Regenerating Team Energy

In a 2021 YouTube video, Gerhard Papenfus, CEO of the National Employers Association of South Africa, urged employers not to make quick-fix or knee-jerk implementations in response to the Covid pandemic suggested regulations, and rather to look further down the line. He asked, “Where will your culture be a year from now?”.

It was a wise and predictive suggestion to make, considering that the one thing that undermines or supports EVERYTHING we do is…culture.

Now that we’re in a position to look back, we can see the effects of the last couple of years on the position of our businesses, the mental health and well-being of ourselves, our employees and team members, and the overall culture of those teams. We can see where deficits and distrust may have been the cost of decisions made when facing an unprecedented challenge, or where the strength of our culture has won through.

The culture that exists between two or more people is often the one thing that decides whether you find peace, synergy and forward movement within your family, your team at work, your community, and your country. It is what influences every decision you make and the actions you take. Culture is even responsible for what makes you feel good or what leaves you feeling challenged. It’s not something we wish to overlook or underestimate.

What do you understand culture to be…