Corporate Culture

Culture is the silent architecture of an organisation: the aggregation of the things we do, the things we say, the things we believe, and what we value most. Typically ambiguous and somewhat intangible, culture determines how strategy is translated into action, how risk is perceived, and how much people care... read moreabout the work they do. It is therefore, arguably, the single most important asset any organisation possesses.

Yet culture does not stand still. Globalisation, digital connectivity, and the acceleration of hybrid, remote, and dispersed ways of working constantly push and pull organisational culture.

This series of talks explores both the deep foundations of corporate culture and its measurable impact on outcomes as varied as commercial performance, information security, and the safety of workers and patients. We examine culture through multiple lenses: power gradients and psychological safety, leadership and followership, structure and strategy, ethnographic measurement, and the lessons that can be borrowed from settings such as the British military and healthcare.

Taken together, these conversations are designed to equip you with a nuanced, evidence based understanding of how cultures emerge, evolve and can be deliberately shaped. By the end of the series, you will be able to diagnose cultural patterns, assess their alignment with strategic intent, and understand practical levers to cultivate inclusive, adaptive, and psychologically safe cultures in your organisation.