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10 Startup Founders That Understand the Value of Workplace Culture
Founders are realising how important their workplace culture is and today more than ever, employees go through a startup’s culture with a fine-tooth comb before they decide to join. A 2020 report by Nulab found, 83% of employees believe culture to be an important...
Tell Your Story: Communicating Change Through Storytelling
Ever heard a good story, so much so, that you kept thinking about it all day? Everyone loves a good story, don’t we? Stories come naturally to us, and help us form the basis for how we understand much of the world. After all, we’d much rather prefer a good ol’ story...
The ROI of Developing a Thriving Workplace Culture That Empowers Your People
The value and ROI of a workplace culture can be challenging to define and measure. Yet, there's little that's as important for a growing business to get right. In this read, we'll shed light on how to measure the ROI of developing a thriving workplace culture for your...
How to Create a Culture that Embraces Risk and Turns Mistakes into Opportunities
"I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” – Jeff Bezos And look at how far Facebook has come. It’s no secret that innovation drives success. Competition is everywhere around us, so startups that can come...
How to Successfully Navigate the Culture Co-Design Process
When it comes to culture design, a co-design process that involves your employees can be incredibly rewarding. Not every business decides to involve their teams in the culture design process. However, at The Culture Equation, we found that when employees are included,...
Why investors care about workplace culture and why you should too
If you’re a startup founder or CEO, you probably know how important it is to have great workplace culture. If that’s perhaps not on your radar at the moment, buckle up because this resource will make a strong case on why you should start paying attention to your...
Why Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
You’ve probably heard the phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast” many times before. It describes the idea that a kick-ass business culture will always win over a competitive organisational strategy. It applies to a lot of situations - growth, hiring, innovation,...
How to Communicate Change to Dispersed Teams
Is your business about to undergo change? Or do you want to get ahead of the curve and learn how to effectively communicate change to dispersed teams? Change can be a difficult process, and when teams aren’t always in one central place, there is an added challenge. It...
6 Effective Ways to Find Your Next C-Suite Hire
A staggering 95% of employers say it's difficult to find skilled professionals to hire (Robert Half 2021). But according to the Global LinkedIn Talent Trends Report, 87% of active and passive candidates are open to new job opportunities. So, where's the gap coming...
5 things That Cause Burnout and How to Avoid Them
Do you know what burnout is? Burnout is a state of prolonged mental and physical exhaustion due to work-related stress. While it can start with an individual, burnout can spread through teams and have significant impacts on business productivity, culture and growth...
The power of Resilience. How to navigate change and build a thriving workplace culture.
In this resource, we share with you our views on RESILIENCE, why we think it’s a critical factor to the success of any business, and how to develop a more resilient business.
Australian Workplace Culture – A Guide To Improving The Culture of Growing Australian Businesses
The startup workplace culture in Australia is exciting, unique, and challenging in several ways. Perhaps the rest of the world typically sees us as laid-back, but the reality is the Australian workforce is a pool of committed, innovative, and hard-working people. But...