Ep. 079 - Fostering a Purpose & People-Led Culture with Sat Sanghera
As a leader, your question should not be whether to be people-led vs customer-led… if you choose correctly, then you already have both.
As the title of this episode should give away, a people and purpose focus has been a staple of Sat Sanghera’s success as CEO of IP Integration, and it should be central to your success too.
Sat joins us for this week’s episode of The Company Doctor Podcast to share just how putting people and purpose first unlocks your business’ growth!
Key takeaways from this episode:
Define your purpose with your leadership team
Have values beyond words written on the wall
Build an environment where people can do their best everyday
Gary Gamp: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garygamp
George Clode: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgeclode
Sat Sanghera: https://www.linkedin.com/in/satsanghera/
Highlights:
“Anything in life, whether it's company related, family related or hobby related, it involves people. To build anything, whether it's relationships or companies, you need people to turn up and be able to express themselves freely.” - 2:30 - Sat Sanghera
“There's been cases where somebody may have been absolutely qualified for the role, but they've just been wrong for the company, and we’ve said, ‘No’.” - 9:10 - Sat Sanghera
“Every company should have a purpose. You might have a business plan that talks numbers and propositions, but your ‘Why’ should be more audacious.” - 14:50 - Sat Sanghera
The moment you try to describe your culture, you’ve failed - culture should be felt and experienced.” - 16:10 - Sat Sanghera
“Every human being wants to be able to express themselves, which means they've got to find a degree of confidence, which means they've got to find a degree of self belief, which means they've got to feel safe in any environment to be able to express themselves.” - 19:10 - Sat Sanghera
“I think about, how do you take those million people and make them 10% better. If you make them 10% better, the impact on the economy is going to be amazing, and you've created a whole lot of careers.” - 25:10 - Sat Sanghera
