Rochelle DeLong is a Culture Strategist. She charges herself and her team at Consilio with the responsibility of helping business leaders create transparent and functional work cultures within companies of all shapes and sizes. Part of Rochelle’s immense knowledge on how to create and maintain a sustainable workplace environment through “people development” comes from training over 5,000 individuals on the Gallup StrengthsFinder concept and working with hundreds of various business teams on achieving their organizational goals.

In this episode Rochelle and I talk about:

• The meaning of “Culture Strategist”

• Genesis of Rochelle becoming a Culture Strategist.

• Various types of businesses that need help with improving their culture.

• Distraction is a common problem that teams face.

• The “productive robot” mentality is going away.

• Millennials challenging leadership on what is and what is not effective.

• Balancing the workplace via annual calendars (manage by the year) and work / life integration.

• Severe issues in workplace culture are often the result of robotic structure. You can’t “process” human beings.

• The major disconnect between millennials and baby boomers.

• Bridging the gap between millienials and baby boomers via conversation.

• Rochelle’s persistence led to her confidence in creating a company that was bound to be successful.

• Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs: “You have to want it!”

LINKS & THINGS DISCUSSED:
Consilio
Gallup StrengthsFinder
Millenials
Baby Boomers
Gen X

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