{"id":72909,"date":"2022-07-15T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=72909"},"modified":"2022-07-27T12:20:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:20:49","slug":"how-to-improve-company-culture-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-company-culture-3\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve Company Culture (Tribal Leadership)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Does your organization&#8217;s culture need an upgrade? Are employees unhappy and unproductive?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some organizations are more effective than others. <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em> authors Dave Logan, Halee Fischer-Wright, and John King contend that culture makes all the difference. Their book is an in-depth exploration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-company-culture\/\">how to improve company culture<\/a>. To make that improvement, tribal leaders coach their people through five stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at Stage 1 and explore paths you can take to get to Stage 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-improving-company-culture\">Improving Company Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn how to improve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/building-a-positive-workplace-culture\/\">company culture<\/a>, first, it&#8217;s helpful to understand what an unhealthy culture looks like. The authors describe a Stage 1 individual and identify three markers that help you know if your organization is in this stage. Then they outline paths to Stage 2 and discuss three changes that mark a successful shift from Stage 1 to Stage 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stage-1-a-dog-eat-dog-world\"><strong>Stage 1: A Dog-Eat-Dog World&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors explain that, at Stage 1, individuals see the world as a harsh dog-eat-dog environment. Their lives are generally cruel and punishing, and they become both miserable and tough.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For the individual at Stage 1, things have never been easy<\/strong>. He likely grew up in poverty and has been exposed to crime early in life. That early exposure kicks off a downward spiral that often leads to gang membership or a life of crime. Struggling with the practical and psychological hardships of poverty, he comes to see life as fundamentally unfair. In turn, according to the authors, he realizes that values are worthless\u2014instead, he should do what it takes to survive, regardless of the rules.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since he lacks experience fitting in with \u201cproper\u201d society, he\u2019ll struggle to hold down a job\u2014you\u2019ll rarely see Stage 1 individuals in the workplace. In fact, the authors say that they make up just 2% of the workforce. Because of this, Stage 1 <em>group culture<\/em> seldom exists outside of gangs; thus, the authors\u2019 description focuses primarily on Stage 1 <em>individuals<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Spiral Dynamics\u2019 \u201cBeige\u201d Level<\/strong><br><br><em>Tribal Leadership<\/em>\u2019s Stage 1 corresponds to the \u201cbeige\u201d level or \u201cvalue meme\u201d from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spiral-Dynamics-Mastering-Values-Leadership\/dp\/1405133562\"><em>Spiral Dynamics<\/em><\/a>. At beige, a person\u2019s primary concern is survival, and he lives largely from instinct. In general, he aims to meet his physiological needs\u2014food, water, shelter, sex\u2014and has little thought of self-development.&nbsp;<br><br>Critically, the authors of <em>Spiral Dynamics<\/em> emphasize that no level is \u201cright\u201d or \u201cwrong.\u201d Instead, they simply exist. In this sense, there\u2019s nothing intrinsically wrong with people at Stage 1\u2014they\u2019re simply operating in a way that meets their immediate needs and keeps them alive.&nbsp;<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-4136760\">Maslow\u2019s hierarchy of needs<\/a> also sheds light on Stage 1. Maslow suggests that if meeting your physiological needs is a constant daily quest, you simply can\u2019t concern yourself with \u201chigher\u201d activities, such as personal or spiritual development. When living in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-is-the-cycle-of-poverty\/\">the cycle of poverty<\/a>, things such as food, water, and shelter are daily concerns\u2014so it only makes sense that Stage 1 individuals feel unable to imagine that life could be bright, open, and full of potential.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-three-key-markers-of-stage-1\"><strong>Three Key Markers of Stage 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As we explained in Part 1, each stage has three markers: a view of values, a way of speaking, and a relationship style. According to the authors, Stage 1\u2019s markers are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Marker #1: Values are meaningless.