Creating a positive company culture - with Dawn Duggan
Episode 2, Aug 28, 2023, 03:51 PM
Dawn Duggan, head of people, skills & talent at GC Business Growth Hub, explains what is meant by company culture; discusses how COVID challenged the traditional methods of building culture into a business; offers practical tips for creating a positive environment; and reflects on her passion for scuba diving as well as her disability.
This episode of Launchpad features Dawn Duggan, head of people, skills & talent at GC Business Growth Hub.
Duggan's organisation seeks to unlock the potential of businesses across Greater Manchester via a variety of support services including technology, finance, enterprise, leadership development, social impact and a pathway to Net Zero. Culture is at the forefront of everything it does.
Duggan is responsible for the continuous design, delivery and evaluation of its People, Skills & Talent programme, which includes executive development and workforce development - and building a positive culture into businesses.
The episode covers:
• Defining company culture (00:49)
• How COVID challenged the traditional methods of building culture into a business (01:30)
• GC Business Growth Hub's own culture and how it helps companies to develop their own (06:41)
• Reader questions (18:55)
• Practical tips for creating a positive company culture - 'Rocket Fuel' (20:55)
• Dawn's passion for scuba diving, plus her disability (22:49)
Duggan's organisation seeks to unlock the potential of businesses across Greater Manchester via a variety of support services including technology, finance, enterprise, leadership development, social impact and a pathway to Net Zero. Culture is at the forefront of everything it does.
Duggan is responsible for the continuous design, delivery and evaluation of its People, Skills & Talent programme, which includes executive development and workforce development - and building a positive culture into businesses.
The episode covers:
• Defining company culture (00:49)
• How COVID challenged the traditional methods of building culture into a business (01:30)
• GC Business Growth Hub's own culture and how it helps companies to develop their own (06:41)
• Reader questions (18:55)
• Practical tips for creating a positive company culture - 'Rocket Fuel' (20:55)
• Dawn's passion for scuba diving, plus her disability (22:49)