Culture has no value if you don't live it.
A short framework for building a culture people believe in, drawn from an 80-year-old family business.
- A three-question check on whether give to get is real or just a slogan
- The monthly and weekly recognition habits Mike Ansay uses
- Three actions for this week and a quick-reference page you can pin up
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The Give to Get Model · 8 pages · PDF
What's inside
Give to get, in practice
Why culture is what people believe and support, not what leadership wants, and why staying relevant matters.
The habits behind it
Personal thank-you calls, Tuesday notes, and the discipline that makes recognition real.
Real or just a slogan?
Three questions on recognition, shared language, and giving without strings attached.
This week
Three actions to thank someone by name, compare culture descriptions, and stop micromanaging.
Results and feedback from Velocity's leadership work
“Now associates understand themselves better, and leaders have new tools to support their teams.”
“Velocity challenged our team and brought us together in ways that have paid immediate dividends.”
Why culture stays on the wall
Values posted on a wall don't become culture until leaders live them consistently.
Saying, Not Doing
If leaders don't do what they say they'll do, there's no way to create a culture for others.
Recognition Without Discipline
Thanking people only when it's convenient never becomes a habit people believe.
Micromanaging
Having done every job in the business doesn't give a leader the right to control how others do it now.
From slogan to habit
Give to get works because it is repeated and reinforced until people believe it.
RECOGNIZE
Thank people personally, by name, for something specific, on a regular schedule.
LISTEN
Ask people to describe the culture in their own words and compare it with how leadership describes it.
LET GO
Hand decisions back to the people who should own them. Velocity's coaching and leadership development help leaders build these habits into how the team runs.
Build a culture people believe in
Download the guide, then talk with us about turning your values into habits your team can see.