14. How to Drive Positive Culture in Times of Continuous Challenges: Interview with Bretton Putter, CEO of CultureGene
My guest in this episode is Bretton Putter, CEO of CultureGene and author of Own Your Culture and Culture Decks Decoded. In this inspiring conversation we talked about the power of culture especially during challenging times, what does it take to create great culture, how to develop such culture during crisis and virtual work and many practical applications for leaders.
Like always, I would appreciate any feedback you have about this episode or the podcast overall. Feel free to reach out to me on [email protected]. Also, whether you are a leaders of 5 or 5000 people, if you have any challenges driving the development of the capabilities, culture, alignment, engagement or collaboration of your people or simply have challenges implementing strategy or driving change at scale, I am offering a free 30 minutes strategy session. In this session you would get insights which you can apply right away to take your people and organization to the next level.
Some insights from this episode:
- Culture create both stability and #agility in times of #crisis
- Investing time to #connect on a #human level is key to drive #positiveculture and this we could do as leaders by creating psychological safety
- #zoomfatigue is the result of over relying on #synchronous communication instead of leveraging the power of #asynchronous
- Hiring people who are aligned with your culture and #values saves you endless struggles trying to force unfit candidates into your company
- #virtualwork requires more attention to and clearer: values and culture including communication, processes and tools.
- #leaders should give culture as much attention as a business unit because it is the invisible force that drives behavior and performance
- "#culture and #strategy meet for breakfast, then have lunch, then at dinner they beat the competition!"
Hope you will find inspiration and practical insights in this episode. Please leave a rating or comment as feedback on this episode or overall about the podcast! I would love to hear from you!
