Podcasts by The Culture Ops Podcast
Every business has a culture that affects how it performs. Culture isn’t optional.
How you deal with the day-to-day people challenges in the workplace has a massive effect on that culture.
Further podcasts by Ben Branson-Gateley
Podcast on the topic Wirtschaft
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Can you really focus on employee happiness and still drive performance? from 2022-06-09T06:42
Some may see a practical emphasis on employee emphasis as being in opposition to driving performance. Ryo Hanalei Zsun, the Culture Maestro at Zappos makes a compelling case against that mindset in...
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Understanding the true cost of a negative workplace culture from 2022-05-26T06:43
How can you tell if your culture is a healthy and inclusive one founded on trust? How do you bring policies to life? Gemma McCall, CEO and co-founder of CultureShift joins us to discuss her experie...
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What matters more now - company culture or flexible working? from 2022-05-19T06:00
We’re in the middle of the biggest shift in what people expect from work in the last 50 years. Team members are more willing to move jobs more quickly to maximise their compensation - so how can yo...
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How compensation affects your culture from 2022-05-12T06:00
Compensation isn’t the only thing employees care about now - which is not to stay it’s not still vital to their experience, performance and happiness. Jonas Bøgh Larsen, Co-founder and CEO of Pento...
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How to codify and update your values to boost performance from 2022-05-05T06:05
You've codified your values into a functional, high performing culture. But how do you move from an early stage, speed oriented culture into something that fits your current team and business goals...
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How to build a culture that confronts racial bias from 2022-04-28T06:00
It can be tricky figuring out a framework and the key cogs of any organisation to work on to confront racial bias and rectify inequalities. Daisy Auger-Dominguez has been doing that good work at th...
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We'll be back soon from 2022-03-16T16:25
The CultureOps Podcast is going on a short mid-season break. We’ll be back in a few weeks with new guests and new episodes on the nuts and bolts of building great company culture.
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How to build a remote-first culture and prioritise the virtual employee experience from 2022-02-17T07:40
For many, WFH is here to stay. Daphnée Laforest, an expert in remote-first organisation strategy and the Founder of Modern Leaders speaks to us about how you can build a great remote-first company ...
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Crafting courageous, autonomous cultures from 2022-02-03T07:13
How do you build a culture that fosters courage, the understanding that each opinion matters and avoids the trap of leadership teams thinking they always know best? Karin Hurt, CEO of Let’s Grow L...
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Building a continually self-improving culture through feedback from 2022-01-20T09:55
Shivani Berry, CEO&Founder of Ascend says the best leaders are feedback magnets. But how can you turn what is often a scary thing, into something beneficial for the company and culture you’re craft...
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Why inauthentic cultures fail, and how to build a real one. from 2022-01-13T06:11
Camilla Boyer, head of internal communications and culture at Hopin, joins us to discuss why a safe and diverse space along with building trust is crucial to crafting a genuine culture for your bus...
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The importance of culture in the cohesion of high performing teams from 2021-12-09T09:00
Khoi Tu, author of SuperTeams joins us to talk about high performing teams, and why leaders are vital to trust, cohesion and inclusivity in team construction. Without them, you can’t build a busine...
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How Oatly’s culture of purpose affects discretionary effort and employee engagement from 2021-11-24T11:00
Laura Wyatt, People and Culture Manager at Oatly has never seen an employee resign. In the wake of COVID and with many companies experiencing ‘the great resignation’, businesses need to be more cre...
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How to harness and support career journeys to boost business and individual performance from 2021-05-27T06:00
Laurie Ruettimann, author of ‘Betting On You’, joins us to discuss how to find the sweet spot of allowing people to work with purpose, meaning and career growth in a way that impacts profitability ...
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How we’re shaping our culture at CharlieHR from 2021-05-20T06:00
The Charlie Team dig into the journey culture within the team has changed, grown and been codified, as CultureOps, over the years. 5 years of learnings and iterating on the core values our polici...
