← The Veteran Entrepreneur Masterclass Podcast
May 11, 2023 · 58 min
Corporate culture is the personality of an organization that defines the work environment and employee experience. It encompasses the values, beliefs, behaviors, and practices that shape how employees interact with one another and the company's mission and goals. While corporate culture can make or break a company, how can business owners create a strong and positive culture that attracts and retains top talents, promotes employee engagement, and improves business outcomes? In this episode, Chris Taylor talks with Brett and Giselle. Passionate about building teams and great businesses, Chris speaks about corporate culture. He also shares the cost of having a bad culture, how he addresses personal differences at work, and what he sees as the biggest challenge veterans face in corporate America. Chris Taylor is a startup CEO focused on creating new ways to employ more veterans. He was named one of HillVets' "100 of 2014" most influential veterans in America. Also a CEO of another startup, Chris tripled revenues in 24 months and succeeded in shaping and winning a $400 million contract that changed the company's trajectory. In This Episode 04:45 - Backstory of Chris Taylor 12:41 - How Chris' business impacts other business owners 15:12 - The cost of having a bad corporate culture 23:16 - The reasons business owners seek Chris' services 28:26 - What Chris does to address personal differences at work 34:13 - The dynamics of personal and professional communication 42:45 - What a unicorn entails in CliftonStrengths 45:46 - One of the downsides of having unicorn traits 50:54 - What Chris sees as the biggest challenge veterans face in corporate America. Favorite Quotes 24:09 - "When you understand your people and align the work to your team, you can generally get 30 to 50% more work out of your team without hiring an additional person." ~ Chris Taylor 25:12 - "Many successful people have built amazing and well-compensated jobs for themselves. They might be making seven figures, but they need to work 80 hours a week. And that is my definition of a job." ~ Chris Taylor 30:25 - "People who are natural leaders when they're children or have the charisma to always be a leader in any situation are often the most flawed leaders." ~ Chris Taylor 53:53 - "The biggest thing that small to medium size companies need to do is invest in their managers because they don't know how to be managers. And why do people leave their jobs? The number one reason is bad managers." ~ Chris Taylor Engage with Chris Taylor LinkedIn 651-373-1257 Connect with Brett Henderson: 310-491-7975 Swe90.com LinkedIn: Brett Henderson Strategic Wealth Endeavor Listen to The Veteran Entrepreneur Masterclass Podcast Apple Podcast Spotify Google Podcast