The top-down approach to leadership is based on post industrial revolution and pre-Vietnam era military or Captain of Industry models of barking orders to underlings. It can go something like […]
Category: Teamwork
The Number One Leadership Hangup – Top Down Attitude
Every one of us has a default mode of leadership. That default mode is top-down. We naturally fall into the trap of this form of leadership for a few reasons. […]
Seahawks Super Bowl Winning Culture – Part Four
SUPER BOWL SERIES | PART FOUR | TEAM & PROPER GOAL ORIENTATION There’s no doubt we here at Excellent Cultures have been excited about the Seahawks Super Bowl win. It’s […]
The Seahawks Super Bowl Winning Culture – Part Three
SUPER BOWL SERIES | PART THREE | POSITIVE COMPETITION & RELATIONSHIPS Part two of this Super Bowl Culture series highlighted the importance of humility and confidence, as well as the […]
The Seahawks Super Bowl Winning Culture – Part Two
SUPER BOWL SERIES | PART TWO | CONFIDENCE VS. ARROGANCE As you’ve read in our last two blog posts, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that we’ve seen so much in the Seattle […]
The Seahawk’s Super Bowl Winning Culture – Part One
SUPER BOWL SERIES | PART ONE | FUN IS A BY-PRODUCT NOT A GOAL After his team’s 43-8 trouncing in the recent Super Bowl by the Seattle Seahawks, Denver Bronco head […]
12th Man Culture Rings LOUD & CLEAR
12th MAN CULTURE Seattle is known to house many world-renowned corporate hubs; Amazon, Boeing, Starbucks, Microsoft, Google, Paccar, Costco, Nordstrom, etc. and now the Seattle Seahawks? Of course if you’re […]
How to Change a Culture | The Follow Through | Part Three
In this continuing series on changing culture we’ve diagnosed, we’ve begun instilling a cure, now it’s time for one of the most critical elements to lasting culture change. SUSTAINABILITY One […]
How To Change a Culture | The Diagnosis | Part One
Part one of a three part series. How to recognize a culture change is needed. The Sinking Ship An underperforming culture looks like anything in-between a sinking battered battleship to […]
Three Quick Tips From Jack Hollis
These three things that Jack Hollis shared are from the Excellent Cultures radio show and podcast. You can listen to the streaming show in it’s entirety here: Engaging People Engagement […]