2026 Community Culture Survey
St. Joseph Community
Culture Dashboard
What kind of culture are we creating?
The standards in this survey weren’t created in a boardroom.
Over five years, more than 500 St. Joseph leaders contributed their ideas, values, purpose statements, and visions for the future. Those voices were synthesized into Seven Cultural Distinctives—a shared language that defines the culture St. Joseph aspires to create.
The Community Culture Survey asked residents how consistently they experience that culture today, revealing the gap between our shared dream and our present reality.
THE DREAM
gives us direction.
THE DATA
tells us where we are.
THE DISCUSSION
shapes what comes next.
A snapshot of our present reality in light of our preferred vision for the future.
Establishing the Dream
Seven Cultural Distinctives
More than 500 area leaders helped define the dream culture St. Joseph aspires to create.
Measuring Present Reality
317 Community Voices
Residents evaluated how consistently those cultural behaviors are experienced across the community.
LifeCycle of the Dream
Tracking Our Progress Toward Significance
The Seven Cultural Distinctives are aspirational. They describe the culture St. Joseph residents dream of creating—not a culture we have fully achieved. That is okay. Like an acorn growing into a grand oak, dreams mature over time. The LifeCycle of the Dream maps that growth through Survival, Stability, Success, and Significance. This framework gives us a shared growth scale for measuring where our culture stands today and charting its progress over time toward the culture we dream of creating.
How Survey Responses Map to the LifeCycle
Interactive dashboard
Explore the Results
Choose a report section, then compare how different groups experience St. Joseph’s culture.
Current cultural maturity
2.26St. Joseph is currently operating in Stability: healthy cultural behaviors are present, but residents do not yet experience them consistently enough to describe the culture as successful or significant.
Community Hope Meter
Community Outlook
Based on the Community Outlook question
“I believe our community is moving in a healthy direction for future generations.”
78%of respondents expressed low confidence that St. Joseph is moving in a healthy direction for future generations. This was the lowest-scoring question in the entire survey.
The Seven Cultural Distinctives
The Dream Compared with Our Present Reality
2.40Serve with Compassion
2.34Pursue Excellence Together
2.26Encourage and Build People
2.25Lead with Integrity
2.24Grow on Purpose
2.19Love and Respect People
2.15Treat People Like Family
Where St. Joseph Is Strongest
We show up for one another.
Compassion and kindness shape how people respond to others.
People support one another during challenges and difficult situations.
People continue showing perseverance and resilience during adversity and challenge.
The Culture Gap
Accountability, humility, and conflict.
The six lowest Cultural Distinctive items concern owning mistakes, including others, protecting relationships, and navigating disagreement.
People are willing to admit mistakes, learn from them, and move forward.
People take responsibility for their actions and their impact on others.
People prioritize relationships and people over image, status, or personal gain.
People actively include and support individuals who feel disconnected or overlooked.
People communicate with respect, honesty, and humility even during disagreement.
Grace and forgiveness are extended when people fall short or make mistakes.
Knowing the Times
Knowing the times means recognizing what this moment demands. Physical infrastructure matters, but it cannot carry a community into the future on its own. Progress requires a hopeful vision, people motivated to pursue it, and a plan that turns hope into action. We must build the human capacity and social infrastructure that will unite us in purpose, give us the confidence to invest, motivate us to persist, and keep us focused on the generations to come.
Now is the time to infuse hope. Together, we can move the needle.
Standard-by-standard analysis
Explore the Seven Cultural Distinctives
Open each Distinctive to see its identity statement, survey questions, scores, and maturity status.
2.40Serve with CompassionStability ＋
2.40Serve with CompassionIdentity Statement
We are people who move toward needs and use our influence to help, protect, and uplift others.
