Leadership Levers

Evaluating Employee Cultural Fit & Leading by Example with Tom Ragen


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Are you concerned that removing a top performer, despite their disruption to your company culture may negatively impact your bottom line? The outcome may surprise you!

Discover the core principles of developing a strong company culture with Tom Ragen, CEO of Color Communications. Tom shares his views on developing the building blocks of a positive company culture, emphasizing the necessity of communication, continuous learning, and well-structured reward systems.

Tom shares a critical leadership lesson - leading by example and valuing cultural fit over individual performance. Exiting a top performer who was assigned to a top revenue-generating customer was a difficult move - several years later, the company is reaping the reward of that leadership decision with stronger sales, enhanced employee performance and improved staff collaboration. 

This episode with Tom is a testament to how the actions and behavior of a leader resonate throughout an entire organization and team.


We touch on a few culture strategies that leaders can immediately take action on, such as nurturing teams toward resilience and collective success. You don't want to miss this critical conversation.

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Leadership LeversBy William Gladhart