What does workplace culture actually mean?
Culture is one of those topics that either gets dismissed as "fluffy" or becomes so abstract that nobody knows what to actually do about it. Culture is built through systems, rituals, and the day-to-day decisions leaders make about how work gets done.
Right now, many organisations are rethinking their culture. Some are navigating the return-to-office debate and wondering how to build connection in hybrid teams. Others are trying to foster continuous learning without overwhelming already stretched employees.
The challenge is making culture tangible. How do you move from aspirational statements to actual behaviour change? How do you build psychological safety while maintaining accountability? And who owns culture - the CEO, the People team, or everyone?
Alicia Grimes, Co-Founder at The Future Kind, joins Alice on the Work in Motion podcast to explore how companies can design cultures that work in practice, and not just in theory. We'll discuss how to make the business case for culture to sceptical leaders, what it really takes to build connection in today's hybrid world, how to create a rhythm of continuous learning without burning people out, who should own culture in an organisation, and the small ritual or system changes leaders can implement tomorrow to start shifting their culture.
This is for:
People and culture leaders trying to move beyond fluffy initiatives
Founders and executives who want to make culture more tangible and actionable
Managers building team culture in hybrid or distributed environments
Anyone rethinking how their organisation approaches culture, learning, and adaptability
About Alicia: Alicia Grimes is Co-Founder of The Future Kind, where she focuses on culture, innovation, and facilitation. The Future Kind's mission is to create a world where culture always comes first and all people get to work for kinder, fairer, better designed companies. They help organisations move from culture as words to culture as action, designing systems that create the legacy-leaving companies no one wants to leave.
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