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How your lack of diversity is hurting your business’s culture and performance from 2021-05-13T07:00
How do you deal with diversity debt and the pressures from investors to hit milestones and find growth at almost all costs? Chacho Valadez, Principal at Backstage Capital, joins us to dig into tho...
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How and why you should maximise autonomy in your team from 2021-04-29T06:00
Evgeny Shadchnev the founder and ex-CEO of Makers makes the argument that autonomy alone isn’t what will benefit your team most. Evgeny shares their wealth of experience and advice on what aspect...
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How to implement a culture of authenticity and encourage team candour from 2021-04-15T06:00
Webflow’s Sean Page joins us to discuss how they’ve made space for vulnerability and authenticity to attract culture adds and improve team wellbeing.
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OOO - Back Soon! from 2021-03-18T11:00
We're going on a short mid-season break to make sure we're always bringing you the best content we can. See you in April!
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How to craft a parent-friendly culture. from 2021-02-25T11:00
Small businesses can’t afford to continue to hire predominantly young, childless team members. But it’s impossible to hire smart, driven people who have children without developing a culture that w...
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Does having a purpose improve business performance? from 2021-02-18T06:00
Dr. Marcia Goddard, Neuroscientist&Culture Lead at Tony’s Chocolonely, discusses the positive effects and trade-offs on retention, attraction and performance of teams guided by an overarching compa...
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Can a 4 day work week really work? from 2021-02-11T06:00
4 day work weeks, fully remote, fully distributed and high performing - everyone knows Buffer’s team are on the forefront of progressive policies. But how is a policy of a 4 day work week affecting...
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How to consciously craft your culture for a creative, productive workplace. from 2021-02-04T06:00
Bruce Daisley was the VP for Twitter Europe for 8 years and is a key player in the workplace revolution as a best selling author in the space. Achieving successful outcomes goes hand in hand with a...
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How do you build a culture where people “care personally” ? from 2021-01-28T10:00
Kim Scott is the author of the best-selling book Radical Candor. Kim shares her experiences of developing a growth mindset, digging into the real examples that led to the creation of the Radical Ca...
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How to build and scale a business with a culture of performance and accountability. from 2020-12-11T13:00
In this episode we discuss the truths unearthed from the typical startup mantras of culture and performance. Lessons in culture and its importance from a veteran of business building. Alex Depledg...
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We were wrong about culture fit, we should be hiring for values fit. from 2020-10-01T11:00
We thought the key to building strong culture through hiring was screening for culture fit. Turns out, we were wrong - it’s a value fit that will be the greatest asset to your team and business. W...
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How to build a culture that is both professional and allows people to be themselves. from 2020-09-10T11:00
It can be difficult and seemingly impossible to build a culture that is professional and tuned in, but also open to quirks and people enjoying their days at work. One that is both focussed on busin...
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How to get your company talking about their mental health. from 2020-09-03T10:00
How can you encourage and equip your team leaders to have supportive, constructive conversations with their teams about their mental health? It’s impossible to leave your mental health at the door ...
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How to use one-to-ones to improve your culture, remotely. from 2020-08-20T14:00
The effects of a good one-to-one on your culture and personal relationships at work can be enormous. But in the current work climate of high-intensity, remote work, it’s even harder and more import...
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How to enable your team to bring their emotions to the workplace. from 2020-08-06T09:00
Bringing your full self to work is in our opinion both difficult and important. Building a culture of openness and support can help your team feel safe, and achieve those ‘productivity gains’ in th...
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On remote working; don’t give up your office just yet. from 2020-07-30T14:00
The environment in which our teams work has a huge impact on productivity, motivation and business success. Many companies have been taking their teams fully remote, but that may not be the best ch...
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How to run probation periods fairly and productively. from 2020-07-22T14:00
The most important element of a new hire’s probation period is communicating correctly. How do you set expectations, measure success and utilise two-way feedback in a way that is most beneficial to...
