A Healthier Way to Work

A Healthier Way to Work

From Choice Wisdom by Gayle Goodman Lynch and Louisa Garrett

June 2, 2026 · 53 min

About this episode

Lena McDearmid discusses the importance of work culture and leadership in modern organizations.

Lena McDearmid has spent her career turning fintech ideas into billion-dollar realities. As a two-time founder with more than twenty years of experience building and scaling high growth startups, Lena’s passion for culture has been shaped by fast moving environments where clear communication, strong leadership and intentional behaviors and actions have a direct impact on performance. She founded her latest venture, Wryver , to support leaders who want better systems, stronger alignment and healthier ways of working. In short - she wants to work with leaders who want to build the organizations today’s workers - and workplaces - require. In this lively conversation, Lena talks with Gayle and Louisa about what culture is and what it is not. For Lena, it’s pretty straightforward - culture is the way a company functions, communicates and makes decisions. It shapes how people work together and how the business performs. In her work, Lena helps leaders replace outdated habits with practices that support modern teams and create clearer, more sustainable environments to work and lead in. The benefits of culture extend beyond healthy relationships at work. Leadership and culture…

People in this episode

Hosts: Gayle Goodman Lynch, Louisa Garrett

Guest: Lena McDearmid

Topics covered

  • work culture
  • leadership
  • startup growth
  • communication
  • organizational behavior

Keywords

  • work culture
  • leadership
  • communication
  • startups
  • organizational performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wryver

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