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Thoughts on communications, change, engagement, leadership or pretty much anything else of interest or note that I pick up around the place. A place to relax, think, write and muse a little...
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What a trip to Mumbai taught me about bias, diversity & leading with empathy
A classroom unlike any other What happens when you put 20 senior leaders from 9 countries, across 4 continents, into a room in Mumbai for...
Scott McInnes
Feb 20, 20244 min read
Keeping Culture Strong in a Hybrid Working Environment
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, hybrid work environments are the new norm for many organisations. While the flexibility and...
Scott McInnes
Feb 20, 20243 min read
Why Culture Change Initiatives Often Fail & How To Prevent It
Introduction Your organisational culture, along with your operating model and strategy, is critical to high performance. The alignment of...
Scott McInnes
Nov 20, 20233 min read
When A Payments Scandal Is The Tip Of The Culture Iceberg
Our national broadcaster, RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann), is deeply embedded in the nation's cultural fabric. Over the years, RTÉ has...
Scott McInnes
Aug 22, 20233 min read
The Role of Senior Leaders in Creating Values-led Organisations
What are organisational values, and where do they come from? Organisational values tell us what is important within an organisation, just...
Scott McInnes
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Align Recognition Programs to Organisational Culture
Question: Is Your recognition programme aligned with the culture you want to have? When recognition is discussed in the same breath as...
Scott McInnes
Jul 25, 20223 min read
The Role of Senior Sponsors In Culture Change
A tricky business is culture change. Peter Drucker once said, “…culture eats strategy for breakfast”. It’s true that rationalising a...
Scott McInnes
Jul 7, 20222 min read
Work Rituals For Hybrid Teams
The St. Regis hotel brand has rituals in every corner of its properties. The Bloody Mary cocktail, for example, was said to have been...
Scott McInnes
Jun 23, 20223 min read
Future World of Work
It's been a year since we talked about the future world of work. In Episode 61 of Building Better Cultures, Kevin Empey of Dublin-based...
Sarah Cameron
May 17, 20223 min read
Customer Experience Impacts Employee Experience
Organisations have many different stakeholders – two of the most important groups are customers and employees. The ideals of Customer...
Sarah Cameron
May 5, 20223 min read
Hiring for Culture Fit or Values Fit
Often touted as the next generation of recruitment, values-based hiring seeks to attract those who align with an organisations values or...
Sarah Cameron
Mar 29, 20223 min read
Connection Is King
For many people, it’s easy to think of hybrid working like hybrid cars – we know they’re out there, we know they’re a good thing, but...
Scott McInnes
Feb 1, 20223 min read
How to Build Successful Remote Cultures
In episode 85 of Building Better Cultures podcast, Scott spoke to Camila Boyer, Head of Internal Communications and Culture at Hopin,...
Scott McInnes
Jan 20, 20224 min read
Building Better Cultures Podcast - Top 10 in 2021
Hello everyone, It’s almost the end of another year - and what a year it has been. With lockdowns, vaccine rollouts, remote + hybrid...
Scott McInnes
Dec 21, 20213 min read
How To Be Courageous In The Workplace
I recently saw the below poster (blue and yellow) on the bathroom wall, and it got me thinking about courage and what it means to be...
Scott McInnes
Sep 16, 20212 min read
79 | Don't Check Up, Check In
Remote working is increasing, in our Covid-19 world. With that, internal communications and employee engagement is critical to keep our team
Scott McInnes
Apr 29, 20202 min read
72 | A staff survey when things aren’t great!?
Looking to improve your internal communications strategy, but don't know where to begin? Start with YOUR employee's. They are the ke
Scott McInnes
Feb 18, 20203 min read
69 | Driving ownership of your values
Learn 5 actionable steps you can implement that will bring your orgainsations purpose and values to life!
Scott McInnes
Jan 20, 20203 min read
54 | Making your HR policies a bit more, well, human!
Workplace culture is changing - Are you keeping up? Feeling stuck with outdated Human Resource polices? Not sure where to begin, click here.
Scott McInnes
Apr 8, 20193 min read
50 | Remember the difference you made
Learn why it's important to include recognition as part of your employee engagement strategy! Click for a FREE slide deck to get started
Scott McInnes
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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