Episode 200: Company Culture - Business Tip of the Month with Harry Geller of National Pool Partners

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Episode Summary

In this edition of Business Tip of the Month, we’re joined by Harry Geller, former Co-Owner of Magnolia Pool and Spa and current Vice President of Human Resources for National Pool Partners.

Listen in as Harry describes the different elements that make up company culture and how to optimize yours in order to cultivate a sense of belonging among your team members.

He also shares how to properly and continuously communicate culture to your employees, even in such cases as company mergers.


Topics Discussed

  • 02:07 - Why company culture is so important

  • 04:15 - Cultivating a sense of belonging

  • 05:16 - Getting started with creating a great company culture

  • 08:26 - Communicating culture to your people

  • 09:40 - How culture can maximize performance

  • 12:02 - Maintaining a solid and consistent culture in the case of a merger

  • 13:52 - Recommended books on building company culture


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Key Quotes From Episode

  • Culture is culture. How you design culture really makes a huge difference in the organization.

  • Company culture is the foundation for what the company will ultimately accomplish.

  • The model of culture really starts at the top [of the organization].

  • The biggest thing for communicating culture is to demonstrate; to live it every day; to talk about it.

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