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? That’s the topic of this week’s podcast with Didier Elzinga, Founder and CEO at Culture Amp. Click below to listen to this week’s episode and to read the full transcript.

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With 69% of large organisations now having a people analytics team, interest in the topic has never been higher. But how do you actually drive business performance with people data? That’s the topic of this week’s podcast.

Our guest today is Edward Houghton, Head of Research and Thought Leadership at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, or the CIPD, where he has been the lead author on a number of landmark studies on analytics, measurement, metrics and impact evaluation. Click below to listen to this week’s episode and to read the full transcript.

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