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In this brief video, Robert A. Cooke, Ph.D., CEO of Human Synergistics, provides a two-minute lesson on the How Culture Works model.

In his presentation at the 2016 Australian Conference, Shaun McCarthy, Chairman and Director of Human Synergistics Australia and New Zealand, talks about the interrelated nature of Leadership and Culture. Leaders have both a direct and indirect impact on Culture through the things they do and the decisions they make. At the same time they are also shaped by the Culture they are in.

Shaun established Human Synergistics in New Zealand and Australia and brings with him wealth of knowledge, experience, and anecdotes from a long Consulting Career. If you have a question about leadership or culture, Shaun will have a story or example to answer it. Shaun has worked with leading multi-national operators from the factory floor to the executive suite.

In this talk at the 2016 Australian Conference, Rob Cooke talks about the trend of ‘Culture For’—Culture for Risk, Culture for Safety, Culture for Diversity—and how they are all just sub parts of Culture. 

Dr. Cooke is the CEO and Director of Human Synergistics International and Associate Professor Emeritus of Management at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Cooke was previously an Associate Research Scientist at the University of Michigan’s Survey Research Center (Institute for Social Research) and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the Kellogg School of Management. 

As the lead researcher behind most of our diagnostics — you might have noticed Rob’s name on the bottom of your last report! — Rob’s interest is in being able to measure what actually matters to organizations and to answer the questions: why are some organizations or leaders are able to perform at a high level and why don’t others? We are delighted to have Rob share his insights on what science says about organizational culture and leadership.

 

“Sometimes you need that 20 seconds of insane courage”. Jen White talks about how working inside different organisational Cultures shaped her as a leader and how she sometime had to make hard decisions. Jen Challenges us to do the same:

If not you, then who?
If not now, then when?

Jen White is a passionate HR business leader with experience in the Professional Services, Finance, FMCG, Not for Profit and most recently, IT distribution having recently commenced at Avnet TS as their ANZ HR Director. In this role, Jen is responsible for helping Avnet attract, engage, develop and reward a diverse and highly-skilled team to support Avnet’s business objectives.

Throughout her career, Jen has been critical in creating and implementing strategies that have transformed organizational effectiveness. She has an outstanding record in leading teams through change, leveraging commercial insights and providing pragmatic solutions to improve business outcomes.

The challenges of being responsible for leading organizational culture whilst at the same time being part of it are familiar territory to Jen. She candidly shares her personal story and her own leadership insights on how she has navigated this road.

In this exciting addition to Human Synergistics Australia’s conference in 2015, each of the speakers returned to answer questions and discuss their Culture and Leadership insights. Watch Dr. Robert Cooke, CEO of Human Synergistics International, Leona Murphy, Chief Strategy Officer at IAG, Cormac Barry, CEO of Sportsbet, and Tony Lowings, Managing Director of Yum! Brands discuss Culture with Shaun McCarthy.

Edgar Schein, Culture Expert and Professor Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management, presents at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Larry Senn, Chairman and Founder of Senn Delaney, a Heidrick & Struggles Company, presents at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Robert Cooke, CEO of Human Synergistics, presents at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Jason Carthen, Owner of Jason Carthen Enterprises, presents at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Edgar Schein, Robert Cooke, and Larry Senn facilitate the keynote panel at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Shawn Murphy, Co-founder and CEO of Switch & Shift, and Mark Babbitt, President of Switch & Shift, present at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Martin Marquardt, Co-Founder and President of Ephektiv, Inc., and David Bonenberger, VP Distribution Operations for PPL Electric Utilities, present at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Rich Berens, President of Root Inc., and Karl Thomas, Senior Director of Brand Culture and Internal Communication for Hilton Worldwide, present at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Linda Sharkey, internationally recognized speaker and host of iLead: The Leadership Connection, and Carol Montgomery, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of York Risk Services Group, present at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.

Jeanne Malnati, Founder and CEO of The Culture Group, presents at Human Synergistics’ 1^st Annual Ultimate Culture Conference.