Culture Eats

Culture Eats

By Daniel MascordSociety & Culture
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Culture Eats episodes

  • Finding Your Purpose

    Episode 12: Finding Your Purpose


    Season 1 closes with a very personal episode that returns back full circle where we started -  the premise of episode 1, The Purpose Generation. 

    In this episode, I asked someone very close to my own purpose shaping to come onto the show, my dad. We both explored our journeys with "purpose", the challenges we faced and some things we learned along the way. 

    00:20 Welcome

    01:35 Dad's Background
    03:29 Finding His Own Purpose
    05:05 Exploring Meaning Early On
    09:44 Finding Courage Through Adversity
    12:38 Getting The Wind In Your Sail
    14:30 Standing Up For Your Beliefs
    19:30 Explosion Of Choices Creates a Challenge
    28:05 Advice To Others Finding Their Purpose
    37:02 Last Thoughts
    38:42 Closing Comments

    I hope you enjoy it!

    41 min
  • Recruiting for Culture

    Episode 11: Recruiting for Culture


    After spending over a decade recruiting in the APAC region, with many great mentors, I purposefully switched "in-house" to see what impact candidate placements made on company culture. Therefore, this episode was very close to my heart. 

    In this episode, I was fortunate to spend 1-hour together with 3 super interesting culture champions operating in the APAC region to talk about the important role that recruitment plays in our organizational culture.


    If you are looking for inspiration in building your culture story into your recruitment process, this episode is for you. 

    00:20 Welcome

    02:45 Rapid Fire Round
    10:32 Culture vs Strategy
    18:10 Vero Culture Case Study
    26:13 GoTo Finance Case Study
    32:45 FWD Case Study
    40:21 Where Culture Fits in the Recruitment Process
    46:41 Perfecting a Consistent Experience for Talent
    49:47 We need to Re-recruit Daily
    52:12 Top Guest Tips

    I hope you enjoy it!


    1 hr 3 min
  • Building Connection in a Hybrid World

    Episode 10: Building Connection in a Hybrid World.


    Today I sat down with Gustavo Razzetti, founder of Fearless Culture and author of a very topical book - Remote, Not Distant.

    If you are looking for inspiration for building an intentional hybrid workplace culture, this episode is for you. 

    00:20 Welcome

    01:40 Rapid Fire Round
    09:35 Inspiration for "Remote, Not Distant"
    14:00 State of Play for Hybrid Work
    16:55 Schedule and Location flexibility
    21:29 Driving Passion at Work
    23:09 The Case for Asynchronous Work
    27:09 Gaps between Meetings
    29:06 Tools for Hybrid Team Growth
    36:54 Innovation Hacks
    43:18 How Should Leaders and Individuals Build Connection
    49:13 Unlock the Best of Both Worlds
    51:55 Gustavo's Three Tips

    If you would like to get your hands on Gustavo's book you can pre-order a Kindle copy or purchase the hard/soft copies on Jun 7th 2022.
    https://www.amazon.com/Remote-Not-Distant-Company-Workplace-ebook/dp/B09VXX4FN3

    Here is a sneak peak:

    "....Razzetti will guide you through today's rapidly changing workplace to improve collaboration whether your team members work from home, the office, or both. Remote, Not Distant provides actionable tools for senior leaders, managers, and team members. It addresses the multiple areas of culture, from keeping your team engaged and improving remote communication to managing conflict, facilitating courageous conversations, and unleashing innovation."

    I hope you enjoy it!


    57 min
  • Culture Telling

    Episode 9: Culture Telling.


    After stepping back to help to define and better understand organizational culture, we explore how to tell these stories through "Culture Telling".

    Joining me to tackle this topic is Master Storyteller & Founder of CulturalPulse, Patrick Skene.

    Here are the time stamps!

    00:20 Welcome
    03:09  Introductions
    06:18  Rapid Fire Round
    09:27  Why is Storytelling Important to Humans
    14:50  Who were the Great Storytellers
    18:54  When Patrick met Storytelling
    23:00  Culture Telling Case Study - Asian Cup
    27:20  Why the Customer is central to your Culture Story
    33:56  LinkedIn, the Storytellers Microphone
    43:11  Patrick's Hot Tips
    44:50  Outro

    I hope you enjoyed this one!

