This month, Leadercast is focused on the significance of commitment in leadership. We’ve explored questions to help you gauge your commitment level, the importance of an organization having clearly defined core values and beliefs, steps on how to show your team you’re committed to them and advice for how to leave when you find yourself uncommitted to an organization.
So far, we’ve concentrated on how commitment relates to leaders as individuals, but what about the rest of the team? When it comes to an employee’s level of commitment within an organization, culture is key; it is a leading factor for whether or not a team member will stick around for the long haul, and it starts from the top down.
That’s why for February’s book of the month we chose The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle for a deep dive into how we, as leaders, can build a culture people truly want to be part of. Leaders have an incredible responsibility when it comes to culture-building: The actions and behaviors of the leadership team and how it treats its staff set the tone for how others will collectively treat one another and the organization.