CastPlus (https://castplus.fm) https://podcasts.castplus.fm/the-culture-ops-podcast https://feeds.castplus.fm/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. CharlieHR en Wed, 12 Feb 2020 15:03:40 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 13:49:41 +0000 https://content.castplus.io/uploads/3j1vx01m/9f9e5e20-5cca-11eb-81eb-b16bf88db225/9f9e5f70-5cca-11eb-ad41-895130ac5c85.png https://podcasts.castplus.fm/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. Ben Branson-Gateley 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. No No episodic Ben Branson-Gateley 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. 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. hr,culture,people,operations,startup,founder,ceo,coo,hiring,firing Melanie Schmeelke melanie@charliehr.com No No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/l0p8l7nw What it felt like to fire a whole team with Kelsey Traher 1 No No 32x1l816 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 take what seemed like the best next step for the growth of Marvel - hiring a strong outbound sales team. Their culture grew with their team size so much so that when the conclusion was drawn that the outbound sales team didn’t make sense for their business, firing the entire team was also a blow to the company culture that had flourished. We get into the emotions that lay behind every decision along that journey, and how Kelsey found a way to make rectify their mistake in the kindest way possible, and rethink their hiring process and planning. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1730 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 take what seemed like the best next step for the growth of Marvel - hiring a strong outbound sales team. Their culture grew with their team size so much so that when the conclusion was drawn that the outbound sales team didn’t make sense for their business, firing the entire team was also a blow to the company culture that had flourished. We get into the emotions that lay behind every decision along that journey, and how Kelsey found a way to make rectify their mistake in the kindest way possible, and rethink their hiring process and planning. 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 take what seemed like the best next step for the growth of Marvel - hiring a strong outbound sales team. Their culture grew with their team size so much so that when the conclusion was drawn that the outbound sales team didn’t make sense for their business, firing the entire team was also a blow to the company culture that had flourished. We get into the emotions that lay behind every decision along that journey, and how Kelsey found a way to make rectify their mistake in the kindest way possible, and rethink their hiring process and planning. firing,business operations,operations,startup,sales team,firing,culture,company culture,employee engagement No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/m1n2598j We f*cked up and hired someone too junior. 2 No No v2193817 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’d made a hiring mistake. In this episode, we cover the effect it had on him, and what it meant for his career and confidence. Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1840 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’d made a hiring mistake. In this episode, we cover the effect it had on him, and what it meant for his career and confidence. 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’d made a hiring mistake. In this episode, we cover the effect it had on him, and what it meant for his career and confidence. hr,hiring,startups,scale ups,SMEs,entrepreneurship Yes Yes https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/428650n1 How to build a high performance culture - without perks. 3 No No nj12py1r 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 unlimited holiday, £1000/year tax-free travel budgets and Sanctus subscriptions. It was a bold move in a bid to genuinely improve employee experience, motivation and performance. In this episode, we discuss why Jess felt the need to role back those heavy-hitting perks, what she introduced, what the effects were and how she felt at each stage of the process. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2000 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 unlimited holiday, £1000/year tax-free travel budgets and Sanctus subscriptions. It was a bold move in a bid to genuinely improve employee experience, motivation and performance. In this episode, we discuss why Jess felt the need to role back those heavy-hitting perks, what she introduced, what the effects were and how she felt at each stage of the process. 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 unlimited holiday, £1000/year tax-free travel budgets and Sanctus subscriptions. It was a bold move in a bid to genuinely improve employee experience, motivation and performance. In this episode, we discuss why Jess felt the need to role back those heavy-hitting perks, what she introduced, what the effects were and how she felt at each stage of the process. perks,culture,startup,startups,entrepreneur No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/1xn139nl Performance reviews are changing - here’s how to get them right. 4 No No y7039808 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 performance reviews through conversations and respecting psychological contracts. This is how to get performance reviews right. Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2009 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 performance reviews through conversations and respecting psychological contracts. This is how to get performance reviews right. 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 performance reviews through conversations and respecting psychological contracts. This is how to get performance reviews right. hr,startups,startup,people,culture,work culture,employee engagement,performance reviews No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/4x8vv38l Culture - The good, the bad and the ugly. 5 No No q70yrn1x 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 shape. As a leader, it’s your job to plan ahead for challenges that may come up against your convictions and may be detrimental to your business and people. How do you, and just how important, is building a high-performance team that also benefits from a positive, supportive work culture? Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1930 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 shape. As a leader, it’s your job to plan ahead for challenges that may come up against your convictions and may be detrimental to your business and people. How do you, and just how important, is building a high-performance team that also benefits from a positive, supportive work culture? 