Core Culture is your organization’s hidden asset. It should motivate and drive employees to flourish, contribute, and excel. But what is culture and how do you harness its power? Uncover your Core Culture. Understand the organization’s contribution and character and its path to success. These are the organization's principles and core values—its Core Culture. Discover how to define your Purpose, Philosophy and Priorities. Then, use those principles and core values to guide all aspects of your business. Focus, unify and align everyone around Core Culture. A shared culture can help you thrive in a climate of continuous change. Managing culture and driving cultural change is fundamental to running a thriving business. Go to www.SheilaMargolis.com to learn more about Core Culture.

1. Core Culture:
Purpose, Philosophy and Priorities
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Principles and values are at the core of your business.
They are the foundation for why your organization
exists. They guide how employees do their work.
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These principles and values are called the
Core Culture.
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Core Culture consists of the central three Ps of
your organization: Purpose, Philosophy and
Priorities.
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In successful companies, Core Culture is defined
and shared.
Think of it as the guide for all action.
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To understand Core Culture, start in the center:
go to the core.
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Purpose is the most central component of
Core Culture.
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8. Purpose is why your organization exists.
It answers the question:
Why is the work you do important?
The WHY
of work
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9. Purpose is the organization’s role in improving
life and the world we live in.
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10. Purpose is the cause that defines employees’
contribution to society through their work.
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11. Go to this link for examples of Purpose
Statements.
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Just outside of Purpose is the Philosophy which
guides how you do your work.
The How
of work
And how you
do work
matters!!
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13. Philosophy is a small set of fundamental
principles or core values.
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For example, if stated as a
principle:
• We anticipate needs and
exceed expectations with a
sense of urgency.
For example, if stated
as a value:
• Customer obsession
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Philosophy is distinctive
and relatively enduring to
the organization.
Distinctive &
Enduring HOW
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15. Philosophy captures the character of your
company.
It is what separates your organization from others—
particularly other companies doing similar work.
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16. Go to this link for an explanation of Philosophy.
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Purpose + Philosophy = Organizational Identity
Identity is the organization’s contribution and
distinctive character that sets it apart from others.
Organizational
Identity
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Preserve your
identity—and
consistently
practice those
principles.
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In addition to the Purpose and Philosophy are
the organization’s Priorities.
Additional
values
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Priorities are what the organization needs to
focus on and pay attention to in the current
environment to be successful and thrive.
Now!!
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20. Priorities are how you integrate change into
your culture.
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21. There are two types of Priorities:
Strategic Priorities and Universal Priorities
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22. Strategic HOW
Strategic Priorities:
These are additional values—to focus on now—to
guide how to achieve your goals.
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23. For example, with the global pandemic, many
companies adopted the Priority of Health & Safety—
for their customers and their employees.
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24. Universal Priorities:
These are additional values—to focus on now—to
guide how to drive employee engagement.
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Universal HOW
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25. Universal Priorities promote an enriching and
motivating workplace.
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26. Through an Employee Engagement Survey,
identify the universal Priorities that your
organization needs to focus on.
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27. Go to this link for an explanation of Priorities.
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In summary, Core Culture is the organization’s
contribution, its character, and its formula for success.
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Go to this link to learn how to conduct an
Organizational Culture Assessment to define
your Core Culture.
Go to this link for questions to ask to identify your
organization’s Purpose, Philosophy and
Priorities.
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Define Your Core Culture and
Weave those Principles and Values into
Everything You Do!
For More Information:
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or email
Sheila@SheilaMargolis.com
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