? If not, consider <a title=\"Bench Strength: A Growing Concern \" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/blog\/2007\/03\/16\/bench-strength\/\">benchmarking<\/a> those who have identified the importance of a strong culture and have benefited from a focus on their people.<\/p>\n<p>Again, these are just a few of the factors which must exist to achieve the success you seek by <a title=\"Becoming a Choice Employer: Attracting &amp; Retaining World-Class Talent Seminar Description\" href=\"http:\/\/www.achievemax.com\/programs\/top10_seminars\/retain_employees.htm\">attracting and keeping the people who will make it happen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrythepeacock.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">this short video<\/a> for further clarification of the importance of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a quick glance at the organizations listed below. What do they have in common? 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