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Culture & People

Building teams, hiring decisions, and company culture

Amy Connor
Amy Sheehy
Brennan Sweeney
Emily Siegel
Tim Waymire
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7 leaders weigh in on culture & people

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group
Will Phillips speaking

It's like sales — if you're selling without a value proposition, you're competing on price.

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group

I believe that the number one reason why people aren't thriving is because they're not in an environment that supports them to thrive.

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group
Will Phillips speaking

Depending on the year, there's a different culture you're supposed to have.

Amy Sheehy
Amy SheehyFounder, Seed Consulting Services

When I started, the team would not make eye contact with each other. Within a few weeks, people were telling jokes and celebrating and looking at each other. It changed the culture of the team.

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group
Will Phillips speaking

I believe my job as a fractional executive is to create the environment — cultural, operational — that allows people to thrive.

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group

If you're selling without a value proposition, you're competing on price. That's what most organizations do with their people — they think the value they provide is a paycheck. And a lot of times that's one of the least valuable things an organization does.

Will Phillips
Will PhillipsFractional People & Operations, The Phillips Group
Will Phillips speaking

Give your best employee some responsibility that's currently on your plate.

Amy Sheehy
Amy SheehyFounder, Seed Consulting Services
Amy Sheehy speaking

What I learned was that they had another vertical, and there was a lot of tension between those two groups.

Tobias Brauer
Tobias BrauerFounder, SolvStat | Now VP Creative, Ansera

A brand in my mind is not just for recruiting new customers and generating revenue. It's about building a culture for your internal people so they know how to conduct themselves according to the promises you're making as a company.

Amy Connor
Amy ConnorFounder/CEO, CMO-OnLoan

I've been the person in the room who had to fight to be heard. That experience shapes how I lead — I make sure every voice at the table matters.

Emily Siegel
Emily SiegelFractional Chief of Design & Strategy
Emily Siegel speaking

Coming in, having that transparent and honest conversation about the value you can add — if it's a good fit, great.

Tim Waymire
Tim WaymireChief Development Officer, Tetelestai Capital
Tim Waymire speaking

I always look at leadership in two parts: self-leadership and team leadership.

Brennan Sweeney
Brennan SweeneyFounder, Sweeney Consulting | Now Senior Manager, Huron
Brennan Sweeney speaking

They've got a longer-term vision, not just quarterly numbers.