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 shape. As a leader, it’s your job to plan ahead for challenges that may come up against your convictions and may be detrimental to your business and people. How do you, and just how important, is building a high-performance team that also benefits from a positive, supportive work culture? No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/x28xqynq How to adapt your leadership style in a time of crisis. 6 No No x60m3907 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 businesses work. We speak to Perri Lewis, the CEO of Mastered, about how leaders can step up and give their teams what they need without over complicating things, from afar. Tue, 24 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2232 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 businesses work. We speak to Perri Lewis, the CEO of Mastered, about how leaders can step up and give their teams what they need without over complicating things, from afar. 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 businesses work. We speak to Perri Lewis, the CEO of Mastered, about how leaders can step up and give their teams what they need without over complicating things, from afar. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/mx8y4zn9 How to look after your team's morale, when we're all struggling. 7 No No yl049x17 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 how you support and elevate your team to be happy and continue to be productive in a measurable and sustainable way. Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2062 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 how you support and elevate your team to be happy and continue to be productive in a measurable and sustainable way. 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 how you support and elevate your team to be happy and continue to be productive in a measurable and sustainable way. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/7p8mlznx How to nurture a remote culture. 8 No No 670vj80p 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, productivity and mental health. We talk to Nick Matthews, the VP and General Manager of Culture Amp to find out how small business leaders can create a positive and sustainable remote working culture. Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2268 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, productivity and mental health. We talk to Nick Matthews, the VP and General Manager of Culture Amp to find out how small business leaders can create a positive and sustainable remote working culture. 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, productivity and mental health. We talk to Nick Matthews, the VP and General Manager of Culture Amp to find out how small business leaders can create a positive and sustainable remote working culture. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/m182jj8j How to tackle furloughing the right way. 9 No No v2092217 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 practicality of your minimum ‘skeleton team’ to keep the business going while taking the best possible care of both your team and company? We talk to Lewis Tasker, COO of JustPark about how to get furloughing right. Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2200 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 practicality of your minimum ‘skeleton team’ to keep the business going while taking the best possible care of both your team and company? We talk to Lewis Tasker, COO of JustPark about how to get furloughing right. 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 practicality of your minimum ‘skeleton team’ to keep the business going while taking the best possible care of both your team and company? We talk to Lewis Tasker, COO of JustPark about how to get furloughing right. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/jvn5lz8w Should you be prioritising team development during COVID-19? 10 No No n80q7k0m 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 thing to drive for with the individual, but for overall business health? We speak to Tom Marsden the CEO of Saberr to dig into a question we’ve been receiving over and over again since our working lives changed. Is now the right time to be focussing on your team's development? Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1829 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 thing to drive for with the individual, but for overall business health? We speak to Tom Marsden the CEO of Saberr to dig into a question we’ve been receiving over and over again since our working lives changed. Is now the right time to be focussing on your team's development? 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 thing to drive for with the individual, but for overall business health? We speak to Tom Marsden the CEO of Saberr to dig into a question we’ve been receiving over and over again since our working lives changed. Is now the right time to be focussing on your team's development? No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/0pnlmw8w How small businesses will survive and thrive after COVID-19 11 No No 2x0l7316 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 get us through the short term? We speak to Charlotte Hamill the COO of Born Social about how she’s thinking about what comes next, what policies and processes we need to be thinking about in a post-COVID world and acting on the fact that our teams need our support now more than ever. Tue, 05 May 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2312 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 get us through the short term? We speak to Charlotte Hamill the COO of Born Social about how she’s thinking about what comes next, what policies and processes we need to be thinking about in a post-COVID world and acting on the fact that our teams need our support now more than ever. 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 get us through the short term? We speak to Charlotte Hamill the COO of Born Social about how she’s thinking about what comes next, what policies and processes we need to be thinking about in a post-COVID world and acting on the fact that our teams need our support now more than ever. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/42864q81 How to support the mental and emotional wellbeing of your team during COVID-19 12 No No nj12zr1r 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 Grove Practice, an accredited psychotherapist, about mental health and its role in the COVID-10 pandemic, and how to deal with your own and support that of your teams. Tue, 12 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1919 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 Grove Practice, an accredited psychotherapist, about mental health and its role in the COVID-10 pandemic, and how to deal with your own and support that of your teams. 