Class assignment

1. Started with the
culture, now we are
here
David Konkel

2. Review!
 My article is about 4 things that could make the culture in your
company great. As wanting to start my own business, there are a
few things that I wanted to focus on as an owner.

3. Review part
dos!
 I think that having a great culture to your company can make the
entire difference in the world. It really sets apart a happy
employee from an unhappy one. No one wants to work for a
boring company, people want to feel appreciated and like that
make a difference.

4.  4 things that could make the difference –
 Hiring people who fit your culture
 Having employees that know the values and mission
 Knowing that good decisions can come from anywhere and
anyone
 Realizing you are a team

5. Hiring people
who fit your
culture

6. Why?
 Don’t want a high turnover rate
 Consistency
 Happy employees usually means happy customers
 Its like sports, you can have the best players on your team, but if
they don’t fit your scheme, it wont work out.
 They represent you and your company

7. How can I
apply this?
 Different screening processes/interviews
 Doing things out of the ordinary
 Change the work environment
 Hang out with them outside of work

8. Knowing your
values and
missions

9. Why is this
important?
 Team needs to be on the same page
 Have an understanding of the companies goals
 Will set the tone in the work environment
 Allows people to work towards the same common goals
 It drives people

10. How do I do
this?
 Make them known
 Lists/reminders
 Be fun and creative on how you go about it
 Be open
 Team meetings
 Hanging outside of work

11. Knowing good
decisions
come from
anyone and
anywhere

12. Why is this
important to
the culture?
 anyone contributes and makes them feel like part of the company
 Everyone has the same opportunity
 There is no top guy and there is no bottom guy
 It makes for a more well rounded office
 It gives them more freedom to be creative and outgoing.The
more ideas, the better.
 No idea is a stupid idea

13. How do I apply
this?
 Be trusty worthy, trust your employees like they trust you.
 Show them respect
 You hired them for a reason, let them do their job
 Give them incentives

14. Realizing you
are a team

15. Why is being a
team
important?
 A company can not be ran by just one or two people
 It allows people to be apart of everything
 Employees wont feel like “just individuals”
 Creates balance in the workplace

16. How do I go
about applying
the idea of
“team?”
 Get everyone involved and get everyone’s opinions
 Don’t be biased
 Set the same standards for everyone
 Even as the boss, help like you are just a regular employee.This
will show than any one of your employees can do your job, like you
can do theirs. Remember, team work makes the dream work.

17. How does this
relate to the
chapter?

18. Relation
 It relates to the chapter because the focus on the chapter is
culture and how it affects the work place. It talks about what
qualities can make up culture, along with how culture can
ultimately affect the company.
 It also talks about the hero in your company, how the values are
key to the culture, and how the culture can be broken down into
sub cultures.
 Lastly, it talks about working as a team; and how what you do as a
standard inside your company, in referral to the rituals, can
ultimately affect the employees and how they perform for you.

19. Conclusion
 In conclusion, there are a lot of ways in which a company can be
successful or not be successful. But in my personal opinion, it
starts with your employees and how you treat them. If you create
a culture in your company that can be fun, creative and still be
able to be successful, then there isn’t anything you can’t do. And it
all starts with the culture.You build a solid foundation in culture,
and shape around that.

20. The End

21. WorksCited  Bulygo, Zach. "The 4 ElementsThat MakeGreat Company
Culture." Kissmetrics. N.p.,Aug.-Sept. 2015.Web. 9 Oct. 2016.