Reserve your seat at the #CULTUREBites Table today
Join us on the penultimate Wednesday of each month throughout 2022 and 2023 | Sydney
Connecting successful leaders and culture change champions and influencers, and joining them in conversation.
You ask the questions you want answered, and have genuine conversations with leaders who are making a difference in their workplaces every day. You get to co-create the discussion, and problem-solve in a safe space.
What is different about #CULTUREBites
When you want to learn a foreign language, the secret is to immerse, surrounding yourself with those who are already fluent, and others who are on the same journey as you. People who understand where you are coming from, understand your struggles, and can keep you taking action.
As Simon Sinek says, it’s not about intensity – how long you do something in one hit – but consistency – how regularly you do something. You don’t get strong after going to the gym once for 9 hours, you get strong after going for 20 minutes each day, month after month.
It’s just like that with #CULTUREBites. An initial commitment to intensity is good – that’s our all day #CULTUREConnectives immersion – but what really moves the needle is ongoing regular immersion and access to all the support you need. That is why #CULTUREBites exists.
COMING UP
What’s the next topic?
Your Culture: “Innovation, inclusion & supercharging your
employer branding the AWS way”
Join us this month at #CULTUREBites when Conversation Leader Sandra Teh leads the discussion on Your Culture: “Innovation, inclusion & supercharging your employer branding the AWS way.“
Named one of the top 5 most innovative companies by Boston Consulting Group in 2021, AWS are renowned for doing things differently. And when creating bench strength in their team, they enticed Sandra to join them, a former customer of AWS.
It was a smart move, because not only is Sandra customer-obsessed, and candidate-obsessed, she has a unique non-HR take on employer branding – her journey to becoming the Chief Culture Officer was paved with roles in marketing, branding and advertising including with Philips Lighting and Saatchi & Saatchi, not ones in HR.
A tenured storyteller at AWS, Sandra will be sharing the importance of a builders mindset, how to innovate at scale, and how two pizza teams, extreme listening and constancy and consistency are part of the winning formula.
Look who’s leading the conversation
Sandra Teh
Chief Culture Officer, Amazon Web Services (APJC Region)
Sandra Teh joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) in October 2017 as the Head of Employer Brand for APJC region, and since December 2021, she’s taken on a new role as the Chief Culture Officer at AWS for APJC.
Sandra is one of the tenured storytellers in the AWS organization, and she is a part of the global Employer Brand team, behind the multimedia stories and articles on people and culture at AWS. She regular speaks to customers and the global community on topics related to inclusion and diversity, and how Amazon hires and develops the best.
She is based in Singapore, and manages AWS culture building, branding and talent engagement scope for ASEAN, the Pacific, Japan, South Korea, India and Greater China. Sandra is a multilingual Singaporean. Apart from English, she speaks Mandarin and Japanese fluently.
#CULTUREBites is about you asking the questions you care about and having conversations with leaders who are making a difference in their workplaces every day, not simply sitting and listening to a speaker.
So whilst our Conversation Leader will guide us through the session, you will co-create the discussion.
Look who’s leading the conversation
We have so many great conversation leaders in the pipeline – watch this space!
Sandra Teh
Chief Culture Officer, Amazon Web Services, APJC Region
Sandra Teh joined Amazon Web Services (AWS) in October 2017 as the Head of Employer Brand for APJC region, and since December 2021, she’s taken on a new role as the Chief Culture Officer at AWS for APJC.
Sandra is one of the tenured storytellers in the AWS organization, and she is a part of the global Employer Brand team, behind the multimedia stories and articles on people and culture at AWS. She regular speaks to customers and the global community on topics related to inclusion and diversity, and how Amazon hires and develops the best.
She is based in Singapore, and manages AWS culture building, branding and talent engagement scope for ASEAN, the Pacific, Japan, South Korea, India and Greater China. Sandra is a multilingual Singaporean. Apart from English, she speaks Mandarin and Japanese fluently.
#CULTUREBites is about you asking the questions you care about and having conversations with leaders who are making a difference in their workplaces every day, not simply sitting and listening to a speaker.
So whilst our Conversation Leader will guide us through the session, you will co-create the discussion.
About Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.
At AWS, they disproportionately index on hiring builders, not just to build up their organization, but to support their customers and partners to promote the upskilling of the cloud community across the region.
#CULTUREBites order of play
What happens at a #CULTUREBites immersion? Well, every month we have a different Conversation Leader, focusing on a different aspect of company culture, we lunch and then we immerse in the conversation.
12 noon
Welcome
Lunch provided when in person
Meet, mingle & munch with your Conversation Leader, fellow members, guests and culture change champions, and build your network
12.30 pm
Get the conversation started
With your Conversation Leader
Time to sit at the #CULTUREBites Table, and get ready for an in-depth conversation lead by the Conversation Leader, where you can conspire, collaborate and challenge each other to create even better places to work
1:50 pm
Key learnings & what’s next
With Julie Alexander
Closing thoughts, key learnings, and what’s on the menu for next month with a final opportunity to network with your fellow attendees.
