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ColumnsSIA Waypoints

Workforce Strategies

How to Create the Right Culture in Your Workforce

By Geoff Kohl, Contributing writer
September 6, 2022

While we at the Security Industry Association ((SIA) have focused the content of this regular SDM column heavily on hiring, we know that once you hire you have to make sure that new hires match the company culture. To get the best insights on building culture, we reached out to SIA member company Integrated Security Technologies (IST), a Hawaii-based integrator owned and operated by Christine and Andrew Lanning.

Watch this video with them, learn how they work to build and preserve the right culture in their company and use their tips to apply to your own team.

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Geoff Kohl is the senior director of marketing for the Security Industry Association (SIA). Kohl is responsible for delivering strategic marketing direction to expand the awareness of SIA and its product and service offerings. He serves as the primary researcher and author for the association’s annual trends report, Security Megatrends, and is a regular speaker on trends topics shaping the security industry.


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