Episode 41

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29th Mar 2023

Maintaining Your Company Culture While Growing [E041]

You’re growing -a lot, but concerned about losing the company culture you’ve spent so much time, energy, effort, and money on building. In this episode, Kim Walker shares her thoughts, ideas, and strategies being implemented to be super intentional about maintaining company culture.

Talking Points

  • Worked hard to define core values, build a team, processes
  • You’re getting great results
  • You’re growing
  • But fearful of losing momentum, culture, pace, etc
  • Keep Core Values front & center. What we do:
  • Hiring, onboarding
  • Firing relates back
  • In the middle - reward + recognize
  • Make decisions
  • Process
  • Documented
  • Practiced by all
  • Appreciated + Understood
  • Onboarding. 
  • How do you do it? 
  • Is it documented? Can it be duplicated easily?
  • Hire Slow, Fire Fast
  • Games
  • Kim Games (Slack)
  • JR’s Dad Jokes + Puns
  • Playfulness, laughter, joy. Happiness is a core value for us. 
  • Contests.
  • Surprises
  • Letters to family
  • Door Dash
  • Travel together/retreat
  • Training
  • Meaningful
  • Easily found for future reference
  • Mentoring
  • Day to Day Connections
  • Slack
  • Huddles
  • Project Management software communication

How To Get In Touch

Group - Auto Repair Marketing Mastermind

Website - shopmarketingpros.com 

Facebook - facebook.com/shopmarketingpros 

Get the Book - shopmarketingpros.com/book

Instagram - @shopmarketingpros 

Questions/Ideas - podcast@shopmarketingpros.com 

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About the Podcast

The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast
The Auto Repair Marketing Podcast with Kim and Brian Walker. Experts in their field who work with shop owners take it to the next level and create a unique approach to marketing. See the growth in your business you’ve been working so hard for by using time-proven marketing that works, fueled to go further by your shop's uniqueness.