Jenni Catron, Founder and CEO of The 4Sight Group, recently said, “Culture is the engine that makes vision a reality.” I agree with Jenni but the question then begs – Who then is driving and maintaining the vehicle the engine resides in?
Steph Curry
Steph Curry is a superstar. He is a two-time Most Valuable Player for the Golden State Warriors, a four-time All-NBA first-team selection, played in seven NBA All-Star games, and won three NBA championships. Curry is the face of the franchise and one of the faces on the league. And he is paid as such.
On August 6, 2021 Curry signed a 4-year $215 million contract extension with the club. It is the second $200+ million contract of his career. But a player of his caliber has options and there was speculation Curry could play elsewhere at the conclusion of this current deal.
Responding to those rumors, he noted, “It’s one of those things where you set your priority list on how you want to go about it and what’s really important. That takes some time to really identify. Once you do, for me at least, all those other kind of fantasies about playing somewhere else, whatever squad it would be with and who it would be with, kind of goes out the door knowing the culture that we built here. So it’s on me to maintain that culture.”
Steph Curry gives insight into one of the most important questions any organization must answer if it wishes to have a healthy and winning culture:
Who Is The Person Most Responsible For Maintaining The Culture In Successful Organizations?
The answer if The Leader.
Now yes, Steph Curry has a head coach, a general manager, and an ownership group. But leadership is influence, not position. Curry has the wisdom, insight, and sense of personal responsibility to know it’s on him as the team’s best player to maintain the culture.
Jeff Van Gundy once said, “Your best player must set the intolerance for anybody who gets in the way of winning.” That person, the engine of the Golden State Warriors who makes vision reality, is Steph Curry.
Who is the engine for your organization? What is their level of intolerance for non-performance? This is the responsibility and ownership of the culture.
Final Thought
Two of the oldest leadership axioms are so goes your leader, so goes the people and the speed of your leader is the speed of the team. If you want a better culture, get a better leader. Go find a leader like Steph Curry.
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