CULTURE INCORPORATED BY CCI
#CULTUREBITES
Conversations that shaped how we think about culture
From conversation to insight
#CULTUREBites was a curated series of peer conversations with leaders from some of the world’s most thoughtful organisations.
Those conversations offered a rare, inside view of how leadership behaviour, trust, wellbeing and performance play out under real conditions – not in theory, but in practice.
While #CULTUREBites is no longer running as a live series, the thinking shaped at the table continues to inform our advisory work with boards, CEOs and senior leadership teams.
What made these conversations different
Culture conversations often fail because they’re abstract, performative, or disconnected from real decision-making.
#CULTUREBites was designed to be different.
It created a space for leaders to:
- talk openly about what was working – and what wasn’t
- explore the tension between intent and lived experience
- learn from peers navigating similar complexity
- reflect without needing to perform or defend
This was not about best practice.
It was about shared reality.
What we learned from being at the table
Across dozens of conversations, clear patterns emerged:
- culture issues rarely show up where leaders expect them to
- most misalignment is unintentional – and accumulates quietly
- pressure changes behaviour faster than policy ever will
- psychological safety is fragile and highly contextual
- leaders often sense something is “off” long before it’s named
- the hardest work isn’t knowing what to do – it’s timing and courage
These insights now sit at the heart of our board-level advisory work
Organisations represented at the #CULTUREBites table
Leaders from the following organisations participated in facilitated peer conversations on culture, leadership and ways of working.
The value of these conversations wasn’t just in the brands themselves, but in the diversity of perspectives, industries and leadership contexts represented around the table.
Moments from the table
These short clips capture the tone of the conversations – thoughtful, practical and grounded in lived experience.
They were not panels or presentations.
They were real discussions between leaders grappling with real issues.
How this work lives on
Although the live #CULTUREBites series has concluded, it remains an important part of our story.
It reflects:
- depth of access
- quality of conversation
- pattern recognition over time
- credibility earned through listening, not broadcasting
The thinking shaped through #CULTUREBites continues to inform how we advise boards and senior leaders on culture, trust, leadership behaviour and psychosocial risk.
If you’d like to explore how these insights show up in our current work:
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