<\/strong> To people at Stage 1, values hold little sway. Stage 1 individuals view anything positive as fake or fraudulent, and they view values as lies to keep people disadvantaged and weak. Since values are lies and the system is broken, Stage 1 individuals take an anything-goes attitude to survive\u2014cheating, violence, and crime are fair play. In addition, the lack of values causes many Stage 1 individuals to give in to their vices. Given such hard lives, drugs or alcohol provide a temporary escape from a hellish world.<\/li><li><strong>Marker #2: Language centers around the idea that life is <\/strong><strong><em>fundamentally unfair<\/em><\/strong>\u2014that the game is rigged. In fact, the only real view is that life is actually awful\u2014unjust and cruel. Given that, you have to do whatever it takes to make it through.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Marker #3: Relationships are strained or broken.<\/strong> At Stage 1, many individuals are alienated from friends, family, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/career-relationships\/\">work relationships<\/a>. Their anything-goes behavior and recourse to addictive vices means that they often break down or cause problems. For individuals at higher stages, such behavior is often too much to deal with\u2014so the Stage 1 individual easily loses friends and work.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Where relationships do form, Stage 1 individuals form Stage 1 tribes\u2014which, most often, are gangs or prison cliques, the authors say. In such groups, individuals have an intense loyalty to the tribe, yet they struggle to form real relationships due to the hostile and alienating environment. Additionally, these tribes tend to commiserate and reinforce the Stage 1 attitude that life fundamentally sucks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>The \u201cFaustian\u201d Value Meme<\/strong><br><br>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Listening-Society-Metamodern-Politics-Guides-ebook\/dp\/B074MKQ4LR\"><em>The Listening Society<\/em><\/a>, Hanzi Freinacht builds on the Spiral Dynamics model by distinguishing four dimensions of each stage: Cognitive complexity, symbolic world or worldview, psychological depth, and states of being. These four dimensions can vary in their level of development at each stage, allowing for a more nuanced view of the individual.<br><br>Freinacht\u2019s \u201cFaustian\u201d value meme corresponds roughly with <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em>\u2019s Stage 1. At the Faustian value meme, people operate according to \u201cmight makes right\u201d\u2014that is, those who can dominate with physical violence are in charge. Survival is still a main concern, and historical societies at this stage\u2014such as the Vikings\u2014spent time farming and time pillaging. As the authors of <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em> say of gangs, the ethics is honor-based. You must maintain your honor, even if that means doing violence or killing.<br><br>One shortcoming of the <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em> model is that it suggests that people at Stage 1 are incapable of forming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/meaningful-relationships-ray-dalio\/\">meaningful relationships<\/a>. In contrast, Freinacht suggests that at any stage, you can develop \u201cdepth\u201d\u2014a quality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-be-emotionally-mature\/\">emotional maturity<\/a> that lends itself to forming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/building-healthy-relationships\/\">healthy relationships<\/a>. So, even under adverse conditions, people can learn from painful experiences and find ways to help one another. For instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yadvashem.org\/articles\/academic\/human-reciprocity-among-prisoners.html\">prisoners trapped in Nazi concentration camps bonded and cooperated<\/a> as a survival mechanism and as a way to preserve their humanity.&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-paths-to-stage-2-overcome-despair\"><strong>Paths to Stage 2: Overcome Despair<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The authors explain that a tribal leader can coach an individual from Stage 1 to Stage 2 using the two core coaching opportunities:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Opportunity #1: Adopt Stage 2 language. <\/strong>Encourage the Stage 1 individual to use Stage 2 language, which acknowledges that life works out for some people. In time, he\u2019ll recognize that life isn\u2019t universally awful, though he\u2019ll still believe that <em>his<\/em> life sucks. According to the authors, this is progress.<\/li><li><strong>Opportunity #2: Build relationships with a higher-stage tribe. <\/strong>While transitioning to Stage 2, the Stage 1 individual is at risk of spiraling downward due to a lack of support. Encourage him to build relationships with a higher-stage tribe, such as a Stage 2 workplace tribe.