The Culture Creators

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   1. The importance of measuring culture – Charlie Sull

   Charlie Sull, Co-Founder of CultureX and Cultural Researcher at MIT, talks in detail about the importance of effective cultural measurement. Charlie shares the key research findings of what makes a positive culture and why most traditional cultural measures simply don’t work.Overall, Charlie’s message is clear:Culture mattersCulture is a significant driver of any organisations capacity to create and deliver valueMost cultures are not where they need to beHowever, with senior buy-in and effective

   Aug 02,2023 39:20
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   2. Culture: Deep down we are all the same – Nilesh Makawana

   In this absorbing conversation Nilesh Makwana, co-founder and CEO of illuminance Solutions, shares a key truth upon which to create organisational culture: that deep down we are all the same, all part of humanity.Nilesh talks about how his extensive global travels and the experience of coming to Australia as an international student and the requirement to integrate into a new culture forced a deeper sensitivity and appreciation of allowing culture and diversity to flow, and in doing so allowing

   Jun 28,2023 42:05
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   3. What is stored in your organisational culture? – Louise Forster

   In this wonderfully human conversation, Louise Forster, CEO of Advocare, and I explore how culture can act as a ‘hard drive’ storing the full impact of an organisation’s prior journey and how the unseen aspects of culture reveal themselves.What shines brightly in this conversation is how connected Louise is to the people around her which provides many great stories and examples of just how culture plays out.The conversation also provides a great insight into the responsibility of the CEO role to

   Apr 21,2023 47:16
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   4. Creating a grown-up company culture– Catherine Leach

   In this conversation Catherine Leach - Founder, Owner and MD of Leach Legal – talks about the importance of creating a grown-up adult company culture. She also highlights the significant role stories play in weaving company values into the culture.To read my own personal learning nuggets that I took from this episode, please go to: https://brynedwards.substack.com/p/creating-a-grown-up-company-culture#details

   Apr 17,2023 36:32
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   5. Dissecting Culture with Emeritus Professor Gary Martin

   In this fascinating conversation Emeritus Professor Gary Martin, CEO of the Australian Institute of Management Western Australia, dissects culture to provide a deeper level of understanding and avoid the growing tendency to use it as a ‘catch all’ phrase.   To read my own personal learning nuggets that I took from this episode, please go to: https://brynedwards.substack.com/p/dissecting-culture-with-emeritus#details   

   Mar 24,2023 37:33
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   6. How alcohol shapes workplace culture - Joe Brennan

   Joe Brennan is a founding partner and Managing Director of Eire Total Access, which provides scaffolding and access solutions to the commercial, residential, industrial and oil and gas sectors throughout Western Australia.In this episode Joe talks about the impact of alcohol on working culture, what he’s done to unwind that and importance of recognising the impact work has on our connections.This will be a confronting conversation for some, while validating for others.To read my own personal lea

   Feb 24,2023 42:28
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   7. Leveraging Culture to maintain company values when scaling - Daniel Simpson

   Daniel Simpson is General Manager of BSS and Gryphon Psychology, a mental health provider specialising in the resources and heavy industry sector.I caught Daniel at an interesting point in time as BSS looks to leverage culture to maintain company values as it scales and expands through its strategy plan.To read my own personal learning nuggets from this episode, please go to: https://open.substack.com/pub/brynedwards/p/leveraging-culture-to-maintain-company?r=k8517&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=w

   Feb 06,2023 31:42
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   8. Learning from the past of what not to do - Doug Bester

   Doug Bester, CEO of Sentient Computing, shares how his time in working in traditional engineering environments gave him a clear guide of what not to in creating a leading edge virtual reality company that draws on local talent within the computer gaming community.Sentient Computing is a Perth-based software development company that specialises in providing powerful and immersive virtual environments particularly in the resource sector.To read my own personal learning nuggets from this episode, p

   Jan 05,2023 29:46
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   9. M&A Integrating 3 Cultures together - Irene Makrillos

   Experienced HR Specialist Irene Makrillos, Director of HR Consultancy 12IC, shares key insights from being responsible for leading the integration of 3 different organisational cultures within an acquisition situation.To read my own personal learning nuggets about culture from this episode, go to - https://open.substack.com/pub/brynedwards/p/m-and-a-integrating-3-cultures-together?r=k8517&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 

   Dec 11,2022 45:51
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    10. The personality of Perth Symphony Orchestra - Bourby Webster

    In this episode Bourby Webster, former founder and CEO of Perth Symphony Orchestra, talks about the creating and managing the culture of PSO, the organisation's personality and importance of expressing joy in the workplace. To read my own personal learning nuggets about culture from this episode, go to - https://brynedwards.substack.com/p/the-personality-of-perth-symphony#details

    Nov 10,2022 33:59
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    11. Welcome to the Culture Creators

    In this short video your host, Bryn Edwards, briefly explains the underlying rationale, direction and purpose of the Culture Creators Podcast.

    Nov 03,2022 02:54