How to Design and Build a Healthy Company Culture

Let’s stop talking about culture as something we have and start practicing it as something we do.

In this TED Talk, I share how healthy companies connect their values and behaviors to daily practices and organizational processes. Culture is not a set of posters or a one-time initiative. It is the ongoing practice of aligning what we believe with how we lead and how our teams work.

Through stories and real examples, we explore how to:

Tie strategy to culture and purpose

Codify behaviors, practices, and processes into a practical playbook

Practice “doing culture” instead of “having culture”

I speak on building cultures that execute in the age of AI. I blend personal stories with practical frameworks, so you leave with both inspiration and action.

Real talk about making strategy and culture stick. Each topic can be customized for:

Executive team sessions
(half or full day)

Leadership offsites
(workshop format)

Keynotes
(45-60 minutes)

01

Why Your AI Investment Isn't Working (It's Not the Technology)

Most AI initiatives fail because of culture, not technology. I share the organizational and team readiness that determines whether AI becomes a competitive advantage or another expensive pilot.

02

Connecting Strategy to Culture to Execution

Why good strategies die in the daily flow of work. Based on two decades inside high-growth companies, I share how to build the decision-making, communication, and collaboration practices that make strategy stick.

03

ReCulturing: Building Cultures That Execute

Culture isn’t values on a wall. It’s behaviors, processes, and practices. Drawing from my book, I share how to build an adaptive culture that evolves with your strategy, drives results, and integrates new technologies without losing what works.

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Real talk about making strategy and culture stick.

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Based on my book, ReCulturing is about making work work. I write about leadership, culture, and what it takes to execute in the age of AI.

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