S2:E7 | How Bill Green Thinks About Linking Company Culture to Business Results

On this episode of the How Leaders Think podcast, our special guest, Bill Green, dives deep into the importance of leading with values in the workplace.

Drawing on insights from the US Surgeon General's report on workplace well-being and mental health issues, Bill highlights the need to prioritize people and their values over desired outcomes. He offers a free culture checkup that provides an assessment of an organization's core values and suggests sharing it with senior leadership and the entire organization to gather feedback.

Bill emphasizes the significance of understanding how employees see and feel about working in the organization and recommends useful tools and websites for exploring values. He urges leaders to have conversations with employees about the alignment between values and experiences and discusses the equation of culture, where values plus organizational habits determine the culture one deserves.

Bill emphasizes the importance of creating connection and engagement in the workplace and shares strategies for maintaining connections in the remote work era. He encourages leaders to gather input from everyone in the organization, foster day-to-day engagement with company values, and align the company's culture with its business goals.

🎧 Join us as we explore the transformative power of leading with values and discover how it can positively impact workplace well-being and profitability.

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Resources:

Bill’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-green-detroit/

FREE Culture Check-up: https://affectadvisors.com/culturecheckup/

System & Soul: https://systemandsoul.com

Timeline:

[00:02:42] Leadership must bridge the strategy-execution gap.

[00:04:34] Leadership values should be meaningful and actionable.

[00:09:04] US Surgeon General highlights workplace mental health.

[00:12:14] Creating connection as leaders is essential; it leads to better outcomes.

[00:16:16] Three steps to create a thriving culture.

[00:21:20] Disruption creates opportunity to reimagine work.

[00:24:31] "Lead with values for a better culture."

[00:30:24] Values matter at any stage of leadership.

[00:32:39] Free culture checkup: assess values in 6 minutes