Most people learn to walk when they're one and run when they're two. We do this with little to no training, and it's often not until we get injured that realize that 1) we take such a simple thing for granted, and 2) to do it effectively, we sometimes need to relearn how to walk and run without seriously injuring ourselves. The same holds true for our jobs, and the damage we can do when we're not trained, or using "bad form" developed over years on the job.

Whether purposefully or not, too many companies have leaders that act as though culture is "cute," and therefore not taking it seriously. This article addresses all the ways that leadership shows its staff that they are not on the culture bus, which leads to a culture of employees that, due to a lack of any true role models, don't show any ownership for their roles in the company.

Relate, Rescue and Resolve: The three R's for creating a powerful success story.