Culture is what you tolerate, not what you say

Culture posters lie. Behavior on a Tuesday afternoon tells the truth.

Culture is the worst behavior you'll tolerate

Whatever the lowest performer is doing on their worst day is your actual culture, no matter what the values poster says.

It's set by what you do, not what you say

If you say 'we put the customer first' and then trash-talk a customer in the break room, the team learned the lesson you actually taught.

Small ratchets matter

You don't fix culture in a meeting. You fix it by raising the bar one specific behavior at a time over months.

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