Oprah's Culture Club

Monday, November 3, 2008

Here's another source of inspiration for building your company's culture. Leigh Buchanan of Inc. magazine gives us an inside look at Aegis Living's annual meeting and how Oprah inspired its CEO, Dwayne Clark, to use her model to develop a more caring and supportive culture at the 34 assisted living facilities Aegis manages.

I can appreciate how this type of investment could have huge pay-offs when it comes to employee relations in this type of industry -- historically low margins translating into low interest in developing managers or employees. I just hope Aegis combines the inspiration with skill building to give its managers a well-rounded tool kit for managing and motivating its employees. $50,000 is a lot of money for inspiration that may not have a long shelf life.