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 Grove Practice, an accredited psychotherapist, about mental health and its role in the COVID-10 pandemic, and how to deal with your own and support that of your teams. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/458zz3q8 How Bulb built an agile culture that took them from the office to remote work. 13 No No w81zl5j1 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 - and the implications big and small, business and personal, are wide-ranging. We speak to Tom Fraine the Chief People Officer at Bulb about how they managed to shift their 750 person team from being in the office every day, to being fully remote overnight with the help of an agile culture. Thu, 28 May 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1992 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 - and the implications big and small, business and personal, are wide-ranging. We speak to Tom Fraine the Chief People Officer at Bulb about how they managed to shift their 750 person team from being in the office every day, to being fully remote overnight with the help of an agile culture. 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 - and the implications big and small, business and personal, are wide-ranging. We speak to Tom Fraine the Chief People Officer at Bulb about how they managed to shift their 750 person team from being in the office every day, to being fully remote overnight with the help of an agile culture. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/268r96wn Getting communication right and aligning your business when remote working. 14 No No w805qvl0 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 to productivity and maintaining that culture of trust. We speak to Sarah Mourtada Sich, the Head of Marketing at Work.Life about how they’re maintaining clear, open, productive communication with their team through these remote-working times. Thu, 04 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2195 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 to productivity and maintaining that culture of trust. We speak to Sarah Mourtada Sich, the Head of Marketing at Work.Life about how they’re maintaining clear, open, productive communication with their team through these remote-working times. 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 to productivity and maintaining that culture of trust. We speak to Sarah Mourtada Sich, the Head of Marketing at Work.Life about how they’re maintaining clear, open, productive communication with their team through these remote-working times. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/wl8q31l8 Should businesses be responsible for employee financial wellbeing? 15 No No w80n2pw0 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 help your employees - furloughed or not, weather the storm. We spoke to Grace Tolley-Smith, co-founder and CPO at Bippit, about how and why businesses should think about their employees' financial wellbeing Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1754 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 help your employees - furloughed or not, weather the storm. We spoke to Grace Tolley-Smith, co-founder and CPO at Bippit, about how and why businesses should think about their employees' 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 help your employees - furloughed or not, weather the storm. We spoke to Grace Tolley-Smith, co-founder and CPO at Bippit, about how and why businesses should think about their employees' financial wellbeing No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/xvnwx1p8 The role of therapy in the workplace 16 No No m81xlm21 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 Philippa Richardson, the Founder of The Circle Line, about how and why businesses should consider therapy for all employees an essential part of their wellness and business plans. Mon, 22 Jun 2020 12:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2055 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 Philippa Richardson, the Founder of The Circle Line, about how and why businesses should consider therapy for all employees an essential part of their wellness and business plans. 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 Philippa Richardson, the Founder of The Circle Line, about how and why businesses should consider therapy for all employees an essential part of their wellness and business plans. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/71npyxk8 Is the team you needed in the past, the team you’ll need for the future? 17 No No rz0r65y0 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 bottleneck that inhibits progress moving forward? We speak to Charlotte Melkert, Co-Founder and CEO at Equalture about how you can optimise your team for the new ways of work through assessing skills, personalities and reactive responses. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1894 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 bottleneck that inhibits progress moving forward? We speak to Charlotte Melkert, Co-Founder and CEO at Equalture about how you can optimise your team for the new ways of work through assessing skills, personalities and reactive responses. 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 bottleneck that inhibits progress moving forward? We speak to Charlotte Melkert, Co-Founder and CEO at Equalture about how you can optimise your team for the new ways of work through assessing skills, personalities and reactive responses. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/26nr9kj8 How to hire for the future, remotely. 18 No No w815qzj1 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 team makeup are changing - we speak to Phillip Blaydes, the Founder and Co-CEO of Talentful about how to build that team you’ll need, remotely and fairly. Wed, 08 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1833 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 team makeup are changing - we speak to Phillip Blaydes, the Founder and Co-CEO of Talentful about how to build that team you’ll need, remotely and fairly. 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 team makeup are changing - we speak to Phillip Blaydes, the Founder and Co-CEO of Talentful about how to build that team you’ll need, remotely and fairly. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/r183kwq8 How to run probation periods fairly and productively. 