KEY 2Environment

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Leadership RoleMechanic: Fix It

DevelopmentOpportunityCulture/Engagement

Effective execution depends on establishing a productive, supportive work environment. In turn, a successful work environment depends on workplace culture. A company’s culture guides discretionary behavior, picking up where the employee handbook leaves off. It’s defined by what happens when the CEO leaves the room.

Ideally, you should encourage an organizational environment in which employees strive to “own” their jobs in the best sense of the word: they take initiative to align themselves with overriding strategic goals, pitch in enthusiastically, collaborate gracefully, and innovate without permission or fear of reprisal.

So, are you:

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