Culture Survey Questions
Compassion and kindness shape how people respond to others.51.1% experience this often or consistently
People support one another during challenges and difficult situations.52.7% experience this often or consistently
People are willing to serve and support others even when there is little recognition or reward.45.4% experience this often or consistently
Grace and forgiveness are extended when people fall short or make mistakes.24.3% experience this often or consistently
2.34Pursue Excellence TogetherStability ＋
2.34Pursue Excellence TogetherIdentity Statement
We are a community of teammates who work for the common good, persevere through challenges, and pursue excellence together.
Culture Survey Questions
People share a desire to build a healthier and stronger community.50.5% experience this often or consistently
People are willing to collaborate across teams, organizations, and differences.37.9% experience this often or consistently
People believe they can make a meaningful difference in the community.39.1% experience this often or consistently
2.26Encourage and Build PeopleStability ＋
2.26Encourage and Build PeopleIdentity Statement
We are encouragers who see potential in people, speak life, and intentionally help others grow stronger in skill, mind, and heart.
Culture Survey Questions
Encouragement and positivity are regularly expressed across teams, organizations, and relationships.41.3% experience this often or consistently
People share wisdom, experience, and knowledge to help others succeed.42.9% experience this often or consistently
Joy, encouragement, and positivity are present in the environments people experience.35% experience this often or consistently
People use their influence to strengthen and encourage others.33.4% experience this often or consistently
Leaders intentionally invest in developing and mentoring other people.34.1% experience this often or consistently
People feel empowered and encouraged to grow, contribute, and lead.32.8% experience this often or consistently
2.25Lead with IntegrityStability ＋
2.25Lead with IntegrityIdentity Statement
We are leaders who do the right thing, tell the truth, follow through, and create trust by being the same person in public and in private.
Culture Survey Questions
Trust is strengthened through consistency between words and actions.49.2% experience this often or consistently
Leaders model integrity and honesty in their decisions and actions.44.8% experience this often or consistently
People follow through on commitments and do what they say they will do.44.2% experience this often or consistently
Leadership is modeled through actions, not just titles or words.36% experience this often or consistently
Trust is present across relationships within teams, organizations, and the broader community.33.4% experience this often or consistently
Courageous conversations happen when something needs to be addressed.35% experience this often or consistently
People take responsibility for their actions and their impact on others.22.1% experience this often or consistently
2.24Grow on PurposeStability ＋
2.24Grow on PurposeIdentity Statement
We are learners who pursue excellence, embrace growth, and stay humble enough to keep improving.
Culture Survey Questions
People continue showing perseverance and resilience during adversity and challenge.52.1% experience this often or consistently
People are encouraged to continue learning, growing, and improving.42.9% experience this often or consistently
People are willing to admit mistakes, learn from them, and move forward.16.4% experience this often or consistently
2.19Love and Respect PeopleStability ＋
2.19Love and Respect PeopleIdentity Statement
We are people who honor others with respect, bring joy to the culture, and lead with love.
Culture Survey Questions
People treat others with dignity, empathy, and kindness regardless of role or status.47% experience this often or consistently
People are treated with respect regardless of role, background, or status.30% experience this often or consistently
People communicate with respect, honesty, and humility even during disagreement.23.7% experience this often or consistently
2.15Treat People Like FamilyStability ＋
2.15Treat People Like FamilyIdentity Statement
We are a people-first community that values relationships, supports one another, and creates belonging.
Culture Survey Questions
People feel a sense of belonging in the environments they are part of.47.9% experience this often or consistently
People feel seen, valued, and cared for in the environments they are part of.36% experience this often or consistently
Leaders create environments where people feel safe to be honest and authentic.34.1% experience this often or consistently
People actively include and support individuals who feel disconnected or overlooked.22.1% experience this often or consistently
People prioritize relationships and people over image, status, or personal gain.24.9% experience this often or consistently
Selected Perspective at a Glance
All respondents
The demographic selector updates every quantitative result in this section. Compare the selected group with the community-wide benchmark below.
All respondents establish the community-wide benchmark.
