EP #222: 8 Pieces of a Generous Workplace Culture

Generous workplace cultures are never built by chance.

There must be intentional pieces to foster the proper environment. I have 8 I normally concentrate on and speak about.

This doesn’t mean there are only 8. In fact, I encourage you to come up with your own but these will be a good start regardless of your industry and unique position.

The focus is always on people and making sure they have everything they need (tangible and intangible) for two things:

  1. Feeling highly capable in contributing to your company’s mission

  2. To do their work.

Give people what they need and they’ll do what it takes to help themselves and their colleagues.

Note that each of the things on the list also applies to bosses, managers, leaders, and executives. None of these things escapes anyone in a company.

It’s a full group effort.

Have a generous day with your people. 🤝

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What You'll Learn in Today's Episode:

  • My 8 pieces of Generous Workplace Culture

  • The importance of everyone working on generous culture

  • How relationships effect your culture

  • Why everyone has to participate

  • What type of systems are important for generous workplace culture

  • How everyone is a quarterback in a generous culture

  • The power of “trusting the process”

  • What you’re selling in generous culture

  • Why it’s important to acknowledge you think being generous is good

  • Why you need to celebrate your help even if you don’t find success

  • Why people need resources to be generous

  • Why collaboration should be prioritized

  • Why you shouldn’t have every answer

  • How stewardship should be understood by all stakeholders

  • How people inside a company who never communicate can support each other

  • How joy is different than happiness

  • How people should feel joy just for being in their role

  • Why people should never feel relief as a result of their work

Quotes Worth Sharing:

  • “You can’t contribute to someone’s wellbeing inf you don’t know about them.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “Everyone’s a quarterback.” - Bob DePasquale speaking about understanding roles

  • “Make sure your processes are well-developed.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “You can’t just wing it.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “On Earth here, we are going to have conflict.’” - Bob DePasquale

  • “There will be times when you want to be selfless.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “They better have the resources to do it.” - Bob DePasquale speaking of employees having what they need to be generous

  • “The more collaborative an effort is the more likely collaboration will continue.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “Joy is a state of mind.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “If joy is a key piece of your generous workplace culture, you and your people are likely to experience moments of happiness.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “All team members should feel that sense of joy at all times.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “Your company will grow if you have joy in your workplace culture.” - Bob DePasquale

  • “Make them feel good just about even being there.” - Bob DePasquale

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Robert DePasquale

Lover of Stewardship

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