2.00 PM
It’s a wrap
Time to head back to the office to share with your teams and plan the implementation of your key learnings
When and where it’s at
Date: 22 June 2022
Time: 12 noon to 2pm (Sydney time)
Venue: Zoom (details will be confirmed once you register)
Entry & pricing: Only members or prepaid guests can join the session – see below on how to join us
HOW TO BE THERE
1. Come as a
#CULTUREBites Guest
One-off investment
** Reduced whilst #CULTUREBites is virtual **
Subject to space at the Table
Feel free to come along and try us out before you commit to Membership but remember, you can only join us twice* as a guest before you will need to join (*suspended whilst we are virtual)
THE SESSION DETAIL
Our Conversation Leader is Sandra Teh, Chief Culture Officer at AWS, APJC Region
Topic: Your Culture: “Innovation, inclusion & supercharging your employer branding the AWS way“
Date: 22 June 2022
Time: 12 noon to 2pm (Sydney time)
Venue: Zoom
Entry: Only members or prepaid guests can join the session
** GUEST INVESTMENT REDUCED
WHILST WE ARE VIRTUAL **
A lot of people have already secured their #CULTUREBites membership. It’s where we bring together a community of successful professionals and culture mavericks, and connect them in conversation.
And I’ll be honest, it’s not for everyone.
It’s only for people who want to make a real difference, develop their own leadership, learn from those doing it, and positively impact their workplaces. On the 3rd Wednesday of each month, over two hours, we have a different conversation leader, sharing the highs and lows and everything in between.
And most of those who have joined know me. They have seen me in action. They know the quality of what they are getting. That this is not just another event, not just another lunch, not just another networking session … they know it’s a space where they get to have deep conversations about things that matter, with people who they normally wouldn’t get time with. It’s different.
So, you might think that’s something you’d like to join straight away (and we’d love to have you). But if you’d prefer just to come along for one of the lunches first, to try it out … well here’s the sign up form for you to do just that.
You might love it, and want more. And if you don’t … well, you’ll have had a nice lunch and a really interesting conversation with our culture mavericks, and the other leaders in the room.
To join us as a guest, it’s $120 plus GST ($132 inclusive of GST reduced to $40 plus GST ($44 inclusive of GST). If you’ve got a coupon code, pop it in the box and the amount will reduce at the checkout.
I look forward to seeing you there.
#CULTUREBites 22 June 2022 Casual
2. Join the #CULTUREBites Membership
Annual membership fee + monthly subscription*
Limited Memberships available
As a Member, your 12 month subscription means you receive preferential access to all the monthly Immersions, the opportunity to bring guests for half the usual investment, all the Conversation Leader materials, recordings, half price access to the annual all-day Immersion for you and a guest, resources … and more
* If you are a start up, NFP/charity or student, get in touch as we do offer lower membership investment opportunities from time to time.
Some of our previous Conversation Leaders
Our Conversation Leaders are as diverse as the companies they represent and the conversations we have. Here are some of our previous Conversation Leaders.
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
What’s in it for you?
Some of the things you’ll get from joining us for #CULTUREBites each month
CONNECT
Connect with successful leaders, collaborators and co-conspirators, mentors and mentees and have real conversations
SUPPORT
Align with leaders, collaborators and co-conspirators who will support and celebrate your success, and help hold you accountable
LEARN
Shortcut the learning curve on how to build a sustainable culture by asking the questions you need answered and enjoy your work more
NETWORK
Build your network with like-minded professionals across diverse businesses, those with aligned values, who put people before profit
GROW
Expand your thinking, your insights and develop your culture change muscles, and how to grow the next generation of leaders
BREATHE
Take time out of the whirlwind once a month for a mini off-site for you to refresh, realign and refocus – and get time to think … and breathe
Who are your peer group?
We keep the number of people at the #CULTUREBites Table small, so that you can ask the questions you want answered. We also make sure that those around the Table create as much magic as the Conversation Leader. So who are your peer group?
Here is just a taste of some of the people who are #CULTUREBites Members
Warren Bingham
Executive Chairman, MedTech International
Kirsty Simmonds
Founder, Kirsty Simmonds Consulting
Kylie Owen
Global People & Culture Leader, Cisco
Michele Carnegie
CEO, Community Early Learning Australia
When’s it happening?
We generally meet on the Wednesday of the penultimate week of the month – which is usually the 3rd Wednesday of each month.
As a Member, you receive preferential access to all the Immersions, the opportunity to bring guests for half the usual investment, all the Conversation Leader materials … and more
2021
24 Feb - SOLD OUT
24 Mar – SOLD OUT
21 April - SOLD OUT
19 May - SOLD OUT
23 June - SOLD OUT
2021
21 July - SOLD OUT
18 August - SOLD OUT
22 September - SOLD OUT
20 October - SOLD OUT
17 November - SOLD OUT
2022
23 February - SOLD OUT
23 March - SOLD OUT
20 April - SOLD OUT
18 May - SOLD OUT
22 June - ON SALE NOW
2022
20 July
24 August
21 September
19 October
23 November
Like a sneak peek of what happens?
Our highlight videos capture the essence of what you can expect from an Immersion – the full session videos are for Members only, allowing them to revisit, catch up and share key learnings with their teams.
Our official supporters
Thanks to our Official Supporters for helping make the magic happen
THA Creative Agency provide us with all our incredible video content for #CULTUREBites from the highlights videos to the full session videos which Members can view to support their learnings.
Fingerprint for Success (F4S) is a revolutionary People Analytics and AI Coaching platform helping organisations and individuals, empowering people to integrate wellbeing and performance, and enhance their company culture.
WORK180 is a global jobs network that operates at the forefront of a new workplace revolution. Their purpose is to empower every woman to choose a workplace where they can thrive
Get in touch
Want to know more about how we can help you expand your culture knowledge, shift your company culture, develop your people, set your team up for success, or grow as a leader? Then get in touch today.
