How to create a Culture First company
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Co-Author of Excellence in People Analytics | People Analytics leader | Director, Insight222 & myHRfuture.com | Conference speaker | Host, Digital HR Leaders Podcast
Culture, leadership and strategy are the Holy Trinity on which an organisation will stand or fall
Welcome to episode 3 of the first series of the Digital HR Leaders podcast and video series.
On each episode, I'll be speaking to a senior HR leader who is pushing a data-driven and digital HR agenda. You'll hear from experts who are driving transformation in their organisations on how HR can prepare for the Future of Work.
The renowned management guru Peter Drucker conceived the immortal phrase “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” and any company disconnecting the two is putting their success at risk. Indeed, there is mounting evidence of the clear business benefits in having a healthy and inclusive culture.
But how do you create a Culture First company, and how do you measure your progress against a backdrop of greater employee expectations, rapid advances in technology and changing work models. Also, given the increasingly turbulent times in which we live, how do you adapt and evolve your company culture?
My guest this time is Didier Elzinga, Founder and CEO at Culture Amp, one of the big success stories in HR Tech in recent years and a company that passionately believes the world should be a better place to work.
In this week's podcast, Didier and I discuss:
- How staying true to the Culture First ethos has helped propel Culture Amp’s impressive growth
- The key milestones in Culture Amp’s journey to date including the recent acquisition of Zugata and launch of its new predictive analytics features
- The 50,000+ strong People Geeks community and the upcoming Culture First conference in SF at the end of July (go here for more info www.culturefirst.com/2019)
- The challenges involved in being CEO of a fast-growing HR Tech company
- Finally, we also look ahead and ponder what the role of HR will be in 2025
This episode is a must listen for senior HR leaders and anyone working in the fields of employee engagement and performance, diversity and inclusion, and people analytics. Didier is a very engaging and knowledgeable speaker, so I know listeners will enjoy this episode of the Digital HR Leaders podcast.
Support for this series of the podcast is brought to you by Culture Amp - find out more at cultureamp.com.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
To listen to the Podcast and read the transcript of my interview with Didier, head over to myHRfuture by clicking on this link: How to Create a Culture First Company.
WATCH THE VIDEOS
As well as the podcast, there are a couple of videos available on the myHRfuture YouTube channel highlighting two of the topics Didier and I covered in our discussion.
Firstly, Didier describes some of the challenges involved in being CEO of a successful and fast growing HR technology company:
Then Didier tackles the question we'll be asking all our guests on the Digital HR Leaders show: What will the role of HR be in 2025?
A SMALL FAVOUR
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THANK YOU
A huge thank you to Didier for sharing his time and expertise - you can connect with Didier on LinkedIn and follow Didier on Twitter, to Ian Bailie, Manpreet Randhawa and the myHRfuture team, and finally to Culture Amp for sponsoring the first series of the Digital HR Leaders podcast and video series.
Next week, my guest will be Yvette Cameron, Founder and Principal Analyst at NextGen Insights - and formerly Global Head of Strategy at SAP Success Factors, on a fascinating topic - Will Blockchain Disrupt the Future of HR Technology? Make sure you tune in for that one.
CATCH UP WITH ALL THE FIRST 25 EPISODES OF THE DIGITAL HR LEADERS PODCAST
If you haven't listened to some of the other episodes of the Digital HR Leaders Podcast, you can catch up now by clicking on the links below:
- EP 25: Julie Digby - How HR Drives Transformation and Org Design at Mars
- EP 24: RJ Milnor - How McKesson uses ONA to identify what drives high performance in sales
- EP 23: Rupert Morrison - Rethinking Workforce Planning & Organisation Design
- EP 22: Dawn Klinghoffer - The Evolution of People Analytics at Microsoft
- EP 21: John Boudreau - Reinventing Jobs: The Future of Work and it's impact on HR
- EP 20: Tanuj Kapilashrami - How Standard Chartered designed an exceptional Employee Experience
- EP 19: Anna Tavis: What is Agile HR and how are companies adopting it?
