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
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.