E19: Dave Seligsohn: Culture is the Key to Business Transformation

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In this episode, hosts John Erickson, Dennis Humphrey, and guest Dave Seligsohn have an insightful discussion about the critical role that company culture plays in business success. They explore practical ways to create a healthy, thriving culture!

The key to culture change is defining the expected attitudes, interactions and behaviors between employees as well as with customers and community. Dave shares his model for identifying core values and embedding them into all talent processes. He provides an example of a web development firm that created fun rituals that fuel engagement. John & Dennis emphasize that when expectations are clear and aligned internally and externally, it resolves almost all issues. Leaders must also be aware of mental health needs to establish psychological safety.

Topics Include:

• Defining Company Culture - The behaviors, attitudes, approaches for how employees interact with each other and stakeholders. The unwritten expectations.
• Assessing Culture Health - Getting outsider perceptions plus insider day-to-day experiences. Alignment signals thriving culture.
• Examples of Healthy Cultures - A web development firm created fun rituals like "sandwich clubs" that fuel engagement.
• Creating Cultural Values and "Codes" - Brainstorming what to keep, eliminate and aspire to. Refining down to positive core values.
• Embedding and Living the Values - Integrating values into all talent processes from hiring and onboarding to reviews.

Follow Dave Seligsohn: LinkedIn

Dave is a distinguished leader in the realm of learning & talent development, organizational change, and data analytics. Currently serving as both the Chief Products & Services Officer at Traveling Coaches and General Manager for Alterity Solutions, Dave is at the forefront of creating strategic training initiatives to enhance performance and navigate technological change. His significant tenure at ZeroedIn People Analytics, a leading data management company, fortified his expertise in synergizing people and technology to boost business profitability. With over a decade at Bluewater, Dave not only pioneered global partnership strategies in the learning and talent sectors but also adeptly unified sales teams, showcasing his deep acumen in driving successful organizational outcomes. Throughout his multifaceted career, Dave has consistently demonstrated his commitment to harnessing data-driven strategies and innovative training solutions for organizational excellence. Dave began his career as a teacher and principal in the public schools and that experience of getting the very most out of instructional time and focusing on participant outcomes has been a thread woven into every role and assignment he takes on.

Additional & Past Roles & Experiences:

•Chief Strategy Officer for Accessology, Inc.

•EVP, Operations & Growth at ZeroedIn Technologies

•SVP, Global Solutions for Bluewater Learning, Inc.

•Executive Director, Bethel Cannon Ranch Non-Profit Advisory Committee

•Co-Leader, Convene Genesis Leadership Group

•Owner/CEO, A2O Consulting

•Principal/School Administrator/Teacher/Adjunct Professor

•Thought Leader and Public Speaker

Dave’s Book Recommendation: The Only Leaders Worth* Following

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Book: Three Paths Out of Paradise

For thirty years, John has enjoyed developing leaders across the world, including the US Navy, the US State Department, and several universities and international organizations. He's an author, a mentor, and has been a part of several small business ventures.

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Dennis has thirty years of experience as a counselor, a professor, and a strategic business advisor. He currently facilitates a forum of business owners and CEOs and owns a business consulting company with John Erickson called.

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