- EP 18: Sarah Johnson: How to use employee surveys to create strategic value
- EP 17: Leena Nair - How HR drives business value at Unilever
- EP 16: Keith McNulty - HR 3.0: more data driven, more agile and more business focused
- EP 15: Jason Corsello - The Shift From HR Tech to Work Tech
- EP 14: Jill Larsen - How does the CHRO successfully partner with the CEO
- EP 13: Frida Polli - How AI and Behavioural Science can reduce bias in recruiting
- EP 12: Ian O'Keefe - The Workforce Analytics journey at JP Morgan Chase
- EP 11: Dave Ulrich - The role of HR in the Digital Age
- EP 10: Jordan Pettman - How Nestlé uses People Analytics to measure Gender Pay Gap and Equity
- EP 9: Catalina Schveninger - The Evolution of Corporate Learning at Vodafone
- EP 8: Richard Collins - How is Automation, AI and Analytics changing recruiting?
- EP 7: Katarina Berg - Spotify's CHRO on Leading HR in a digital world
- EP 6: Nick Holley - How HR can become more business relevant
- EP 5: Eden Britt - How to build a People Analytics team in a global organisation | The People Analytics journey at HSBC
- EP 4: Yvette Cameron - How Blockchain will disrupt the Future of Work and HR Technology
- EP 3: Didier Elzinga - How to Create a Culture First Company
- EP 2: Edward Houghton - The Head of Research at the CIPD on Driving Business Performance with People Data
- EP 1: Sharon Doherty - How to transform HR to be more digital and building a culture of diversity
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
David is a globally respected writer, speaker, conference chair, and executive consultant on people analytics, data-driven HR and the future of work. As an Executive Director at Insight222, he helps global organisations create more cultural and economic value through the wise and ethical use of people data and analytics. Prior to joining Insight222 and taking up a board advisor role at TrustSphere, David was the Global Director of People Analytics Solutions at IBM Watson Talent. As such, David has extensive experience in helping organisations embark upon and accelerate their people analytics journeys.
SEE ME SPEAK AT THESE EVENTS IN 2019
I’ll be chairing and/or speaking about people analytics, data-driven HR and the Nine Dimensions for Excellence in People Analytics model at the following events until the end of November 2019.
- 10 Jun - CogX: The Festival of AI and Emerging Technology, London
- 1-2 Aug - People Matters Tech HR, Gurugram, India
- 3 Sept - New York Strategic HR Analytics MeetUp - Careers in People Analytics: fireside chat with experts, New York
- 5-6 Sept - People Analytics & Future of Work, Philadelphia
- 9 Sept - Leading HR in the New World of Work, Data Driven HR Panel (11.00 EST) - Online Conference, Hacking HR
- 24-26 Sept - Global Executive Retreat, near London, UK (for Insight222 clients only)
- 22-23 Oct - UNLEASH World, Paris
- 4-6 Nov - HR Summit & Expo, Dubai
President at Enterprise Engagement Alliance | Innovator in strategic stakeholder and human capital management and in permission-based marketing and sales processes based on helping rather than selling.
5 年Great to see so much discussion of culture. I always wonder who the intended audience for this discussion is given that all of this is moot without a CEO committed to a strategic and systematic approach to engaging all stakeholders like these great CEOs: https://enterpriseengagement.org/CEOs/
Guiding extraordinary people onto the narrow path. Catalyst for the Good News. Men of the Kingdom Mentor. Life change & fulfillment specialist. Advisor. Speaker. Author. Friend.
5 年Procurement as "culture" is a tough argument outside of the "HR-industry." Buying HR software is not a "culture" strategy. The HR-Business divide widens.
Senior Executive, People Analytics geek, Chief Data Officer, Digital Solutions leader. Tech and Financial Services.
5 年Already listened to it - interesting conversation. I very much enjoyed it
Applied Research, Tech Scouting, Multidisciplinary Creative Ventures | Strategic People Analytics - Consultant, Mentor, Author, Speaker
5 年I think that the most important question Didier Elzinga?raised at the end of this podcast is "who in an organization is going to help educate people on how to use data?" - To expand the discussion about ethics, in the era of AI, here's something to think about: Should HR-Tech players themselves be the educators? What would be considered a conflict of interests with that respect? I'm not sure I know how to even start answering that, David Green, but I think that this is a part of the ethics conversation that our professional community should have. What do you think??
Transforming HR Technology with AI Expertise at Big Bear Partners
5 年Love Didier Elzinga, love the Culture Amp team and love the product, which I've deployed several times to great effect. Great podcast, David Green!