Culture of innovation; retention; fairness; work-life balance; the list is long and, as “the boss,” it’s your responsibility to make them happen in your company.

Making it happen isn’t about money (spending it), consultants (hiring them) or even HR (bulking up), it’s about MAP (mindset, attitude, philosophy)™, yours and the managers at all levels of the company. Because no matter what you learn or believe needs to be done, if it doesn’t fit your MAP it won’t happen—can you really imagine Chainsaw Al Dunlap (bad enough to earn his own book) creating a true culture of innovation?

Almost everything I’ve written touches MAP one way or another (whether I point it out or not), since all our thoughts and actions are dictated by our MAP. A good deal of the last three month’s posts involve how to know and modify/change your MAP.

So I thought I’d take the rest of this week and talk about some things you can actually do as a manager to foster whatever culture you are working to create.

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