This is a blog that was created by Alan Stein when he was with Stonger Team. Now that he is at Pure Sweat I want to give him the credit here for this week’s blog entry.
Culture is something that I really strive to utilize when building any teams I am responsible for helping. It is powerful and really makes a big difference in terms of the bonds the team together. The stronger the team bonds together the more successful they tend to be. I once heard Mano Watsa from PGC, which is a basketball camp organization, say your culture is what happens when the leaders of the team aren’t around. How does your team act when no one is telling them what to do. Here is what Alan had to say when it came to 13 Ways to Build Culture.
- Program > Team > Player
- Players and coaches talk to each other, not at each other. Big difference.
- No one is perfect. Mistakes will happen on and off the court. Learn from them.
- Every player and every coach is important to the team and plays a role. Respect that.
- Focus on effort and attitude. Those are the only 2 things we have complete control over.
- You either accept it or you correct it. There is nothing in between.
- Repetition is not viewed as punishment. Repetition is necessary to development.
- Confront issues, not people.
- Goals match behaviours and habits.
- Be on time. It is a sign of respect.
- Discipline = Love
- If you aren’t prepared to put the team first… don’t play.
- Believe or leave
Even though these have been written with sports in mind I believe they can be used for the corporate world as well. These ways to build culture can help any team to really develop the necessary habits to being successful and continue to thrive.
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