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How to hire for the future, remotely. from 2020-07-08T10:00
COVID-19 has not only changed hiring and growth at present, it has arguably also changed the future of team-makeup hiring. Following on from our discussion last week about how the demands on your ...
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Is the team you needed in the past, the team you’ll need for the future? from 2020-07-01T13:00
A company without a successful team can never become a successful company. So how can you build a team that operates as a growth engine for the new, future-looking ways of work and avoid creating a...
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The role of therapy in the workplace from 2020-06-22T12:00
Therapy can be a means to improving employee wellness, and therefore business health - which begs the question - should workplaces be looking to provide therapy for their employees? We speak to Ph...
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Should businesses be responsible for employee financial wellbeing? from 2020-06-15T13:00
In the age of mass furlough, many staff members have had to absorb a 20% reduction in their pay. These tough decisions may have helped businesses stay afloat, but there are also ways your company c...
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Getting communication right and aligning your business when remote working. from 2020-06-04T13:00
The vital factor to making a culture of autonomy and trust work, is communication. Now that many teams are remote, aligning everyone and nailing that seamless communication is both key and difficu...
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How Bulb built an agile culture that took them from the office to remote work. from 2020-05-28T13:00
How do you define an agile culture that runs through every team at your company and prepares you for quick, dynamic shifts? Most teams and businesses have faced a dramatic shift in working styles -...
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How to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of your team during COVID-19 from 2020-05-12T13:00
How can small business leaders lookout for the emotional and mental wellbeing of their teams remotely and during this period of increased stress and tension? We talk to Robert Rees, Director of Th...
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How small businesses will survive and thrive after COVID-19 from 2020-05-05T10:00
How can small business leaders overcome the shock their companies and teams are suffering during this pandemic - and think about how to develop strong teams and cultures in the long-term that will ...
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Should you be prioritising team development during COVID-19? from 2020-04-28T10:00
How do you look at the context of the business, the individual and the situation to decide where your focus should lie right now? Whether honing in on personal development is not just the right thi...
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How to tackle furloughing the right way. from 2020-04-21T10:00
For the health and survival of many small businesses, furloughing staff is necessary in these turbulent times. But how do you minimise the number of jobs lost, accurately calculate the cost and p...
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How to nurture a remote culture. from 2020-04-07T13:00
Now that the vast majority of small businesses are officially working from home, different lifestyles, communication styles and work elements can lead to serious negative impacts on work culture, p...
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How to look after your team's morale, when we're all struggling. from 2020-03-27T14:00
We speak with Sam Clarke, the founder of happiness consultancy Samanthaand.co about how you can prevent morale from sliding when social distancing is weighing heavily on everyone’s mind. This is ho...
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How to adapt your leadership style in a time of crisis. from 2020-03-24T15:00
It’s hard to get remote working right - in a way that supports your business, and your team wherever they may be. Leadership styles in times of crisis can be instrumental in making remote businesse...
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Culture - The good, the bad and the ugly. from 2020-03-10T17:00
Eliza Eddison, previously of Palantir Technologies, shares her experiences of the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to high-performance company culture. The culture at work can be hard to ...
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Performance reviews are changing - here’s how to get them right. from 2020-03-03T16:00
Performance reviews can be employee-led or company-centric - but which will enable people to perform? Ginni Lisk, People and Culture Partner at Unleashed, goes over how you can build productive per...
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How to build a high performance culture - without perks. from 2020-02-24T15:00
Jess Ruben had to develop a high performance culture. As a part of that, she decided to roll back a load of perks at JudoPay. When she took on the role, she made the decision to retract their unlim...
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We f*cked up and hired someone too junior. from 2020-02-18T13:00
In 2019 we hired Jack into a position that had too few resources to support and help him grow. He was a strong grad, and a strong culture fit - so it was rough when we had to let him go because we’...
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What it felt like to fire a whole team with Kelsey Traher from 2020-02-12T14:00
Kelsey, the COO at Marvel, had to fire their entire outbound sales team. Having read a book that many in the tech startup/scale-up world take as a roadmap to success, they made the decision to ta...
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