We all know the importance of hiring good people.
Acquisition—and retention—of talent is integral to the success of any
organization. The absolute best systems are only as good as the people
implementing these systems.
Getting the
right people on board is also vital to the preservation and continued growth of
your organization’s culture. Each and every addition to your team is a
potential threat to your established culture, so it is important to make
intelligent and informed decisions when brining newcomers into the fold.
Organizations,
schools, and teams need people who share their established core values and will
support and contribute to the existing culture. Moreover, they need people who will become
conductors for the culture and will assist the existing leadership in spreading
the organizational culture to others.
Leaders
cannot be the sole purveyors of organizational culture. The job, and its
associated importance, is simply too big to rest on the shoulders of one
person. It is absolutely essential that each member of a team be willing and
able to contribute to this task.
Having a
team chock-full of cultural conductors will ensure the perpetuation of your
organizational culture and mitigate the potential risk posed by newcomers. This
is of the utmost importance as a strong organizational culture is the
difference between good and great in today’s increasingly competitive business
environment.
