With more than 40% of the global workforce planning to leave their jobs this year, companies cannot afford toxic working environments. I speak with Lucy d'Abo, CEO and Co-Founder of together – a UAE-based workplace culture consultancy – and a Culture Evangelist in her own right. Lucy reveals her personal experience of witnessing the destructive power of a poor company culture, and what leaders can do to create a better one.

Notes

• [2:11] Why Lucy is passionate about culture
• [4:55] Importance of interpersonal relationships with colleagues
• [9:46] Should your salary dictate your work hours
• [15:24] Promoting staff
• [18:24] Mistakes companies make
• [23:00] Selling DABO & CO
• [27:37] The importance of care
• [30:55] Why purpose matters
• [35:00] Revisiting the sale of DABO & CO
• [44:12] Biggest lessons
• [46:00] The role of a Chief Culture Officer
• [47:51] How to improve your company's culture
• [51:00] Psychological safety in companies
• [55:05] Lucy's leadership style
• [57:55] Examples of poor company culture
• [01:00:54] Other workplace culture consultancies
• [01:04:00] Changes in the UAE's labour law

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