Cultivating Micro-Cultures

Create the perfect growing conditions.

1. Streamline meetings because nobody ever said, “Gee, I wish this meeting was longer,” or “I wish I had more meetings on my calendar.”
2. Refine your decision-making processes and reduce approval requirements. Empower your people to make the right decisions aligned with your strategic framework.
3. Review and revise your operating principles that guides consistent observable behaviors that create responsibility not just accountability.
4. Trust your people and recognize outstanding contributions like they are Olympic medals.
5. Create pollination opportunities that continue to learn and borrow from your highest-performing micro-cultures.

Here’s the secret sauce.

1. Make your micro-culture an asset to the larger organization.
2. Be the team everyone wants to work with.
3. Show appreciation beyond your immediate circle.
4. Be clear, positive, and productive in your interactions.

Steven Morris, CEO of Matter Consulting is an ever-curious life-seeker, brand and culture building expert, advisor, author, and speaker. 

With over 27 years of entrepreneurial experience, he has served as a trusted advisor to over 3,000 business leaders and evolved more than 250 brands and cultures, including Google, Habitat for Humanity, Samsung, and Disney. 

His best-selling book, "The Beautiful Business," and his widely read Insights blog are a testament to his consulting expertise in creating unignorable, magnetic, and sustainable companies.

His diverse interests, including meditation, fine art painting, surfing, and beekeeping, infuse his work with creativity, soul, and a deep understanding of the human experience.

You can find more podcasts and join 30,000+ other brilliant and soulful readers of his weekly INSIGHTS blog at MatterCo.