AgileSD - Cult(ure)

As a team leader, the line between company culture and a dogmatic cult is thin. Embracing individuality, yet finding alignment as a collective, is tough. Understanding what defines one over another is critical so everyone can bring 100% of themselves to table. In this talk I’m going to talk about the mechanics: finding values, embracing individuality, understanding the role of leadership and empowering every member of the team. I’ll also identify pitfalls, red-flags and a set of questions to ask yourself everyday to make sure that what you have a is “Culture of Talent” and not a “Cult of Conformists”.

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1. Adam Cuppy codingzeal.com
2. @AdamCuppy github.com/acuppy twitter.com/adamcuppy
3. @AdamCuppy speakerdeck.com/ acuppy
4. @AdamCuppy ACTION ROUND
5. @AdamCuppy Cult(ure)
6. @AdamCuppy
7. @AdamCuppy My potential is limited by my perceived constraints #1
8. @AdamCuppy I can be bought #2
9. Certainty Uncertainty Significance Love & Connection Growth Contribution https://training.tonyrobbins.com/the-6-human-needs-why-we-do-what-we-do/
10. @AdamCuppy “A lonely individual soon loses any sense of purpose, any notion of meaning, any feeling of belonging. In such a state, a cult is seen as a cure.” - Steve Mason
11. @AdamCuppy Inspired by Pleasure Driven by Pain
12. 7 Easy Steps to Start a Cult 1. Create your own reality 2. Set the leader(s) up as the only link to paradise 3. Make increasing demands 4. Keep turning out stories of greatness 5. Use your converts to bring in more converts 6. Keep everybody busy 7. Keep your “flock” fixate on the carrot
13. @AdamCuppy
14. Certainty Uncertainty Significance Love & Connection Growth Contribution https://training.tonyrobbins.com/the-6-human-needs-why-we-do-what-we-do/
15. @AdamCuppy Inspired by Pleasure Driven by Pain
16. @AdamCuppy Inspired by success Driven by fear
17. @AdamCuppy
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19. @AdamCuppy “Loyalty”
20. 1. Create your own reality 2. Set the leaders up as the only link to paradise 3. Make increasing demands 4. Keep turning out stories of greatness 5. Use your converts to bring in more converts 6. Keep everybody busy 7. Keep your “flock” fixate on the carrot 7 Easy Steps to Start a Cult
21. 7 Easy Steps to Start a COMPANY 1. Create your own reality 2. Set the leaders up as the only link to paradise 3. Make increasing demands 4. Keep turning out stories of greatness 5. Use your converts to bring in more converts 6. Keep everybody busy 7. Keep your “flock” fixate on the carrot
22. @AdamCuppy our success is limited by our perceived fears
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25. @AdamCuppy https://www.flickr.com/photos/davegray/16343329245/
26. @AdamCuppy “When hiring look for a ‘culture add’, not a ‘culture fit.’” - Joelle Emerson (@joelle_emerson)
27. @AdamCuppy “Your company’s culture is your operating system” - Dave Gray (@davegray)
28. @AdamCuppy “The culture of any organization is shaped by the worst behavior the leader(s) are willing to tolerate.” - Gruenter and Whitaker
29. @AdamCuppy Leaders are the organization’s test suite
30. @AdamCuppy Leadership comes from everyone
31. Core Values
33. #DUTCHLUV
36. what why
39. @AdamCuppy ? ? ?
40. @AdamCuppy Are both leaders and members empowered to effect change? #1
41. @AdamCuppy Are leaders and members held accountable, equally? #2
42. @AdamCuppy Are members punished for asking “why?” #3
43. @AdamCuppy Are you fulfilling your own needs? #4
44. @AdamCuppy #5 Do your core values align with the organization?
45. Adam Cuppy codingzeal.com