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When coaching Stage 1 individuals, always listen and empathize<\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong>According to the authors, they often feel discarded and abandoned by society. Expect some hostility and defensiveness, and understand that such individuals are unused to receiving genuine care or help. In addition, emphasize that in every moment, we all have the choice to change our lives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Develop a Coaching Habit<\/strong><br><br>The authors don\u2019t explain in-depth how to coach your team members. For a reliable method, consider Michael Stanier\u2019s advice in <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-coaching-habit\/1-page-summary\"><em>The Coaching Habit<\/em><\/a>: Develop a simple daily habit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/coaching-your-team\/\">coaching your team<\/a> members, and in that way help them to level up.<br><br>Specifically, Stanier recommends <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-good-questions\/\">asking good questions<\/a><\/em> and <em>listening more than you speak<\/em>. By listening, you get to know your team members and help them feel heard and respected. By asking good, informal questions, you can help them develop and avoid coming off as overbearing or intrusive. Stanier offers seven questions that open and progress a conversation, and <a href=\"https:\/\/shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-coaching-habit\/1-page-summary#question-1-the-conversation-starter-question-whats-on-your-mind\">three of them apply best to Stage 1<\/a>:<br><br><strong>\u201cWhat\u2019s on your mind?\u201d<\/strong>\u2014This gently opens the conversation.<br><br><strong>\u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/strong>\u2014This encourages people to say things that might be difficult to say.<br><br><strong>\u201cHow can I support you?\u201d<\/strong>\u2014This communicates that you hear, see, and want to help this person.<br><br>By using these questions well, you can build a relationship with a Stage 1 individual who\u2019s likely never had support, and you can guide him to a healthier way of living.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the authors, three changes mark a successful shift from Stage 1 to Stage 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Change #1: Shifting language. <\/strong>The Stage 1 individual stops expressing that life is fundamentally unfair, and he starts to say that <em>his <\/em>life specifically is bad. This reflects his changing attitude that life can work out for <em>some<\/em> people, and he might express envy about others\u2019 skills, privileges, and social lives.<\/li><li><strong>Change #2:<\/strong> <strong>Tired resignation. <\/strong>While this might look like a step backward, the authors explain that the Stage 1 individual often \u201cdeflates,\u201d becoming less angry and more passively tired, when he reaches Stage 2. In fact, this is progress: It reflects that he now sees that life can work out, and he is unhappy that his life so far has not.<\/li><li><strong>Change #3: Social shifts. <\/strong>When he moves toward Stage 2, the Stage 1 individual leaves behind relationships with people at Stage 1. This helps him to drop Stage 1 behaviors and adopt new Stage 2 behaviors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Keep Your Models Updated<\/strong><br><br>Above, the authors describe a specific sequence of changes that describe a standard shift from Stage 1 to Stage 2, regardless of the individual. However, note that like any model, developmental stage models have limitations. As Shane Parrish and Rhiannon Beaubien explain in <a href=\"https:\/\/fs.blog\/books\/mental-models-vol1\/\"><em>The Great Mental Models Volume 1<\/em>,<\/a> reality is complex and constantly changing, while models are static and can become outdated.<br><br>Given this, note that the authors of <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em> provide only anecdotal evidence for the shifts they describe. However, anecdotes don\u2019t necessarily prove that everyone will experience these stage changes in the same ways. According to Parrish and Beaubien, we need to constantly update our models according to what actually happens. To do so, start with the insights from <em>Tribal Leadership<\/em>, put them into action, and update your understanding based on what you experience. You might discover that people develop in various ways, and you\u2019ll come to see each stage with more nuance.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does your organization&#8217;s culture need an upgrade? Are employees unhappy and unproductive? Some organizations are more effective than others. Tribal Leadership authors Dave Logan, Halee Fischer-Wright, and John King contend that culture makes all the difference. Their book is an in-depth exploration of how to improve company culture. To make that improvement, tribal leaders coach their people through five stages. 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