Public practice your habit to change a culture
This post is about leading by example and announcing your behavior and practices, including things that are second nature to you. You do this to help your team culture and behavior. A couple months ago I took on a new role at Brainshark and I am having a great time working with the team! Like many, many organizations that I’ve seen or heard of there are habits that become part of the culture. Some of the bad habits become blockers to growth and maturity of an organization. A simple example of these habits is turning on your video while on a conference call. If you want everyone to turn their video and be fully present during calls, you must start by making sure you are turning on yours every time. Sounds simple, right? Well it isn’t. You must always practice these small behaviors even if they feel as awkward as being the only person with their camera on. You need to make sure technical difficulties don’t happen. It will take time but if you rema...