Culture Chats

Shoutout to Speakfully who inspired me to create this episode after being interviewed for their blog. Check them out!To share your own stories in hopes they will help others in difficult situations, please email maggie@thecambergroup.com.

Thanks to Startup Week Chattanooga for letting me speak about this topic. To view the full talk and the correlating slides, please click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yI654Jsqk9E

Timestamps:00:28 RECOGNITION - based on the behaviors you want to reinforce01:23 Slack for informal recognition04:00 What about formal recognition?05:27 RITUALS - rituals are cool historically and anthropologically speaking07:16 Rituals are repeated behaviors that establish a sense of community10:10 CUES - reminders that keep people in touch with the purpose; they are the physical expressions of the cultre11:10 Got some help on how to “do” cues from LinkedIn13:30 We are NOT talking about employee engagement right nowShoutout to CLxHQ and CLxATL!

Timestamps:00:47 How I learned about these six core components to culture and the beginnings of CULTURE LABx ATL06:02 PURPOSE - purpose connects the work to the vision07:35 Personal story of disconnect and tension with other team members at a non-profit09:56 VALUES - values are your beliefs about what’s important and what’s not11:13 It’s OK for startups to create values as team and work take shape. And, values can pivot13:05 The importance of personal core values 15:05 Team-specific values are OK but…17:10 The keys to honest and good core values19:37 BEHAVIORS - behaviors are a collective set of what people say and do21:28 Performance still matters22:30 Funky outroShoutout to CLxHQ and CLxATL!

Timestamps for all those cliffsnotes lovers out there:00:01 Cute piano intro00:45 Maggie’s brief background01:41 The Camber Group’s founding02:07 Why I’m launching this podcast03:06 Differences between HR people and “people and culture” people part 104:11 How I got into the people and culture space06:01 HR people vs. “people and culture” people part 207:21 Protecting the business vs. protecting the employee08:40 What HR teams are typically bogged down by09:05 Really bad analogy10:26 “All of that is why I’m doing all of this…”11:43 Tease of topics this season12:36 Funky music outro

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