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I thoroughly enjoyed the Idaho Healthcare Association convention in Boise during in  July.

I was invited to speak on how to create your own unique culture within your facility or company.

Thank you to Robert & Jill for the invite and warm welcome.  I was totally impressed with the organization and our colleagues in Idaho … making a difference!

My presentation consisted of a few case studies on the topic.  We discussed what we learned from each and ended with a how-to-map for repeating the steps at your company/facility.

The phrase, “I’m passionate,” is certainly over-used.  Nevertheless, I’m passionate about this topic.  It goes far beyond theory or academics for me.  I’ve seen amazing results from getting serious about owning the culture for myself and for others.  I shared cases at USA Olympic Hockey (The Miracle), The Ensign Group’s (my company) ‘anti-corporate’ office, my most recent facility, and we ran out of time to share the Johnson & Johnson case.  All these cases teach us …

• The How-To: Pain, Engage, Define, Commit, Flywheel.
• The culture starts and stops with ‘the’ leader.
• Cultural transformation requires hard work and pain.  There are no shortcuts.
• Team chemistry is better than a group of individual all-stars.
• You have to draw lines in the sand and commit to not cross (or let anyone else cross) that line.
• Cultural transformation is too-often treated (by the leaders and the employees) like a new program.  Programs fade in 2 to 3 months.  For the transformation to ‘take root’ it must be treated more like a conversion to a new religion.  The most outstanding organizations are those who have a fanatical commitment to their stated culture.