Congratulations. You've hired great people. They're turning out great work. But, are they doing it together?
And if they are, is that culture of collaboration built to last?
As you add to your team, you face new challenges: communication breakdowns, lost vision, power struggles, complicated reporting structures, decreased morale, lower retention rates - you see where this is headed. Your pristine culture isn't forevermore.
Your culture can scale. I can help you from the start. Here's the process:
This isn't your grand-dad's performance review. I'll interview your org chart for collaborative strengths & weaknesses.
You'll get a report of what you're doing well, what could stand to to improve, and recommendations on what to fix today.
Working from your benchmark, we'll design low-friction & high-reward culture changes that play to your teams' strengths.
"Little wins" for the whole company build toward bigger goals. New incentives are carefully aligned to keep the team on track.
Workplace culture is a muscle - without exercise, it's victim to atrophy. Stay toned as your team grows & face new challenges.
Together, we'll revisit problem-solving techniques, develop new benchmarks, & design new culture changes to implement.
Productivity
Team Communication
Leadership
Morale
Recruitment
Retention
Incentive programs
Accountability
"Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees."
-Tony Hsieh, CEO Zappos
Citizens of Industry is a consultancy for growing businesses that care about company culture & see significance in collaboration.
Small teams & companies benefit from the naturally positive culture that emerges from working closely together towards a common goal. With success comes growth. And, with growth comes - well - growing pains.
Get the help you need to address your cultural & collaborative growing pains within your team and your company as they scale.
The consultancy was started by Alex Hillman, the founder of Independents Hall and an internationally respected leader in the worlds of coworking, community development, collaboration, & the their impact on future of work.
Indy Hall is a community & coworking space that has become a leader of the creative industries in Philadelphia (part of our aspirations), and a global icon for coworking & collaboration.
Alex has worked with the founders & leaders of coworking spaces & corporations in a over a dozen countries, and has consulted with leading community efforts around the world, including the Las Vegas Downtown Project led by the CEO of Zappos.
And if that doesn’t impress you, I’m in a dictionary next to the word "karaoke".
It all starts here. Drop me a quick email and tell me a bit about you. I'll get back to you in a jiff.
+1 (267) 294-1144
alex@indyhall.org
Indy Hall
22 N 3rd St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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