Activating Culture in a Remote World

About this episode

Jon Levitt discusses how to activate and sustain organizational culture in remote and hybrid environments.

In this episode of Talent Talks, host Rob Adams welcomes Jon Levitt, Chief Strategy Officer at BrainWorks, a leading boutique executive search firm with a 30-year track record of sourcing and placing top talent. Jon shares his perspective on how organizations can intentionally activate and sustain culture at every level — even in remote and hybrid environments. Together, Rob and Jon explore practical tools and frameworks BrainWorks uses to make culture actionable, the critical role communication plays in building culture, and subtle indicators that reveal whether a company’s culture is thriving or struggling. Mr. Levitt also discusses how technology should (and shouldn’t) support culture in distributed teams, and how the definition of culture fit is evolving in executive hiring. Tune in for fresh insights and actionable takeaways that leaders can apply immediately to strengthen organizational culture and drive performance.

People in this episode

Host: Rob Adams

Guest: Jon Levitt

Topics covered

• organizational culture
• remote work
• communication
• executive hiring
• technology in culture

Keywords

• culture activation
• remote teams
• communication tools
• executive search
• organizational performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BrainWorks

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