49. The Culture of Remote Working
05/03/21 • 0 min
Bretton Putter is passionate about company culture and his work has brought him to focus on remote working environments. He is CEO of a culture, leadership software and service platform called CultureGene – a platform that has changed the culture-trajectory of a multitude of companies who have had to make major adjustments and changes, thanks to the current “COVID new-normal”. Brett’s knowledge stems from years of consulting and working with a multitude of leaders in business who needed guidance on tackling culture challenges in their businesses.
Brendan chats to Brett about his book “Own your Culture” – their discussion revolving around the nine best practices of a successful remote working environment. Bretton points out which practices he deems to be most critical in a hybrid or fully remote business. Interestingly, Brett also debunks the myth that “structure stifles creativity in remote working”. He also makes it clear that it isn’t just up to the CEO and management to decide on what works for everyone in terms of structure – it should be a consultative process.
If you are a leader in a business that was unexpectedly ‘forced’ into remote working thanks to the pandemic over the last year – this episode is sure to give you some tips and things to consider about your management style. Even if you have been doing everything right – chances are, you will still learn something from Brett when it comes to bettering your company culture in future. Especially since it’s becoming clear as time goes on that going back to the “old-normal” is not going to be a viable option for most businesses post-COVID.
Discussion Points:
- Bretton’s background
- How the book “Own Your Culture” came about
- Challenges in managing culture in a newly remote working environment
- Difference between remote work and the Hybrid model
- Why hybrid organizations are more difficult to lead
- Frustrations in hybrid culture
- 9 Best practices in working remotely
- Build social connections at a distance
- Create recorded processes for your business
- Focus on communication
- Document everything
- Create a structure
- Develop and nurture transparency, trust, and accountability
- Focus on results, output, and outcomes
- Customize your hiring process
- Be deliberate about your culture
- Remote Recruiting processes
- Advice on remote working practices
- Key Takeaways from Brendan
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
Own your Culture Book (Amazon)
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Bretton Putter is passionate about company culture and his work has brought him to focus on remote working environments. He is CEO of a culture, leadership software and service platform called CultureGene – a platform that has changed the culture-trajectory of a multitude of companies who have had to make major adjustments and changes, thanks to the current “COVID new-normal”. Brett’s knowledge stems from years of consulting and working with a multitude of leaders in business who needed guidance on tackling culture challenges in their businesses.
Brendan chats to Brett about his book “Own your Culture” – their discussion revolving around the nine best practices of a successful remote working environment. Bretton points out which practices he deems to be most critical in a hybrid or fully remote business. Interestingly, Brett also debunks the myth that “structure stifles creativity in remote working”. He also makes it clear that it isn’t just up to the CEO and management to decide on what works for everyone in terms of structure – it should be a consultative process.
If you are a leader in a business that was unexpectedly ‘forced’ into remote working thanks to the pandemic over the last year – this episode is sure to give you some tips and things to consider about your management style. Even if you have been doing everything right – chances are, you will still learn something from Brett when it comes to bettering your company culture in future. Especially since it’s becoming clear as time goes on that going back to the “old-normal” is not going to be a viable option for most businesses post-COVID.
Discussion Points:
- Bretton’s background
- How the book “Own Your Culture” came about
- Challenges in managing culture in a newly remote working environment
- Difference between remote work and the Hybrid model
- Why hybrid organizations are more difficult to lead
- Frustrations in hybrid culture
- 9 Best practices in working remotely
- Build social connections at a distance
- Create recorded processes for your business
- Focus on communication
- Document everything
- Create a structure
- Develop and nurture transparency, trust, and accountability
- Focus on results, output, and outcomes
- Customize your hiring process
- Be deliberate about your culture
- Remote Recruiting processes
- Advice on remote working practices
- Key Takeaways from Brendan
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
Own your Culture Book (Amazon)
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Previous Episode
48. The Culture of The Living Organisation
Brendan’s guest on this episode is Norman Wolfe – founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders and author of the book “The Living Organisation”. Norman is a veteran in the business world when it comes to leadership and he is a thought-leader in the world of business transformation because of the way he goes about helping leaders do things differently when they’re looking for a culture-change in their organisation.
In this episode, Brendan delves into more detail on the specific theories behind Norman’s book “The Living Organization”.
Norman Wolfe has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share and he does so with no holds bar in this episode. He shares tips that can make an impact in any industry and he has a way with words that make it easy to understand the reasoning behind his theories.
Achieving the results that you as a leader are aiming for – according to Norman – could be so much easier than it often ends up being because of his “flow” vs “control” theory. Brendan and Norman discuss this and other major ideas from Norman’s book and they actually get some truly valuable insights thanks to great examples from Norman’s wealth of experience as a business consultant. Leaders can change their organisations by focusing on the context rather than the people -and then the people who you want in your business will automatically fall in line and flourish. Brendan delves deeper into this with Norman, finding out why and how that is possible. An interesting discussion about a powerful theme that has the potential to change the way leaders lead.
Discussion Points:
- The Mystical Norman Wolfe
- The Living Organization Framework Explained
- Change the Context to change the behavior
- Parts of the Living organization
- Heart-centered wisdom and communication
- How Norman Encourages leaders
- Control vs Flow
- Most impactful skills to learn
- Integrating opposites – a significant skill
- Advice to leaders on how to start seeing their organization as a “Living organization”
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
The Living Organization :Transforming Business to Create Extraordinary Results (Amazon)
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
Next Episode
50. The Culture of Advisory Boards
In today’s episode – the 50th episode of The Culture of Leadership, Brendan’s guest is Jo Hanlon. Jo is an expert business coach and mentor in the area of boosting productivity and opening communication channels and cultivating positive workplace culture. She runs a business called “Mind Your Ps” (referring to People, Productivity and Potential). They are a team of consultants who provides HR Coaching to employers and business owners, specialising in helping these leaders get the best out of themselves and their team.
Brendan chats to Jo about the role that advisory boards play in a business environment and why a business owner would want to put together an advisory board in the first place. She shares some really interesting insights on what you should have in place as a business before starting to work with an advisory board to ensure you get the most ‘bang for your buck’. Advisory boards work best when the business owner has a clear idea of the outcomes they wish to achieve from the process. Jo points out that it is also important to be open to new ideas and changes when you are considering putting an advisory board together to solve a problem for your business. Advisory boards aren’t suitable in all businesses or in all situations but there are a lot of businesses that could greatly benefit from implementing such a structure – and with Jo being an expert in this fairly new field in business, this episode is a great place to get started if you are looking to find out more about advisory boards.
Discussion Points
- Jo’s background
- What is an advisory board?
- What sort of business can benefit from an advisory board?
- Challenges that warrant an advisory board
- Criteria and requirements for advisory board members
- The Importance (or not) of teamwork in advisory boards
- Governance board vs advisory board
- Where to find information around advisory boards
- Situations that would not benefit from an advisory board
- Why networking is important to Jo
- Situations where a business uses both a governance board and an advisory board
- When a business should grow from a sole consultant to an advisory board
- Cons around advisory boards
- Advice for businesses considering advisory boards
- Become an advisor
- The cost of an advisory board
Resources
The Culture of Leadership Podcast Website
The Culture of Leadership LinkedIn
The Culture of Leadership Facebook Page
The Culture of Leadership YouTube Channel
The Culture of Leadership Instagram
If you have any questions for Brendan around this episode or generally around culture, leadership or teamwork, feel free to contact him here.
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