Throughout my years as an employee, a leader, and a manager, I have come to know that company culture is the most important aspect of getting people to work hard for you. Company culture is rooted in the expectations and models of the leadership. There are lots of nuances of course, but in my mind, the formula for leadership to create an ideal company culture is extremely simple:
- Be a good and empathetic human
- Be clear on your mission
- Expect excellence from your employees and give them autonomy in return
- Respect opinions but make clear decisions about how to proceed
- Hire people that fit in with the points above
- Don’t hesitate to remedy mistakes you made in hiring