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Leading with Significance
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Leading with Significance

How to Create a Magnetic, People-First Culture

Joey Havens
Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2023
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Many organizations have what they regard as a “good” culture. The problem is that good isn’t good enough, according to consultant Joey Haven. Drawing on 30 years of executive experience at a large accounting firm and citing principles from his Christian background, the author urges leaders to build a purposeful culture. He finds that today’s employees yearn for more than money, benefits, and perks. They want to be part of a “vibrant” community that prioritizes meaning, transparency, and growth, as well as profit. To help leaders achieve this objective, Haven provides a blueprint drawn from faith-based tenets for establishing a “people-first” culture.

Summary

Build a “magnetic culture” to take your company from good to great.

The obstacles that face organizations when they try to build a sturdy, responsive culture include adapting to ongoing technological developments, addressing the steady loss of dissatisfied employees, and recovering from the enduring impacts of the pandemic (yes, still).

Many corporate cultures actively fuel discontent, causing employees to feel unappreciated, mistrustful, and disconnected. Bigger paychecks, better benefits, and additional perks may help, but they won’t ease this mistrust and employees’ resulting sense of disconnection. Workers want to belong to a caring, empathetic community that values service and individuality. They want to contribute to building a meaningful and enduring culture.

Establishing a workplace that fosters excellence, purposefulness, and superior performance is a complex process that often requires changing existing conditions. Creating an open-door culture demands transparency at every level. However, you can’t launch scattershot initiatives and step back to watch random reactions unfold. Instead, proceed...

About the Author

Joey Havens spent more than three decades with the HORNE accounting firm, serving as an executive partner from 2012 to 2021. People Matters recognized Leading with Significance as a Best Book for Transforming Workplace Culture.

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