Congratulations!

You have listened to, read, and written about so many concepts within six modules and 17 lessons! Congratulations!

We hope by now you feel motivated and empowered with the knowledge and tools to move from a Culture by default to a Culture by design.

Click each module title to revisit the objectives of everything you should now be able to do to transform your association’s culture.

Setting the foundation

~ Explain why culture is critical to success.

~ Define the three elements that make up an association’s Core Ideology.

~ Explain why purpose is important.

~ Explain why clearly defined and unique values are essential.

~ Critique value statements.

~ Summarize the downstream impact of leadership’s reaction to the association’s values.

~ Describe the three levels of vision.

~ Identify the timeframe around each of the three levels.

~ Explain what the levels of vision are built upon.

Building core purpose

Building core values

~ Explain the risk of using standard industry values.

~ Describe the elements of your association that values impact.

~ Reiterate what happens when noncompliance of values is ignored.

~ Develop or revise your association’s values.

~ Express ways to live your association’s values.

~ Explain senior leader’s role with values.

~ Describe what happens when people are not held accountable to the association’s values.

~ Define or revise your personal value statements.

Building vision

~ Reiterate why BHAGs are so powerful.

~ Explain the three circles used to identify the association’s BHAG.

~ Describe how you will know the BHAG is on track.

~ Develop or revise your association’s BHAG.

~ Develop or revise your personal BHAG.

~ Identify who should develop the painted picture.

~ Develop the visions of your association’s painted picture.

~ Explain why it’s imperative for the painted picture to be as clear and vivid as possible.

~ Articulate how your association’s painted picture aligns with the association’s BHAG, purpose and values.

~ Define strategy.

~ List the four criteria to have a highly differentiated strategy.

~ Explain the three types of strategies.

~ Define binary.

~ List the five levels of accountability.

~ Describe what the leader of a project needs to be successful.

~ Explain ways to ensure the leader of a project has 100% agreement.

~ Describe how to track and post results.

~ Identify ways to manage contributors of the project based on the health of their deliverables.

Growing people

~ Write the three criteria for interviews.

~ Explain how to determine if a candidate genuinely wants to work for your association.

~ Describe an effective on-boarding process.

~ Explain five steps to coach team members who are meeting expectations.

~ Explain the four pieces of paper necessary to effectively coach team members who need performance improvement.

~ Explain the 7 Cs of Leadership.

~ Identify your personal leadership philosophy.

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