Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 1
MAKE
C LTURE
NOT WARThe Secret to Great Teams & Organizations
Fluxible 2013 @TeresaBrazen
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 2
Image	
  by	
  IvanWalsh.com,	
  Flickr	
  
Image	
  by	
  Tara	
  R,	
  Flickr	
   Image	
  by	
  	
  PROYECTO	
  AGUA**	
  /**	
  WATER	
  PROJECT,	
  Flickr	
  
	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 3
Image	
  by	
  IvanWalsh.com,	
  Flickr	
  
Image	
  by	
  Tara	
  R,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 4
How is your work culture affecting you?
What culture is + your role in it
Is your team culture “healthy”?
4 characteristics of healthy culture
How can you make it better?
4 steps to designing culture + example practices
How is your work
culture affecting you?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 6
Culture [kul-cher]
The values + practices of your
project, team, or organization.
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 7
Culture [kul-cher]
The values + practices of your
group, team, or organization.
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 8
Culture [kul-cher]
The values + practices of your
group, team or organization.
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 9
+ retention
+ creativity
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 10
=
Create the
psychological space
for creativity
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 11
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 12
Image	
  by	
  JasonLangheine,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 13
Don’t let
your culture
hold you hostage
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 14
[Recap]
Culture = values + practices
Culture affects creativity
You impact culture
Be the first domino
Is your team
culture “healthy”?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 16
Look	
  up	
  Success	
  by	
  
Design	
  model	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 17
Vision
Image	
  by	
  Pragmagraphr,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 18
Autonomy
Image	
  by	
  peterwmdavis,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 19
Inspiration
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 20
Chemistry
Image	
  by	
  moonlightbulb,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 21
Look	
  up	
  Success	
  by	
  
Design	
  model	
  
[Recap]
Vision
Autonomy
Inspiration
Chemistry
Can you make it
better?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 23
Use tools you
already have in
your back pocket.
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 24
Look inside Look outside Define vision Create practices
Treat culture like a design challenge
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 25
Look inside
What is your
culture DNA?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 26
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 27
Look outside
Who is getting
culture right?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 28
What are the ten things
we should be doing next?
Vision
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 29
Image:	
  	
  Annie	
  Mole,	
  Flickr	
  
Autonomy
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 30
“We're looking for crazy ideas. We use kids to find
those ideas, because they know how to talk
without their thinking getting in the way.”
Founder, Markus Mettler
Interject variance into
your process.
Inspiration
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 31Image	
  from	
  Odonata98,	
  Flickr	
  
Chemistry
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 32
Define vision
Who do you
want to be?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 33
Image: WLT Photography
Image	
  from	
  jorgempf,	
  Flickr	
  
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 34
Create practices
How do you
get there?
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 35
+ Start.
+ Experiment.
+ Seek allies.
+ Share your wins.
+ Recalibrate.
+ Keep going.
+ Be the first domino.
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 36
[Recap]
Look inside
Look around
Define vision
Create practices
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 37
Create a culture of creating culture
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 38
Culture = values + practices
Healthy culture = strong work
Vision, autonomy, inspiration, chemistry
YOU have the power to impact culture
Look inside > look around > define vision > create practices
Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 39
Thanks!
@TeresaBrazen
teresa@cooper.com
www.Cooper.com
www.TeresaBrazen.com

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Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations

  • 1. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 1 MAKE C LTURE NOT WARThe Secret to Great Teams & Organizations Fluxible 2013 @TeresaBrazen
  • 2. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 2 Image  by  IvanWalsh.com,  Flickr   Image  by  Tara  R,  Flickr   Image  by    PROYECTO  AGUA**  /**  WATER  PROJECT,  Flickr    
  • 3. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 3 Image  by  IvanWalsh.com,  Flickr   Image  by  Tara  R,  Flickr  
  • 4. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 4 How is your work culture affecting you? What culture is + your role in it Is your team culture “healthy”? 4 characteristics of healthy culture How can you make it better? 4 steps to designing culture + example practices
  • 5. How is your work culture affecting you?
  • 6. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 6 Culture [kul-cher] The values + practices of your project, team, or organization.
  • 7. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 7 Culture [kul-cher] The values + practices of your group, team, or organization.
  • 8. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 8 Culture [kul-cher] The values + practices of your group, team or organization.
  • 9. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 9 + retention + creativity
  • 10. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 10 = Create the psychological space for creativity
  • 11. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 11
  • 12. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 12 Image  by  JasonLangheine,  Flickr  
  • 13. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 13 Don’t let your culture hold you hostage
  • 14. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 14 [Recap] Culture = values + practices Culture affects creativity You impact culture Be the first domino
  • 15. Is your team culture “healthy”?
  • 16. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 16 Look  up  Success  by   Design  model  
  • 17. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 17 Vision Image  by  Pragmagraphr,  Flickr  
  • 18. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 18 Autonomy Image  by  peterwmdavis,  Flickr  
  • 19. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 19 Inspiration
  • 20. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 20 Chemistry Image  by  moonlightbulb,  Flickr  
  • 21. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 21 Look  up  Success  by   Design  model   [Recap] Vision Autonomy Inspiration Chemistry
  • 22. Can you make it better?
  • 23. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 23 Use tools you already have in your back pocket.
  • 24. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 24 Look inside Look outside Define vision Create practices Treat culture like a design challenge
  • 25. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 25 Look inside What is your culture DNA?
  • 26. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 26
  • 27. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 27 Look outside Who is getting culture right?
  • 28. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 28 What are the ten things we should be doing next? Vision
  • 29. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 29 Image:    Annie  Mole,  Flickr   Autonomy
  • 30. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 30 “We're looking for crazy ideas. We use kids to find those ideas, because they know how to talk without their thinking getting in the way.” Founder, Markus Mettler Interject variance into your process. Inspiration
  • 31. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 31Image  from  Odonata98,  Flickr   Chemistry
  • 32. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 32 Define vision Who do you want to be?
  • 33. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 33 Image: WLT Photography Image  from  jorgempf,  Flickr  
  • 34. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 34 Create practices How do you get there?
  • 35. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 35 + Start. + Experiment. + Seek allies. + Share your wins. + Recalibrate. + Keep going. + Be the first domino.
  • 36. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 36 [Recap] Look inside Look around Define vision Create practices
  • 37. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 37 Create a culture of creating culture
  • 38. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 38 Culture = values + practices Healthy culture = strong work Vision, autonomy, inspiration, chemistry YOU have the power to impact culture Look inside > look around > define vision > create practices
  • 39. Make Culture, Not War: The Secret to Great Teams & Organizations, Teresa Brazen ©2013 39 Thanks! @TeresaBrazen [email protected] www.Cooper.com www.TeresaBrazen.com