Culture & Climate

Culture & Climate
The Manager Micro Climate and Culture
Create the right atmosphere and
conditions for your people to thrive
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Culture & Climate
Create the right atmosphere and
conditions for your people to thrive
Breathe fresh air into it
Help root growth
Loosen
things up
Remove rocks and rubbish
Create
Apply a mulch or top dressing
space
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The Essential Summary
• Culture is like the soil in a garden – slow to change and hard work to make better
but can be done.
• Climate is like the weather in a garden – changes easily and sets the mood to grow
• Both can be influenced positively and negatively by the manager
• Two very different micro cultures / climates can exist in the same garden /
business
• Managers need to constantly turn over or dig the soil to maintain a good culture
• Managers need to forecast and influence the weather conditions to provide the
best climate
• If the climate gets too bad then good managers protect their plants from it e.g. the
impact of frosts and heavy rain can be reduced by the implementation of shelter
and protection.
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