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.
Building a great culture is difficult. So we’re bringing together founders, CEOs, COOs, Heads of People & Heads of HR to share their honest experiences, their struggles and their learnings.
At the end of each episode, you will have something to take away and implement with your team.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Does having a purpose improve business performance?
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…
00:37:09 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Can a 4 day work week really work?
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 t…
00:45:07 |
Thu 11 Feb 2021
How to consciously craft your culture for a creative, productive workplace.
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 c…
00:38:30 |
Thu 04 Feb 2021
How do you build a culture where people “care personally” ?
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 Cand…
00:45:32 |
Thu 28 Jan 2021
How to build and scale a business with a culture of performance and accountability.
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 Depledge …
00:34:49 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
We were wrong about culture fit, we should be hiring for values fit.
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.
We …
00:30:12 |
Thu 01 Oct 2020
How to build a culture that is both professional and allows people to be themselves.
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 busines…
00:34:31 |
Thu 10 Sep 2020
How to get your company talking about their mental health.
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 ev…
00:37:42 |
Thu 03 Sep 2020
How to use one-to-ones to improve your culture, remotely.
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 importan…
00:36:58 |
Thu 20 Aug 2020
How to enable your team to bring their emotions to the workplace.
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 the …
00:33:28 |
Thu 06 Aug 2020
On remote working; don’t give up your office just yet.
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 choi…
00:36:05 |
Thu 30 Jul 2020
How to run probation periods fairly and productively.
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 y…
00:38:34 |
Wed 22 Jul 2020
How to hire for the future, remotely.
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 te…
00:30:33 |
Wed 08 Jul 2020
Is the team you needed in the past, the team you’ll need for the future?
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 b…
00:31:34 |
Wed 01 Jul 2020
The role of therapy in the workplace
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 Phil…
00:34:15 |
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Should businesses be responsible for employee financial wellbeing?
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 can…
00:29:14 |
Mon 15 Jun 2020
Getting communication right and aligning your business when remote working.
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 difficult…
00:36:35 |
Thu 04 Jun 2020
How Bulb built an agile culture that took them from the office to remote work.
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 - a…
00:33:12 |
Thu 28 May 2020
How to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of your team during COVID-19
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 The …
00:31:59 |
Tue 12 May 2020
How small businesses will survive and thrive after COVID-19
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 ge…
00:38:32 |
Tue 05 May 2020
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