19 No No 4m0jvm40 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 your new hire and your business? We speak to Chris Edson, the CEO and Co-Founder of Second Nature and a Forbes 30 under 30, about how they have improved the way in which they use and approach probation periods for fair employee and business growth. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2314 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 your new hire and your business? We speak to Chris Edson, the CEO and Co-Founder of Second Nature and a Forbes 30 under 30, about how they have improved the way in which they use and approach probation periods for fair employee and business growth. 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 your new hire and your business? We speak to Chris Edson, the CEO and Co-Founder of Second Nature and a Forbes 30 under 30, about how they have improved the way in which they use and approach probation periods for fair employee and business growth. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/x28xmvpn On remote working; don’t give up your office just yet. 20 No No x60m5z20 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 choice for all. We speak to Tushar Agarwal the CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble and Forbes 30 under 30, about why the office isn’t dead, and how teams and businesses might benefit still from a physical presence of their teams at work. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2165 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 choice for all. We speak to Tushar Agarwal the CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble and Forbes 30 under 30, about why the office isn’t dead, and how teams and businesses might benefit still from a physical presence of their teams at work. 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 choice for all. We speak to Tushar Agarwal the CEO and Co-Founder of Hubble and Forbes 30 under 30, about why the office isn’t dead, and how teams and businesses might benefit still from a physical presence of their teams at work. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/4286v438 How to enable your team to bring their emotions to the workplace. 21 No No nj123zx0 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 healthiest way possible. Because no one can be a ‘good, productive employee’ 100% of the time. We speak to Carolyn Stransky, a software developer, journalist and advocate of mental health in the workplace, about her experiences as an employee and how businesses can do better and support the emotional wellbeing of their teams. Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2008 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 healthiest way possible. Because no one can be a ‘good, productive employee’ 100% of the time. We speak to Carolyn Stransky, a software developer, journalist and advocate of mental health in the workplace, about her experiences as an employee and how businesses can do better and support the emotional wellbeing of their teams. 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 healthiest way possible. Because no one can be a ‘good, productive employee’ 100% of the time. We speak to Carolyn Stransky, a software developer, journalist and advocate of mental health in the workplace, about her experiences as an employee and how businesses can do better and support the emotional wellbeing of their teams. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/m1n2079n How to use one-to-ones to improve your culture, remotely. 22 No No v219qn81 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 important to do them well. We speak to Phill Burton, the COO of Bloom & Wild about how one-to-ones have worked for them in a remote setting and strengthened their team and business. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 14:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2218 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 important to do them well. We speak to Phill Burton, the COO of Bloom & Wild about how one-to-ones have worked for them in a remote setting and strengthened their team and business. 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 important to do them well. We speak to Phill Burton, the COO of Bloom & Wild about how one-to-ones have worked for them in a remote setting and strengthened their team and business. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/708jm4kn How to get your company talking about their mental health. 23 No No k41p37z0 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 every morning, so it’s vital that companies do more to support and talk about it. We speak to James Routledge the founder and CEO of Sanctus, a company on a mission to open up the conversation around mental health at work about how you can do that. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2262 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 every morning, so it’s vital that companies do more to support and talk about it. We speak to James Routledge the founder and CEO of Sanctus, a company on a mission to open up the conversation around mental health at work about how you can do that. 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 every morning, so it’s vital that companies do more to support and talk about it. We speak to James Routledge the founder and CEO of Sanctus, a company on a mission to open up the conversation around mental health at work about how you can do that. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/68r9y27n How to build a culture that is both professional and allows people to be themselves. 24 No No 805qp7r0 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 business success but also gives room for real relationships to form and for people to have fun with their colleagues. We speak to Angela Bradbury the Chief of Staff at Farewill about how they’ve found that balance and nurtured it in their team, even though they’re in the business of death. Thu, 10 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2071 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 business success but also gives room for real relationships to form and for people to have fun with their colleagues. We speak to Angela Bradbury the Chief of Staff at Farewill about how they’ve found that balance and nurtured it in their team, even though they’re in the business of death. 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 business success but also gives room for real relationships to form and for people to have fun with their colleagues. We speak to Angela Bradbury the Chief of Staff at Farewill about how they’ve found that balance and nurtured it in their team, even though they’re in the business of death. