Pete Crosby tells CEOs that ignoring culture is their biggest mistake. Even with great talent and a market-disrupting product, you need the right people trained to live the mission. Culture is the engine that doubles or triples output.
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As a CEO, one of the biggest mistakes that you can make is to neglect building a culture that supports and drives your vision. I facilitate companies to double or triple the output they're getting from their people. You've got the top talent, a clear vision, and a product that's ready to disrupt the market. But recruiting the right people and training them to excel, that is half the battle. Are you growing fast enough to meet your investors' expectations? Are you smashing through your target? And most importantly, are you winning against the competition? You need to ensure that your employees live and breathe your mission. The biggest predictor of your success is, are your employees operating at their highest potential? A thriving culture is the engine that powers everything.