This document discusses evolving career dynamics and the importance of company culture. It notes that many college graduates are unemployed or underemployed, and companies are struggling to find qualified candidates. Factors like the freelance workforce, perpetual internships, and evolving employer and education systems are changing career paths. The document emphasizes that cultural fit is now a top priority for both job seekers and employers, and outlines different company archetypes and personal archetypes to assess fit. It recommends focusing on soft skills like empathy, patience, and humility for future leadership roles.

1. CULTURE
Breean Miller
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2. My work experience…
HEALTH BRAND GROUP
Family-Owned
10-20 Employees
Consulting / Agency
Flat & Collaborative
Room for Growth
B2B STARTUP
150 Employees
Frat Party Atmosphere
Shifting Priorities
Little Direction
VARIOUS LARGE COMPANIES
Top Down Communications
Training over Learning
Management over Leadership
Hierarchy over Collaboration
Distinct Job Roles & Functions
TEENY IMC FIRM
Female-Owned
3 Employees
Agency w/ Multiple Clients
Hierarchy w/o Leadership
No Growth Potential
SMALL
BUSINESS
3 Employees
Customer-Centric
Competing Priorities
Relationship Building
SOCIAL MEDIA
CONSULTANT
NEW NON
PROFIT
Female-Owned
3 Employees
PR Firm
Dictator-Style Leadership
Non-Profit
3 Employees
Competing Priorities
No Leadership
No Growth Potential

3. choose
your path
go to
school
pay your
dues
climb the
ladder
receive
what’s
promised
CAREER
PATH?

4. 53%
of young college
graduates are
unemployed or
underemployed
- Associated Press

5. 67%
of companies
are having a
hard time
filling skilled
labor positions
- Payscale

6. EVOLVING CAREER DYNAMICS
Freelance Workforce
Perpetual Intern
Evolving
Employer Dynamics
Entry Level Opportunities?
Job Tenure
Lack of Qualified
Candidates
Knowledge
Revolution
Evolving
Education
System
Technology
Disruption
Evolving
Economy
College
≠ Career
Evolving Need for
Specific Skillsets
New Career Fields

7. EVOLVING CAREER DYNAMICS
Purpose
Work-Life
Integration
Flexibility
Evolving
Employee Needs
Focus on
Culture
Autonomy
Mastery

8. CULTURAL FIT OVER
QUALIFICATIONS
Soft skills and
shared values are
driving
differentiation for
job seekers.

9. What’s your favorite
movie? What’s your
favorite website? What’s
the last book you read for
fun? What makes you
uncomfortable?
These are the top 4
interview questions
asked in 2012.

10. CULT
URAL
Over 50% of U.S.
employers rank
“cultural fit” as the
most important factor
in an interview.

11. job seekers
rank company
culture as their
second-highest
priority, after
salary
- Glassdoor
#2

12. “There is nothing more important for a
business than hiring the right team. If you
get the perfect mix of people working for
your company, you have a far greater
chance of success.
The first thing to look for when searching
for a great employee is somebody with a
personality that fits with your company
culture.
Most skills can be learned, but it is
difficult to train people on their
personality.”
- Richard Branson

13. 12
OUT
OF
people won’t
last more than
18 months at
their job,
mainly due to
a mismatched
cultural fit
- Good.co

14. 70%
This percentage
of the workforce
simply shows up
and does enough
to get by.
of employees are not engaged at work
- Gallup

15. EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
Engagement is caused not by
goodwill, but by the
architecture of the underlying
system of management used to
run the business.

16. FRONTIER SETTLERS
Like a boot camp minus the workouts.
Good.Co Organizational
Archetypes
COMMANDO UNIT
Flexible, yet extremely competitive.
INTERGALACTIC EXPLORERS
LARGE-SCALE MILITARY OPERATION
Creative, social and innovative.
Traditional and structured.
MOUNTAINEERING EXPEDITION
NUCLEAR FAMILY
Competitive, yet flexible.
Family-like atmosphere with a clear hierarchy.
SPACE COLONY
FAMILY DYNASTY
Creative and nurturing work environment.
As traditional as apple pie.

17. Good.Co PERSONAL ARCHETYPES

18. Based on my personal
archetypes, I can see if
I’m a good cultural fit
for certain employers.
I’m a 56% match with
Accenture.

19. And I’m an 86%
match with Acer.

20. THE TOP TRAITS of FUTURE LEADERS are SOFT SKILLS!
EMPATHY
Being sensitive
to the thoughts
and feelings of
others
PATIENCE
Taking a longterm view
VULNERABILITY
Owning up to one’s
limitations and asking for
help
HUMILITY
Seeking to
serve others and
to share credit
BALANCE
Giving life, as
well as work, its
due
INCLUSIVENESS
Soliciting and listening to
many voices
GENEROSITY
Being liberal with
time, contacts, advice
and support

21. FURTHER READING & RESOURCES
•
Start With Why, by Simon Sinek
• Creative Intelligence, by Bruce
Nussbaum
• Linchpin, by Seth Godin
• Maximize Your Potential, Jocelyn
K. Glei
• Lean In, by Sheryl Sandberg
• ChangeThis.com
• Fast Company
• Levo League
• Good.Co
• 99U

22. “
Don’t try to stand out from the crowd.
”
Avoid crowds altogether.
- Hugh MacLeod

23. Q&A
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