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/v8wxqzjn We were wrong about culture fit, we should be hiring for values fit. 25 No No 80xljyv0 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 speak to Bretton Putter, author and CEO of CultureGene, about how and why companies should be screening for values fit when hiring - and how to define, embed and manage your culture. Thu, 01 Oct 2020 11:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1812 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 speak to Bretton Putter, author and CEO of CultureGene, about how and why companies should be screening for values fit when hiring - and how to define, embed and manage your culture. 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 speak to Bretton Putter, author and CEO of CultureGene, about how and why companies should be screening for values fit when hiring - and how to define, embed and manage your culture. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/08jwwv3n How to build and scale a business with a culture of performance and accountability. 26 1 No No 41pllyj1 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 has founded and built two successful businesses from scratch. Through the years, they’ve made mistakes in building a culture of excellence and accountability while also trying run a business people really wanted to work for. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2089 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 has founded and built two successful businesses from scratch. Through the years, they’ve made mistakes in building a culture of excellence and accountability while also trying run a business people really wanted to work for. 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 has founded and built two successful businesses from scratch. Through the years, they’ve made mistakes in building a culture of excellence and accountability while also trying run a business people really wanted to work for. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/0njwp138 How do you build a culture where people “care personally” ? 1 2 No No 40pl62j0 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 Candor framework. Listen in to the advice which has helped many businesses craft cultures of feedback and enable their teams to perform to their best potential. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2732 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 Candor framework. Listen in to the advice which has helped many businesses craft cultures of feedback and enable their teams to perform to their best potential. 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 Candor framework. Listen in to the advice which has helped many businesses craft cultures of feedback and enable their teams to perform to their best potential. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/1n21pw58 How to consciously craft your culture for a creative, productive workplace. 2 2 No No 219pmr30 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 creative workplace. Ben speaks to Bruce about the importance of actively crafting a motivating culture that emphasises choice, creativity and productivity. Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2310 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 creative workplace. Ben speaks to Bruce about the importance of actively crafting a motivating culture that emphasises choice, creativity and productivity. 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 creative workplace. Ben speaks to Bruce about the importance of actively crafting a motivating culture that emphasises choice, creativity and productivity. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/rn7klpkn Can a 4 day work week really work? 3 2 No No k18qj5q0 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 their team and their business? Nicole Miller, People Operations Manager at Buffer reflects on the impacts, successes and short comings of the policy she helped implement. Thu, 11 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2707 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 their team and their business? Nicole Miller, People Operations Manager at Buffer reflects on the impacts, successes and short comings of the policy she helped implement. 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 their team and their business? Nicole Miller, People Operations Manager at Buffer reflects on the impacts, successes and short comings of the policy she helped implement. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/2nx20vzn Does having a purpose improve business performance? 4 2 No No 61mm6zk1 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 company mission that feels impactful in the wider-world. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2229 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 company mission that feels impactful in the wider-world. 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 company mission that feels impactful in the wider-world. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/0njwk328 How to craft a parent-friendly culture. 5 2 No No 40plzj40 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 welcomes and enables them to do their best work. Rachel Carrell, Founder of Koru Kids, shares her insights, advice and experiences of building a parent-friendly culture that enables a team to perform to their fullest potential. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2215 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 welcomes and enables them to do their best work. Rachel Carrell, Founder of Koru Kids, shares her insights, advice and experiences of building a parent-friendly culture that enables a team to perform to their fullest potential. 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 welcomes and enables them to do their best work. Rachel Carrell, Founder of Koru Kids, shares her insights, advice and experiences of building a parent-friendly culture that enables a team to perform to their fullest potential. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/vn5xz4y8 OOO - Back Soon! 6 2 No No 80q6kx41 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! Thu, 18 Mar 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 73 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! 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! No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/28xp47w8 How to implement a culture of authenticity and encourage team candour 7 2 No No 60m2rn81 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. Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2966 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. 