Successful leaders know the power of core culture. These leaders unite employees around a small, compelling set of principles and values that generate business success. The central three Ps of an organization--Purpose, Philosophy, and Priorities--are the Core Culture. These core principles and values form the foundation for why the organization is in business and the framework for how employees do their work. Think of Core Culture as your hidden asset because through culture, you can create a community of workers who understand the uniqueness of their work and the valued contributions that they make. LEARN MORE about Core Culture at https://sheilamargolis.com FOR ANOTHER PRESENTATION on Core Culture, go to this link: https://www.slideshare.net/SheilaMargolis/core-culture-purpose-philosophy-and-priorities

1. Core Culture
by
Sheila L. Margolis, PhD
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2. In successful companies,
employees understand the values
that are core to their culture.
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3. To understand culture, you must
look inside your organization.
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4. Core Culture is the essence
of your culture.
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5. Core Culture is the foundation for
why you’re in business and the
framework for how you
distinctively and strategically
do your work.
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6. Core Culture consists of
the vital Purpose,
distinctive and enduring
Philosophy, and
strategic and universal Priorities.
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7. Core Culture is the heart and soul
of your organization.
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8. Purpose is the “why” of the
organization.

9. Why does your organization exist?
Why is the work you do
important?
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10. Businesses exist to make a profit.
They also exist to make a
difference.
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11. Your work is more than a job;
it’s a cause that’s
making a difference
in people’s lives.
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12. A Purpose statement is brief in
length and broad in scope.
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13. The Purpose should inspire.
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14. A broadly-stated Purpose
expands your perspective.
It opens you to endless
possibilities.
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15. When employees share the
Purpose, there is a collective spirit
that propels the organization to
greater performance and
heightened success.
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16. Philosophy is the
distinctive and enduring
“how”
of the organization.
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17. “How” you do your work matters!
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18. Philosophy is a small set of values
or guiding principles that are
fundamental, distinguishing, and
enduring to the organization.
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19. In successful organizations,
employees consistently use the
Philosophy to guide their
decisions and daily actions.
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20. The Philosophy is distinctive:
it’s how insiders view the
organization as being different,
especially from its competitors.
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21. The Philosophy is like the
personality or character of the
organization.
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22. The Philosophy is enduring:
it provides continuity in character.
It has distinguished the
organization over the years.
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23. The Philosophy is typically derived
from the founder or the principles
and ideals that were part of the
organization’s creation.
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24. If the Philosophy changed, it
would feel like a different
organization.
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25. Most often the change an
organization needs is to be better
at practicing its Philosophy.
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26. Together, the Purpose and
the Philosophy
constitute Organizational Identity.
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27. Priorities further guide
“how” you work.

28. Priorities can be strategic or
universal.
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29. Strategic Priorities are additional
principles or values that enable
the organization
to achieve its goals.
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30. You must know the organization’s
strategy to define the
strategic Priorities.
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31. Making changes in
strategic Priorities is a way to
shape culture and
drive change.
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32. Universal Priorities are values that
promote an engaged workforce.
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33. Universal Priorities contribute to
an enriching, motivating
workplace that
stimulates exceptional efforts and
heightened loyalty.
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34. Universal Priorities consist of the
six values:
Fit, Trust, Caring, Communication,
Achievement, and Ownership.
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35. Core Culture is your
organization’s hidden asset.
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36. Understand your organization’s
Core Culture and build your
culture of distinction.

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