    45 min
  • What the Heck is Organizational Culture?
    Episode 8: What the Heck is Organizational Culture?
    Today we step back from Culture Eats' focus of unearthing examples of organizational culture, to help to define and better understand culture. Joining me to tackle this topic is Dr Ben Capell (Founder of BECAP Management Consulting), Dr Sophie Loy-Wilson (Senior Lecturer at University of Sydney) and Elliot Leung (Film Composer and Conductor)
    Here are the time stamps!
    00:20 Welcome
    01:23  Introductions
    03:22  Rapid Fire Round
    09:19  Defining Organizational Culture
    10:52  Examples of Organizational Culture and its key parts
    19:15  The role of Leadership
    29:26  Why Decoding Culture is critical
    40:30  What to consider when Developing your Culture
    47:50  Ben, Sophie and Elliot's Hot Tips
    52:13  Outro
    I hope you enjoyed this one!
    54 min
  • The Benefits of Building a DEI Culture
    Episode 7: The Benefits of Building a DEI Culture
    While we have covered DEI in previous episodes, it was important to dedicate an entire episode with two passionate DEI advocates and culture champions, Fyiona Yong and Sudesh Thevasenabathy
    By popular demand, I have also timestamped each key section for those wanting to skip ahead or return back to a section.
    00:20 Welcome
    00:53  Introductions
    08:25  Rapid Fire Round
    17:15   Definitions
    22:05  DEI's Journey Through Time
    30:13  Sudesh's Journey
    35:14  Fyiona's Journey
    40:04 The Benefits of DEI
    48:43  How To Integrate Into Your Culture
    52:21  Fyiona and Sudesh's Tips
    56:27  Outro
    Here are the two books mentioned in the show:)
    https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Signal-Processing-Principles-Applications/dp/0133737624
    https://www.amazon.com/Work-Happy-What-Great-Bosses/dp/1455547077
    I hope you enjoyed this one!
    58 min
  • The Power of Community

    Episode 6: The Power of Community, was a very special episode for me.

    Growing up in a small cotton town (#weewaa) where my father was a minister, I experienced first-hand the strength of a community.

    Now working & living in one of the most densely populated cities in the world you really see the power, and the need, of a community - which creates a sense of belonging, purpose and happiness.

    To approach this topic, I was deeply grateful to have, Jeff Rotmeyer, Founder of ImpactHK and Love21 Foundation join me and share his story and reflections on kindness, community, caring and what lessons organizations can take in.


    I hope you all enjoy it!

    40 min
  • Bonus Episode: The T8 TFC Culture Story

    After spending 4 episodes being inspired by some great culture champions I wanted to pause to reflect on one of several feel-good culture stories I have been privileged to be part of. 

    Today I sit down with Laurent Villemeur, the coach of T8 TFC - a thriving touch football team in Hong Kong. We reflect on this grassroots culture story; where we have come from, where are we today and what we are excited about in the future. 

    If you are interested to hear more about the team you can jump onto:


    Official Club Page: https://www.t8touchfootballclub.com/
    YouTube Game Links: https://youtu.be/5_TSyNu06g8
    Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/T8TFC


    45 min
  • Culture Lessons From Sports
    November is sports month for Culture Eats. 
    In Episode 4, I explore what are the culture lessons we can draw on from professional sports. 
    Ben, Viet and Dai share their journey with culture through the lens of sporting organizations and teams, team performance, the benefits of diversity and the importance of self-care.
    I hope you enjoy it!
    You can follow and find out more about our guests here:
    Ben Alexander
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-alexander-684228b6/
    Viet Tran
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/travistran/
    Dai Rees
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dai-rees-56297223/
    1 hr 5 min
  • Global Multinationals Adapting Locally

    After exploring how start-ups tackle culture, we now move down to the end of the organization size spectrum. 

    In Episode 3, we hear from 3 culture champions from 3 reputable global multinationals. 

    Regan, Amy and Martin, discuss their views of organization culture, their company values, launching culture programs, their covid response and how to strike the balance between global culture and the local APAC markets.


    I hope you enjoy it!

    You can follow and find out more about our guests here:

    Regan Taikitsadaporn
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/regantai/

    Amy Benger
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-benger-15333430/

    Martin Holme
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-holme-93b573/




    1 hr 6 min

About Culture Eats

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The podcast show seeks to further understand, unearth and share to the audience some of the many great organisational culture stories we have in the APAC region, one "bite" at a time.