Finding Connection and Purpose at Work via Microculture

Over the weekend, I was having a conversation with a friend that works for an extremely large and world-renowned corporation. I asked her about what the culture is like, which turned into more of a conversation about microcultures. We talked about how leaders at the top can often talk about company culture in ways that seem almost foreign to the workers down the chain. I think at one time or another, we've all sat in on an all-company meeting listening to executives report out their latest hot take on the culture and asked ourselves: "Do we even work at the same place?"

While this conversation with my friend could have become a total bash session on today's fear-based leadership styles that seem to be gripping to old ways of leading like my boomer dad does to his landline telephone, we pivoted to talk about how the right manager or leader that truly reads the room, can anchor you in and make you feel part of a team and larger mission. We talked about how THAT is what leads to a more authentic, personal connection to our work and gives us a desire to truly contribute.

When people talk about their company, they don't often say they LOVE the company...what they DO often say are things like "I love my team" or "My manager is the best." For me, this speaks to this idea that having an ecosystem of healthy microcultures where each team is creating the working environment that best optimizes their team's way of working and contributing to the larger mission is the future of corporate culture. THIS is how to get people to want to show up each day and work together to be successful.

Your Biggest Cheerleader,

Becky

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