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Culture By Design

Meet business owners and executives who recognize that employee culture is too important to be left to chance. Each week, we dive into how companies like yours transform accidental norms into purposeful strategies that accelerate growth while enabling employees to thrive.

Podcast · By Heather Smith · English · Official site

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  1. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    18. Mental Performance as a Competitive Advantage: Chris Carey on Building Better Workplaces (opens the original)

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    What if employee wellbeing isn't a nice-to-have, but a fundamental part of how we create high-performing organizations? In this episode of Culture by Design , I’m joined by Chris Carey, CEO of Calm Health, to talk about the changing relationship between mental health, wellbeing, and performance at work. As AI takes over more of the information processing in our jobs, Chris argues that the skills that remain deeply human — decision-making, leadership, creativity, and meaningful collaboration — be

  2. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    17. From Competition to Collaboration: Patrick Payton on Leading Through Division (opens the original)

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    When conflict shows up at work, our instinct is often to solve it as quickly as possible or to prove we're right. But what if the strongest leaders do something entirely different? In this episode, I'm joined by Patrick Payton, Managing Director at Consilium Business Labs, former mayor, founding pastor, business consultant, and author. Drawing on decades of leading through uncertainty and division, Patrick shares why the best leaders choose curiosity over certainty, collaboration over competitio

  3. Episode · Jul 30, 2026

    16. Why Leadership Consistency Matters More Than Good Intentions (opens the original)

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    In this solo episode, I want to have an honest conversation about something I'm seeing in organizations everywhere and experiencing myself. Leaders are carrying so much that many of us are operating without any margin. And while we often talk about burnout, I think there's another consequence we don't talk about enough: exhaustion makes us unpredictable. The challenge isn't that tired leaders suddenly become bad leaders. It's that our teams never quite know which version of us they're going to g

  4. Episode · Jul 16, 2026

    15. The Hidden Systems That Are Shaping Your Culture Right Now (opens the original)

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    When it comes to building culture, it’s not the idea itself that is complicated or difficult. Where we often find organizational leaders struggling is in the gap between intention and the existing day-to-day reality and understanding the actions that need to be taken to bridge that gap. Today, I want to spend some time breaking down some of the key questions that we, at Talent Elevated, get over and over again. How do I improve accountability? How do I get people engaged? How do I improve commun

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