Dear Leaders,

You can't change a tire without touching it. You have to get down on eye level with it, understand how it's connected, where the lug nuts are, what's actually broken. The same is true for culture—you can't influence what you don't understand.

Whether you're a new leader stepping into a role or a seasoned leader trying to make changes, there's a three-step process you can't skip when it comes to creating culture change: Understand, Acclimate, Influence.

We'll talk about:

• Why jumping straight to "fixing things" costs you credibility
• How to truly understand a culture (not just observe it from the outside)
• Why acclimating to existing systems earns you the right to influence them
• What Southwest Airlines can teach us about culture being more than values on a wall

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This episode is your reminder that real influence doesn't happen by walking into a culture and immediately telling everyone what's wrong with it. It happens when you earn the right to suggest changes by first honoring what already exists.

Love,

Your People

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