2024 is the 10th Anniversary of Miriam Webster's word of the year: CULTURE. And we still don’t know what to do with it in most workplaces.
Top three nuggets from the podcast:
For the first time in history, we live in what Psychologist Abraham Maslow called self-actualization (see chart below)
We have moved from survival in the past to success and now significance.
Most of what business culture represents today for the next generation is not working
The bottom line is motivation; listen to see what to do about motivating those you work with.
In his culture architect, strategic advisor and writing career, Ben Ortlip worked with some of the world’s top brands, including Coca-Cola, Ritz-Carlton, Mercedes-Benz, AT&T, UPS, and Chick-fil-A.
In 1990 he started a production company, Kaleo Ranch, that is still in operation. His work has been recognized by the NY Art Director’s Club, the Clio Awards, the ADDYs, and others. As a ghost-writer, Ben has worked on more than a dozen books and workbooks with well-known thought leaders like John Maxwell, Tony Robbins, Andy Stanley, Patrick Lencioni, Ken Blanchard, Henry Cloud, and the Drucker Institute.
In 2012, Ben’s passion for organizational strategy and leadership development led him to pioneer a process called Cultural Architecting, an integrated methodology for designing and curating cultures that reinforces the company’s unique business strategy.
The Cultural Architecting program is already shaping culture in healthcare, dining, manufacturing, technology, and global petroleum companies. Ben published Culture is the New Leadership in 2024. Ben and his wife, Lisa, have been married 28 years and are raising eight children.
TO CONTACT BEN ORTLIP:
Website: www.thecultureMRI.com
Email: ben@thecultureMRI.com
Mobile (text is best): 770-403-9224
RELATED LINKS/INFO:
Book: Benjamin Ortlip, Culture is the New Leadership. https://a.co/d/iAyAuur
Book: Kouzes/Posner, The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in
Organizations. https://a.co/d/43ksBnR
Peter Drucker books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B000AP61TE
Abraham Maslow: https://positivepsychology.com/abraham-maslow/