Manage This | Episode 158 | Keep it Together – Managing Team Culture
Over the last couple of years, company culture has undergone significant transformation. The fact is every person on a project team has an influence on the culture. As project leaders, we shouldn’t take our responsibility to team culture lightly. We’re talking with culture expert Colin D Ellis about in-office culture, remote culture, and hybrid culture. Colin encourages leaders to shift our mindset from where we work to how we work.
For employees and team members that are returning to the office, Colin explains how their expectations have changed, and why some people are reluctant to return. Are you sensing a breakdown of culture? Do you need to rebuild trust? Are you struggling to get people engaged? Listen in as Colin offers advice on how a leader can impact culture and create a space for safety where everybody succeeds. Other topics Colin talks about are psychological safety in remote teams, connecting new hires to a team culture, proximity bias with team members, and obtaining buy-in from upper management.
Colin D Ellis moved through the ranks from project manager - to program manager - to PMO - to heading up large project departments - and sponsoring projects, in both private sector and government - all this in three countries: UK, New Zealand and currently in Melbourne, Australia. He is also an award-winning professional speaker and best-selling author who helps organizations around the world to build delivery cultures that everyone wants to be part of.