Excellerate Associates

Excellerate Associates, the go-to business mentors for entrepreneurial and leadership development

  • Home
  • Members
  • Blog
  • Meeting Planners
    • Keynote Speaker
    • Speaker Topics
  • Media
    • About
    • Articles, Quotes and Tips
    • Images Gallery
    • Media Coverage
    • News and Story Ideas
    • Questions to Ask Lisa
  • Contact
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates

Get Your Free eBook:
Elevate and Expand Your Brand

Free eBook
WBE_Seal SB_ALUMNI
  • Start Here
    • Schedule Your Discovery Session
    • Me Myself and Why
    • Meet Lisa Mininni
    • Success Stories
  • Events & Training
    • Events
    • Attend an Introduction to Scaling & Systematizing Your Business Workshop
    • Best Seller Profit System Workshop – Become a Best Selling Author
    • Create Your Signature Program
    • Self-Study Programs
    • Speaker Lab: Elevate Your Presentation Skills
    • Wake Up Profitable Boot Camp for Business Owners
    • Wired to Win 101: How Are You Hardwired?
    • Wired to Win! Your Path to Passion, Purpose, and Profit Workshop
  • Coaching/Mentoring
    • Schedule Your Discovery Session
    • View our Mentoring Programs
    • Profitability Lab: Introduction
    • Premier Coaching – Schedule Your Discovery Session
  • Excelleration App
  • Collaborate
    • Affiliate Program
    • Charity of Choice
    • Profitability Lab Leader Licensee
  • Business Innovation Lab

Revealing Your Hidden Company Culture and Why It’s the Hottest Topic for Small Businesses Today

April 13, 2017 by Lisa Mininni Leave a Comment

Talk to any small business owner and you’ll hear their top challenge is retention. According to some researchers they would agree showing that retention, engagement, and culture are in the top challenges facing business leaders.

So, what is culture and why is it important for small businesses?

A company culture is a system of shared vision, purpose, values, assumptions, and beliefs. It’s also a set of unwritten rules that influence social norms. Newcomers are often expected to learn these unwritten rules. They often learn what is acceptable or not by observing the protocols or through others already in the group.

Culture can be a defining factor in your company’s success or failure. If company culture is unclear to the business owner, existing employees and new hires will determine it. That’s quite a hit-or-miss tactic that can cause a rotating door of new hires eating into your profitability.

When I work with clients, we are able to distinguish their culture not only by defining key cultural alignment factors but also by learning about the team’s natural wiring. For example, one of my client’s leadership team has two common hardwiring elements in common. They all have a high sense of urgency (impatient) and have a high degree of autonomy. With this mix of wiring, they are inclined to push themselves and others for immediate results.

What do you think was this company’s hidden culture created from this leadership team’s hardwiring mix of urgency and autonomy?
Their staff found the greatest rewards came by delivering results quickly and in silos. Rather than departments collaborating, people made independent decisions to get results.

This autonomous, results-driven organization found itself operating in less-than-ideal productivity and profitability. There was often rework because decisions were made quickly without inter and intra-departmental collaboration.

My clients discovered the impact of their natural wiring in shaping the company culture. Once the influence of the wiring was distinguished, we were able to set up a powerful framework to align what they say their values were and demonstrate those values in action.

When you are clear on your team’s hardwiring along with your key cultural alignment factors you start to get to the root of cultural alignment.

Inspired to learn more?

Discover your and your team’s natural wiring and create your company’s culture by identifying your key cultural alignment factors at:

WORKSHOP: Wired to Win! Your Path to Passion, Purpose and Profit

DATE: Thursday-Friday, May 18-19, 2017

LOCATION: Excellerate Associates – 42180 Ford Road, Canton, MI 48187

(Limited spots avaiable for out-of-state attendees who join live workshop by web).

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: company culture, Lisa Mininni, small business, small business mentor

  • Contact
  • Members Only
  • Affiliates

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Members Login

Click to login

Download(s)

Your Download(s)

Wake Up Profitable Live Event

The Wake Up Profitable Intensive Boot Camp for Business Owners draws in successful entrepreneurs committed to attaining stronger marketing systems, skills and profitability that has resulted in:

  • Increased productivity by over 40%
  • Improved sales 90% in 30 days
  • Freedom to enjoy life by aligning and systematizing their business
Scale Your Business Now!

Profitability Lab Introduction

In this live session you will:

  • Explore what’s possible for you with a brand new approach to profitability
  • Instantly find more money and time in your business
  • Discover how to shift from “busy” to profitable
Register Now!

Goals in Gear

Webinar: Get Your Goals in Gear

GET YOUR GOALS IN GEARGet Your Goals in Gear is a 65-minute webinar that will help you set your goals — and bring them into reality. Take your business to new levels with an actionable plan of specific measurables, strategies, milestones and actions.

Learn More

Me, Myself, and Why?

Me, Myself and Why? Best Selling BookBOOK: Me, Myself, and Why? The Secrets to Navigating Change

The Most Valuable Book You Will Ever Read: Discover how one foundational tool can give you the courage to take you where you want to go in life.

Learn More
  • Business Mentoring to Scale Your Business
  • Interview with Lisa Mininni
  • Media Center
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Success Stories
  • Free Resources
  • Best Selling Book
  • Contact
  • Members Only
  • Affiliates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Social Media Link Excellerate Associates
  • Home

© Copyright 2025 Excellerate Associates ·| Powered by Essential IT | Privacy Policy