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. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/28xpj348 How and why you should maximise autonomy in your team 8 2 No No 60m2p4r1 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 aspects are most key to developing a culture which supports growth and business success in this episode of The CultureOps Podcast. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 1792 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 aspects are most key to developing a culture which supports growth and business success in this episode of The CultureOps Podcast. 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 aspects are most key to developing a culture which supports growth and business success in this episode of The CultureOps Podcast. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/qn0115k8 How your lack of diversity is hurting your business’s culture and performance 9 2 No No p1kll590 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 those big, important issues that affect not just business performance but culture, retention and attraction too. Thu, 13 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2286 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 those big, important issues that affect not just business performance but culture, retention and attraction too. 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 those big, important issues that affect not just business performance but culture, retention and attraction too. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/l8q14my8 How we’re shaping our culture at CharlieHR 10 2 No No 80npx650 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 policies and processes are measured against turned over by CharlieHR’s CEO Ben Gateley, Chief of Staff Amy Cowpe, Product Manager Oyinda Bamgbose and Growth Editor Melanie Schmeelke. Thu, 20 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2891 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 policies and processes are measured against turned over by CharlieHR’s CEO Ben Gateley, Chief of Staff Amy Cowpe, Product Manager Oyinda Bamgbose and Growth Editor Melanie Schmeelke. 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 policies and processes are measured against turned over by CharlieHR’s CEO Ben Gateley, Chief of Staff Amy Cowpe, Product Manager Oyinda Bamgbose and Growth Editor Melanie Schmeelke. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/1n3106kn How to harness and support career journeys to boost business and individual performance 11 2 No No m1j8k7v1 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 and revenue. Thu, 27 May 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2212 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 and revenue. 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 and revenue. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/xny5y54n How Oatly’s culture of purpose affects discretionary effort and employee engagement 1 3 No No l14y4y90 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 creative and intentional with employee engagement than ever before. In this episode we dive into how Oatly’s culture of purpose and intention has impacted employee engagement, retention, motivation and discretionary effort. Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2086 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 creative and intentional with employee engagement than ever before. In this episode we dive into how Oatly’s culture of purpose and intention has impacted employee engagement, retention, motivation and discretionary effort. 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 creative and intentional with employee engagement than ever before. In this episode we dive into how Oatly’s culture of purpose and intention has impacted employee engagement, retention, motivation and discretionary effort. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/r8k2370n The importance of culture in the cohesion of high performing teams 2 3 No No 71wr86p0 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 business or a high performing team that will go the distance and hit business milestones. Thu, 09 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2712 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 business or a high performing team that will go the distance and hit business milestones. 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 business or a high performing team that will go the distance and hit business milestones. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/pnlp90rn Why inauthentic cultures fail, and how to build a real one. 3 3 No No x0lxvqw0 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 business. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 06:11:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2085 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 business. 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 business. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/m84kmqqn-building-a-continually-self-improving-cultures-through-feedback Building a continually self-improving culture through feedback 4 3 No No x16w6220 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 crafting? Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:55:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2357 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 crafting? 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 crafting? No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/1nppx05n-crafting-courageous-autonomous-cultures Crafting courageous, autonomous cultures 5 3 No No z0rv5qj0 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 Leaders and author of Courageous Cultures joins us to discuss the tools and necessity of building a courageous, autonomous culture. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:13:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2165 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 Leaders and author of Courageous Cultures joins us to discuss the tools and necessity of building a courageous, autonomous culture. 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 Leaders and author of Courageous Cultures joins us to discuss the tools and necessity of building a courageous, autonomous culture. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/68r1jq7n-how-to-build-a-remote-first-culture-and-prioritise-the-virtual-employee-experience How to build a remote-first culture and prioritise the virtual employee experience 6 3 No No 805kjwr0 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 with a strong, supportive culture that fosters inclusion, engagement and performance. Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:40:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2659 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 with a strong, supportive culture that fosters inclusion, engagement and performance. 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 with a strong, supportive culture that fosters inclusion, engagement and performance. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/4n9zvkw8-we-ll-be-back-soon We'll be back soon 7 3 No No v07k5m90 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. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 16:25:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 36 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. 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. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/286wx02n-how-to-build-a-culture-that-confronts-racial-bias How to build a culture that confronts racial bias 8 3 No No j12jqyk1 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 the likes of Google, Disney and now VICE Media, and has a new book on the subject out. She joins us to share her knowledge on the subject and make a case for focussing in on managers when trying to build a culture that confronts racial bias. Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2634 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 the likes of Google, Disney and now VICE Media, and has a new book on the subject out. She joins us to share her knowledge on the subject and make a case for focussing in on managers when trying to build a culture that confronts racial bias. 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 the likes of Google, Disney and now VICE Media, and has a new book on the subject out. She joins us to share her knowledge on the subject and make a case for focussing in on managers when trying to build a culture that confronts racial bias. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/l8qp747n-how-to-codify-and-update-your-values-to-boost-performance How to codify and update your values to boost performance 9 3 No No 80n8mxm0 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? Chloe Bartle, Head of People and Culture at Trouva, came out of the pandemic of 2020 with a stronger team in need of a re-coding of their values which had become irrelevant to boosting performance and was driving away talent. She joins us to talk about how they turned things around at Trouva, and saved their culture by updating it. Thu, 05 May 2022 06:05:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2265 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? Chloe Bartle, Head of People and Culture at Trouva, came out of the pandemic of 2020 with a stronger team in need of a re-coding of their values which had become irrelevant to boosting performance and was driving away talent. She joins us to talk about how they turned things around at Trouva, and saved their culture by updating it. 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? Chloe Bartle, Head of People and Culture at Trouva, came out of the pandemic of 2020 with a stronger team in need of a re-coding of their values which had become irrelevant to boosting performance and was driving away talent. She joins us to talk about how they turned things around at Trouva, and saved their culture by updating it. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/x8v5r7rn-how-compensation-affects-your-culture How compensation affects your culture 10 3 No No 70y8l5l1 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 - CharlieHR’s new payroll partner, joins us to discuss how people should navigate compensation to boost performance, attraction and retention and support the culture you want to build. Thu, 12 May 2022 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2166 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 - CharlieHR’s new payroll partner, joins us to discuss how people should navigate compensation to boost performance, attraction and retention and support the culture you want to build. 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 - CharlieHR’s new payroll partner, joins us to discuss how people should navigate compensation to boost performance, attraction and retention and support the culture you want to build. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/rnkpkm38-what-matters-more-now-company-culture-or-flexible-working What matters more now - company culture or flexible working? 11 3 No No 70wlz781 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 you as a business refresh your culture and policies to better hold onto top talent and attract the best? Hung Lee, author of Recruiting Brainfood, joins us to share his thoughts and insights into how businesses can remain competitive even during the candidate shortage of present. Thu, 19 May 2022 06:00:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2456 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 you as a business refresh your culture and policies to better hold onto top talent and attract the best? Hung Lee, author of Recruiting Brainfood, joins us to share his thoughts and insights into how businesses can remain competitive even during the candidate shortage of present. 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 you as a business refresh your culture and policies to better hold onto top talent and attract the best? Hung Lee, author of Recruiting Brainfood, joins us to share his thoughts and insights into how businesses can remain competitive even during the candidate shortage of present. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/68r3y4mn-understanding-the-true-cost-of-a-negative-workplace-culture Understanding the true cost of a negative workplace culture 12 3 No No 805xp9y1 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 experiences of negative workplace cultures, their impact and her expert advice on how to manage and combat them. Thu, 26 May 2022 06:43:00 +0000 Ben Branson-Gateley Ben Branson-Gateley 2112 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 experiences of negative workplace cultures, their impact and her expert advice on how to manage and combat them. 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 experiences of negative workplace cultures, their impact and her expert advice on how to manage and combat them. No No https://podcasts.castplus.fm/e/xn1911ln-can-you-really-focus-on-employee-happiness-and-still-drive-performance Can you really focus on employee happiness and still drive performance? 13 3 No No 7038wwv1 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 this episode of The CultureOps podcast. 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