The Clearest Warning Signal
Every Demographic Group Rated Community Outlook Below the Midpoint
The average Community Outlook score among All respondents is 1.77, placing the group average in the Stability stage.
Community Outlook Question
“I believe our community is moving in a healthy direction for future generations.”
This is not meant to be a doomsday prediction of St. Joseph’s future. It is, however, a clear indicator that hope for the future is waning. When people lose hope in a community, it risks losing their investment, commitment, and desire to remain. Now is the time to work together on moving the Hope Meter.
How community strengths were identified
What St. Joseph Does Well
Survey question: “What is one thing you believe St. Joseph does especially well culturally?”
Of 317 respondents, 174 provided a substantive answer to this optional open-ended question. Each response was hand-coded into one or more themes, so percentages show the share of those 174 substantive responses mentioning a theme and do not add to 100%.
Representative comments
“I think the sense of community we have is phenomenal. Fundraisers, support, and lending a hand happen every day to families going through tragedy. We are there for one another.”— Education sector respondent, age 45–54
“There are a lot of good people doing a lot of good things in this community. That reality gives me hope.”— Nonprofit sector respondent, age 65+
Open-ended community feedback
What Residents Want Leaders to Know
Survey question: “Is there anything else you would like community leaders to understand about the culture in St. Joseph?”
Of 317 respondents, 149 provided a substantive answer. Responses were manually coded into one or more themes. Eleven themes reflected concerns residents wanted leaders to understand, while one captured unprompted expressions of hope. Percentages represent the share of the 149 substantive responses mentioning each theme and do not measure the overall sentiment of the community.
Concerns Residents Raised
Representative comments
“Community leaders need to represent the community as a whole, not just a few people. We need leaders who will listen and understand the needs of all.”— Arts sector respondent, age 45–54
“St. Joseph needs to become more united. Several people need to stay off social media and speak in person, cordially.”— Faith Community respondent, age 25–34
Community-wide open-ended findings: These manually coded themes reflect all substantive written responses and do not change with the demographic filter.
About the Survey
Where the questions came from
Over five years, more than 500 area leaders completed the 3D Coaching certification course online and helped define the seven Cultural Distinctives—a shared vision of the culture St. Joseph aspires to create. The survey questions translated those distinctives into observable behaviors that residents could evaluate.
Who responded
The survey was distributed through The Joseph Company’s email list of roughly 750 contacts and through Facebook and X. It received 317 completed responses.
How results were scored
Respondents selected Rarely, Occasionally, Often, or Consistently. Responses were converted to a 1–4 scale and interpreted through the LifeCycle of the Dream. The community-outlook question appeared twice; those two responses were averaged and reported separately from the Cultural Distinctives.
How to interpret the sample
The sample reflects an established, civically active core of St. Joseph. It skews older, long-rooted, and leadership-heavy and should not be treated as a statistically representative cross-section of every resident.
Methodology and limitations
- The seven question groupings are provisional; the original instrument was not a balanced academic scale with an equal number of items per Distinctive.
- Sector, role, and area questions allowed multiple selections, so subgroup totals overlap and exceed 317.
- People rated St. Joseph as a whole community, not merely their own immediate circle; broad-community judgments are often more critical.
- Small subgroups should be treated as suggestive rather than definitive.
- Open-ended themes were coded non-exclusively, so one response may appear in several themes and percentages exceed 100%.
- Quantitative analysis was independently conducted and verified by Dr. Rob Ramseyer of the Impactful Coaching Project, serving as an external analyst with no formal connection to the St. Joseph community. Qualitative coding combined manual review with AI assistance.
About the Community Hope Meter: The Community Hope Meter is a visual representation of the Community Outlook question; it is not a separate psychological measure of hope.
Open the 2026 PDF Survey ReportJOIN THE DISCUSSION
Coaches' Timeout
The future hasn’t been written yet. Before we decide where we go next, we need leaders from across St. Joseph at the table to process what this survey is saying to us.
Join us September 1. If possible, bring your leadership team.
