Welcome To Culture Shot
A selection of insights and new ideas from the bright minds at Happy Sandpit and the world of clients, suppliers, thinkers and dreamers that surround us; sharing the brightest, bravest and weirdest overhead lightbulbs at the start of every month.
And That Is Why Culture Is, and Always Has Been, The Entire Game.
High performance is a myth in a world of ordinary humans. You may point to Lewis Hamilton or Beyonce or Elon Musk and say: what about them? My response: not ordinary humans. Those are elites, and ‘elite’ is a unique proposition. Or you may point to those...
Why The Breakdown of Culture During COVID-19 May Have Been The Best Thing Ever (Ever!)
One of the sizeable conundrums of the COVID-19 era for businesses large and small is that of the sustainability of culture. Can it continue to exist when we’re all operating remotely? How much of our culture is linked to the fabled water cooler? How much can we, or...
Integrity Is Important, But As a Core Value, It Is Massively Overrated
You may never have heard of Jack MacLean, but during the 1970s and 1980s, through his relentless pursuit of excellence, he became incredibly wealthy. One could say he was in the jewellery business. Perhaps you’d call him an entrepreneur with a very niche set of...
Culture Does NOT Eat Strategy For Breakfast. Rather, It Brings Life And Love To It.
The most basic philosophical challenge that companies have with anything related to long-term people objectives such as raising engagement or building a strong culture, is that doing so is fundamentally at odds with the repetitive 12 month cycle of strategy dictated...
LETS MAKE IT HAPPEN
Culture always sounds like a fun concept, but once you get into it, any kind of mass-mindset change or any attempt to engage your people at their most human level, can be messy, tiring and even a little scary. That’s why you should call us. We’re good at this. We get it.
Think culture.
Think engagement.
Think leadership.
Then think of us, and get in touch.