The No Policy, Policy with Gui Costin
From Evolve: Reinventing Leadership - Building Freedom Cultures by Yvette Bethel
July 6, 2025 · 39 min · Episode 117
About this episode
This episode discusses the concept of leading with values instead of rules in organizational culture.
What happens when organizations choose not to write policies for every possible scenario? In our latest episode of Evolve, we explore “The No Policy, Policy” — a conversation about building workplace cultures rooted in trust, accountability, kindness, and mission-driven leadership. Rather than leading with rules, our guest talks about what it means to lead with values — trusting people to do the right thing, empowering teams to act with integrity, and staying aligned with a clear purpose. This episode is especially relevant for leaders rethinking how to scale culture, not control it. If you’re interested in how less structure can actually lead to more alignment and stronger results — this episode is for you. Listen in now... Want to connect with Gui? You can reach out to him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/guicostin/ Contact Yvette at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvette-bethel-1775a77/ Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
People in this episode
Guest: Gui Costin
Topics covered
- No Policy
- workplace culture
- trust
- accountability
- leadership
Keywords
- mission-driven leadership
- empowerment
- integrity
- scaling culture
Mentioned in this episode
Products: IFB Academy
Books & works: The No Policy, Policy
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