How to Build a Strong Team Culture as a Leader

Kevin Yu, President of Consulting Haus | Entrepreneur

What do you think makes for a great company culture? Creating a culture is crucial in every organization. Strategy and culture are among the primary tools of top companies and leaders. Find out how to discover the best culture for you and your team.

Top 3 Lessons you can learn from Kevin Yu’s Journey:

Lesson #1: The Best Teacher

Every entrepreneur keeps on learning, and while on the learning curve, they create mistakes. Mistakes are the best teacher; they will help you become aware and wise. A lot of CEOs get mad at their employees when mistakes are made. But with Kevin, he debriefs his team and talks about ways to prevent the same mistakes from happening again. He believes that through this he is creating a better process. Employees that are afraid to make mistakes will also lose opportunities to learn. When you foster an environment where mistakes are turned into lessons, it takes the pressure off and helps employees feel more free to try new things and improve.

Lesson #2: A Culture of Growth

Every new entrepreneur faces this problem when starting their business: creating an effective and efficient team. When David was starting out, he thought leadership was all about discipline and obeying orders. He realized later on that it’s all about culture. The culture you create in your company will attract the right people to your team and will bring better results at work. Now he even learns from his employees and creates a strong team under his leadership. Having the right culture will bring more people that fit into that culture.

Lesson #3: Setting the Right Priorities

Finding the balance between entrepreneurship and personal life is a common challenge for business owners. Some of them have spent too much of their time working and forget the other important parts of their lives. Kevin and David’s advice for this is to set your focus on what’s in front of you, to listen and observe. Take things step by step. This can also be applied to your employees when you talk to them. Learning to stay present will help your team feel heard and understood. It will also help you find that balance in your life. Stay checked in, and know when to step in and when to step away.