{"id":280167,"date":"2025-06-07T21:51:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/leaders-must-put-character-at-the-center-of-everything-they-do\/"},"modified":"2025-06-07T21:51:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T21:51:09","slug":"leaders-must-put-character-at-the-center-of-everything-they-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=280167","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Must Put Character At The Center Of Everything They Do"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cHow you show up, what you stand for, and what actions you take to that end\u2014as an individual and as a leader in your organization\u2014are now gating factors to lasting success,\u201d explains<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Frank Calderoni<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>in his book,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>UPSTANDING:\u00a0<\/i>How Company Character Catalyzes Loyalty, Agility, and Hypergrowth<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Calderoni explains that leaders must put character at the center of everything they do, and he explains that\u00a0company culture is distinct from company character<\/b>. He explains that:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Company culture<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is the system of beliefs, values, goals, behaviors, and the way employees feel working in the organization\u2014from leadership style, decision-making norms, customer experience, and company policies\u2014officially and unofficially. Essentially, it\u2019s the personality of the organization.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Company character<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is the integrity, respect, and fortitude residing at the core of your culture. It is the basis of trust and emotional connection people have with your organization\u2014measured by the distance between what you say and what you do. It is earned as\u00a0much as it is defined.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Calderoni\u2019s book teaches you how company character catalyzes loyalty, agility and hypergrowth. He provides you proven techniques, workshop processes, real-world case studies and examples and insightful observations from business leaders and his own career\u2014which includes 20 years as an executive at IBM and CFO positions at Cisco and Red Hat. Currently, he is the\u00a0Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Anaplan, a cloud-native SaaS Company that helps enterprises orchestrate business performance.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More specifically, the book will teach you how to:<\/span><\/p>\n

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