In this episode of The Culture Builders Podcast, Zoe shares details of the Catchafire work environment, desired leadership qualities and strategies to elicit employee motivation.

The crux of Zoe's job is to connect Catchafire's employees to what they feel inspired by. Zoe shares how she incorporates this into Catchafire's recruitment process, the development of their culture and why values are typically a precursor to the development of an effective culture.

In this episode of The Culture Builders Podcast, we are joined by Erin Miller, the Vice President of People & Culture at Lulu Press, to discuss how building a proactive support system for employees can increase productivity and foster a more positive work environment. 

Erin started her career in sales, but after realising the potential of people management, she moved into people leadership to work toward boosting satisfaction and therefore productivity of employees. Erin emphasises the importance of building a culture of trust among employees, providing a safe space and building an inclusive culture.

She covers:

• The story behind Erin’s career shift
• How to incorporate sales skills into people development strategies
• The importance of providing a supportive environment for employees
• How companies can nurture an inclusive culture for their people to allow them to progress professionally
• Ways in which companies can develop their people and teams
• The metrics that can be used to measure success
• How to be an active listener
• Using curiosity to seek understanding and avoid assumptions

According to Megan, a compelling culture, the right investment in the people, whilst giving them scope to excel in various departments and roles can really impact growth. Megan believes it is important to say yes to all kinds of opportunities irrespective of whether you know if you will be able to succeed, if you're smart and hard-working, the rest will fall together.

Tune in to this episode and learn:

• The importance of culture in growing a company
• How to be self-reliant and committed to supporting others and yourself
• The importance of an open, collaborative working environment
• How to ensure your core values that resonate with each new hire you make
• Importance of growing people and their careers through development programs
• The importance of giving employees different experiences to keep them challenged and engaged

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