Culture Is a Power Grid - Chip Higgins on the Energy Behind Organizational Performance

Описание: What happens when your culture functions like a power grid — and one small disconnect shuts down momentum across the organization?


In this episode of Leadership Levers, Chip Higgins (  / chip-higgins-072a754  ) , founder of Bizzics (https://chiphiggins.com/) and a former 40-year banker, explores why culture and process failures create more organizational heat, friction, and performance stalls than any financial constraint ever could.


After decades advising owner-managed businesses, Chip noticed a pattern: companies rarely fail from lack of capital — they fail from lack of energy. 


Drawing from concepts in his book The Bizzics Way (https://www.amazon.com/Bizzics-Way-Po...) , Chip explains how culture acts as the “power grid” of an organization, conducting the energy needed for alignment, velocity, and execution.


Chip walks through:

• Why culture acts as an energy system — not a slogan or morale booster
• How one small breakdown in communication or process can cripple momentum
• Why systems fail when people aren’t included early in the design
• The hidden “heat” created when automation solves compliance but undermines execution
• How local ownership can transform process redesign into cultural strength rather than cultural erosion. 

For leaders navigating automation, growth, system rollouts, or operational change, Chip’s insights offer a simple idea: momentum requires energy — and energy only flows through a culture built for connection, clarity, and ownership.


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