The Importance of Hiring Cultural Conductors

           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.