I’m often asked asked which company cultures I admire, especially as I tend to be critical of the culture inside tech firms. It’s easy to have good vibes in small firms but organisations who manage to deliver good culture at scale are the ones I’m most interested in. I often call out Nando’s or Octopus…
First of two episodes going deep on how AI is going to impact work – and consequently workplace culture. This week’s discussion is with Alexia Cambon from Microsoft. Alexia is Head of Research on Copilot & Future of Work. Last month her team released the Work Trend Index Annual Report. It’s one of the most…
Subscribe to the newsletter When Zach Mercurio’s new book, The Power of Mattering, arrived on my desk I devoured it. It’s the most essential book about workplace culture that I’ve read in a couple of years. ‘People want to know that they matter to those around them, and that their work makes a difference in…
Go deep with the happiness playlist How important is a happy workforce? According to Mark Price, the former boss of Waitrose, it’s the main thing that leaders should be thinking about. Make your workforce happy and the profits will follow. To prove it Mark cites his experience running the supermarket chain, when with a goal…
Go deep with the mattering playlist Stanford’s Kursat Ozenc gives the roadmap to designing culture This episode is part of the Presence project: Presence: Fixing culture starts with your calendar, not your office Kursat Ozenc is a product designer who he teaches at Stanford university, He teaches on the subject that we can all learn…
Go deep with the whole playlist To receive the newsletter and the forthcoming Presence project sign-up here Today’s top episode goes to the heart of an issue that a lot of people raise with me. They say ‘where do you start when changing a culture’. To some extent it’s what the episode about the hospital…
Go deep with the whole playlist Professor Frances Frei is the biggest brain in the field of workplace culture and I was delighted to get another opportunity to talk to her. She explains the one thing that firms should do to fix their cultures (spoiler: train their managers), why she thinks inclusion is a more…
Sign up for the newsletter What Ange Postecoglou changed at Spurs in his first 100 days: ‘The mood has been transformed’ Charlie writes about the oratory of Ange Postecoglou Post Script from the present: look I know with the benefit of hindsight this all went wrong but I still think there are important lessons about…
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