Ep.8 Keeping me sweet

The talent vacuum is real. Too many clever folk are leaving work for countless reasons – many beyond anyone’s circle of control. But onething businesses can influence is culture.

Companies that resist leaning into this will feel the pain – and cost – of employees leaving in droves. So how do we draw in new talent and hang on to the amazing people we already have? With a clear company culture.

 Culture is often seen as a bit of a nebulous concept. Tricky to measure, and hard to quantify, what makes up the DNA of an organisation canbe hard to pin down. But not impossible, as Lisa Hawksworth, our director of culture and insights, is on a mission to prove.

In this episode Elle Bradley-Cox sits down with Lisa – who lives, breathes and probably dreams about company culture – to talk about the workplace war for talent and why a cracking culture is the secret weapon.

Cut to the chase:

• We ask team scarlettabbott their reasons for leaving a previous job, and was it sweet or sour? – 01:14

• When comms is one of the hardest working most underappreciated roles, what keeps us sweet? We asked the community – 06:24
• Queen of culture Lisa Hawksworth on how to keep your right-fit talent – 08:20
• What makes a good culture? – 16:12

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World Changers is a podcast by employee engagement consultancy scarlettabbott. Find out more at scarlettabbott.co.uk.