Apr 11, 2016
Jonathan Raymond (@JonathanRaymond) is an author, coach, consultant, and CEO of Refound, working with business leaders and managers to install better workplace habits and company culture, including mentoring. Over the years, he's seen numerous workplace dynamics, not just within the creative fields, and shares some of his patterns with us.
In this conversation, we search for definitions of culture, discuss the differences between mentoring and simply bossing, and offer some advice for both the employee and the manager to build better relationships and in turn, a better team.
Jonathan has written a book, Good Authority, which will be released later in 2016. Support his efforts by reading more about the book and by pre-ordering.
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"Culture is 'This is how we do it here.'"
—Jonathan Raymond
"Culture is Context."
—Jonathan Raymond
"The First Rule of Culture Change is not to talk about it."
—Jonathan Raymond
"We over-rely on our strengths. We default to the things we're good at."
—Jonathan Raymond
"You're not on the same team; You own the company."
—Jonathan Raymond
"You can't afford not to invest time into you [your people]."
—Jonathan Raymond
"If you invest in someone, they might leave. If you don't invest in someone, they'll definitely leave."
—Prescott Perez-Fox
"When creative people go off the rails, they hold the rest of the team hostage."
—Jonathan Raymond
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."
—Janis Joplin
"More Yoda, less Superman."
—Jonathan Raymond
"95% of the work in any business is identical."
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"The bad thing isn't the hierarchy; it's abusive people in a hierarchy."
—Jonathan Raymond
"Write drunk, edit sober."
—Ernest Hemingway
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