{"id":3974,"date":"2018-08-08T18:37:44","date_gmt":"2018-08-08T18:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.culturesummit.co\/?p=3974"},"modified":"2022-03-30T14:22:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T18:22:31","slug":"culture-summit-2018-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.culturesummit.co\/culture-summit-2018-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Culture Summit 2018 Recap: Culture Isn\u2019t an HR Priority, It\u2019s an Everyone Priority"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 4th annual Culture Summit took place July 10-12, 2018, bringing more than 500 culture champions together to talk about how we can bring more humanity into the workplace, ask questions from experts who have been-there-done-that, and connect 1:1 to build communities where that have an even bigger impact.<\/span><\/p>\n

We can\u2019t share the delicious food through the blog, but we can give you a look at key ideas and takeaways from attendee\u2019s favorite keynotes each day:<\/span><\/p>\n

Culture Summit Day One<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cUnleashing the Power in Every Team\u201d with Atlassian\u2019s Helen Russell<\/b><\/h3>\n

Helen Russell, Chief People Officer at <\/span>Atlassian<\/span><\/a>, kicked off the conference with a powerful keynote about the role recruiting and hiring plays in building culture \u2013 in building a culture that leads to business success, in particular. As a part of the Atlassian team, Russell has studied and worked with hundreds of different kinds of teams over the years and shared a few points about what companies can do to acknowledge big transition points \u2013 which for Atlassian was going public and scaling to 2000 \u2013 while staying true to core values at the team level. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBuilding Culture Across Remote Teams\u201d with Julian Lute, Sarah Elizabeth Graham, Katie Womersley, and Shane Metcalf<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the afternoon panel discussion, \u201cBuilding Culture Across Remote Teams,\u201d Julian Lute from Great Place to Work facilitated a discussion with <\/span>Twitter\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Sarah Elizabeth Graham, <\/span>Buffer\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Katie Womersley, and <\/span>15Five\u2019s<\/span><\/a> Shane Metcalf. Panelists shared real-life examples of how they encourage a sense of belonging among new remote employees (Buffer), how they communicate and monitor expectations (15Five), and how they work to create balance between remote teams and on-side or headquartered teams (Twitter). <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cLeadership in 2018: How Managers Can Lead Inclusively in Times of Volatility\u201d with Awaken\u2019s Michelle Kim<\/b><\/h3>\n

Michelle Kim, Co-Founder and CEO of <\/span>Awaken<\/span><\/a>, tackled the challenging topic of how managers and executives can lead inclusively in politically volatile times, sharing real-life examples of how leaders can create spaces for awkward conversations that actually build culture rather than suppress it. Kim focused on the important role managers play in building culture \u2013 after all, 70% of variance in employee engagement scores is due to managers and 93% of employees say trust in their direct boss is essential to staying satisfied at work and doing their best work \u2013 and what companies can do to prepare managers to model inclusive behaviors and encourage belonging within your company culture. <\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Day One also featured practical keynotes from the following speakers: <\/span><\/p>\n