Podcasts by The Culture Gym

Culture Gym - Season 2 Episode 4 - Dealing with Redundancy with Empathy from 2020-12-16T08:00

With the businesses going into administration and liquidations in the news repeatedly at the moment, this week Carly and Gareth talk about redundancy and how to handle it with empathy, respect a...

Culture Gym - Season 2 Episode 3 - What is a Coaching Culture? from 2020-12-09T13:40:16

This  week Carly and Gareth discuss what it means to have coaching culture in your organisation - what are the pre-requisites of a coaching culture, what are the alternatives, what are the ...

Culture Gym - Season 2 Episode 2 - In Conversation with Rae Gaukroger from 2020-11-25T08:00

This week Carly and Gareth talk with Rae Gaukroger, Presentation and Leadership Coach, about the particular challenges associated with leading from a distance. They talk about empathy, curiosity...

Culture Gym - Season 2 Episode 1 - The Impact of Social Isolation from 2020-11-18T08:00

In  this week's episode we talk about our own personal experiences of social isolation during this pandemic and discuss how business leaders can help their employees through it to everyone'...

Culture Gym - Episode 15 - Culture and Employment Law with Special Guest Harsha Moore from 2020-10-21T08:00

In this week's episode we speak with Harsha Moore of Moore Solicitors about staying on the right side of the law when it comes to discrimination and fair-play, particularly in relation to the in...

Culture Gym - Episode 14 - The Value of Relationships During Times of Change from 2020-10-16T09:00

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Culture Gym - Episode 13 from 2020-10-15T20:18:22

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Culture Gym - Episode 12 - Employee Voice from 2020-09-23T08:00

It's important to listen to employees and act on their input but is "employee voice" the right way to go about it? A more holistic approach is needed. It's challenging and complex, but if we don...

Culture Gym - Episode 11 - Helping Employees Thrive at Work from 2020-09-18T06:35:37

What does it take to thrive at work? Work has evolved over the centuries and progressive businesses recognise the importance of the mutual benefits of work and strive to improve employee's lives...

Culture Gym - Episode 10 - Mazlow and What it Takes for People to Thrive from 2020-09-09T07:00

In this week's episode, after a week off, Psychology Consultant, Carly Richards, and Business Coach, Gareth Shackleton, discuss Mazlow's theory of human needs and what it takes for people to thr...

Culture Gym - Episode 9 - Culture, Flow and Leavism from 2020-08-26T08:00

Flow. What is it? How can we achieve it? Why do we want to achieve it? Why do we want to create a culture that promotes flow? Are there any negatives to flow? All questions that we answer on thi...

Culture Gym - Episode 8 - Emotional Intelligence and Leadership from 2020-08-19T08:00

The awareness that emotional intelligence is a vital ingredient in the success of a leader has become far greater in the last ten years and yet it is often easier to focus on the more rational a...

Culture Gym - Episode 7 - Well-being and Cultural Fit from 2020-08-12T07:00

The culture of an organisation has a large part to play in the well-being of its employees and it doesn't start with well-being initiatives.  What are some of the dimensions, and how can yo...

Culture Gym - Episode 6 - Remote and Flexible Working from 2020-08-05T07:00

The coronavirus pandemic has brought upheaval and disaster, but it has also brought huge opportunities. We discuss one of these on this week's show. The veil has been lifted on working from home...

Culture Gym - Episode 5 - Psychological Capital from 2020-07-31T12:58:02

In this week's episode we explore the concept of psychological capital and how leaders can influence the psych cap of their employees with dramatic impacts on performance. We examine the value o...

Culture Gym - Episode 4 - Neuroplasticity and Cultural Plasticity from 2020-07-22T11:26:02

Not so long ago it was thought that after adolescence the brain was fixed, unable to adapt, only decline. We now know that's not true. It is constantly remodelling, creating new connections in r...

Culture Gym - Episode 3 - Impact of the Lifting of Lockdown on Culture from 2020-07-15T08:00

Organisational cultures could be tested as some kind of normality returns and more and more people return to work. Is this a good thing in disguise, creating an opportunity to reflect on your cu...

Culture Gym - Episode 2 - The Importance of Culture Coming out of Lockdown from 2020-07-08T08:00

In this episode we answer a listeners question, "What is Culture?" and discuss three qualities of an organisation that are absolutely critical to companies emerging from lockdown that are the pr...

Culture Gym - Episode 1 - Introduction to Culture Gym from 2020-07-01T20:06:07

This episode covers the "origin story" of culture gym - why we are interested in culture, what we're about and how we feel our approach to organisational culture is different.

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