Correct adjectives for a great culture
by Miki Saxon“When you’re up to your tail in alligators, it’s hard to remember that your purpose is to drain the swamp!”
That’s why a consciously developed, flexible, scalable culture is so important, it helps keep the swamp drained when you’re busy with the alligators.
You’re never going to get rid of the alligators, nor do you want to; alligators are normal swamp dwellers and do lots of good things for the ecosystem.
So swamp = company and alligators = everything touching the company, including employees; vendors; customers; facilities; technology; parking; commuting, staffing; the list is endless.
Beyond being the drain, culture is the ecosystem that binds all the disparate swamp inhabitants together.
That being the case, we need an additional adjective to describe it, sustainable; a consciously developed, flexible, scalable, sustainable culture.
Even if you’re not the one who created the culture, you’re in a position to help sustain it and do the things, whether large or small, necessary to mitigate whatever pollution or damage there is.
Just remember, always start with your own bit before trying to clean up someone else’s.
