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A software driven culture development process for hybrid teams Our proprietary software platform enables our experts to facilitate virtual multi-person workshops in real-time.
Involve your team to understand your current/actual culture, explore your aspirational culture and define your: - Vision and Mission
- Core Values
- Expected and Unacceptable Behaviors
- And understand the impediments to achieving an optimal culture for your business
Explore the CultureGene PlatformThe future is Hybrid A hybrid work environment requires a new operating model Leaders shouldn't think that the management style that worked pre-COVID will be as effective in the flexible work future One of the biggest threats of hybrid work is the second-class citizen In a hybrid work environment remote workers: - Struggle against communication structures optimized for the office
- Do not experience work or culture in the same way
- Do not develop the same work relationships
- Are often excluded from discussions and decision-making
- Need to be more vocal and work harder to be heard and recognized
- Miss out on the banter and informal communication
- Are excluded from the office tribal sub-culture
- Experience managers who don't know how to lead remote workers
Leaders shouldn't think that the management style that worked pre-COVID will be
as effective in the flexible work future
One of the biggest threats of hybrid work is the second-class citizen
In a hybrid work environment remote workers:
- Struggle against communication sstructures optimized for the office
- Do not experience work or culture in the same way
- Do not develop the same work relationships
- Are often excluded from discussions and decision-making
- Need to be more vocal and work harder to be heard and recognized
- Miss out on the banter and informal communication
- Are excluded from the office tribal sub-culture
- Experience managers who don't know how to lead remote workers
Overcome the second-class citizen threat, by building a remote-first hybrid work culture that is fulfilling, inclusive and equitable culture, where there are no advantages or disadvantages to working in an office.
CultureGene's practical and deeply insightful work unlocking the commercial value of company culture for us has been invaluable; I'd thoroughly recommend them to other investors looking to add value to their portfolio companies right now. - Albert van der Wal, General Partner, Committed Capital
What you can abchieve with CultureGene A 3-stage process to develop a strong, functional remote-first hybrid work culture Define/Refine Vision, mission & core values
Expected & unacceptable behaviors
Understand the culture gap between your current culture and your aspirational culture Embed Embed your culture into your leadership team, processes, functions and decision making.
Integrate the 9 remote working best practices into your operating model. Manage Evaluate, track, course-correct and optimize your company culture on an ongoing basis. CultureGene opened our eyes to the power of culture. Everyone took part in the process and had their say and as a result we achieved significant buy-in from the team. The impact on our business, from how and who we recruit to employee engagement and productivity, is undeniable. - Mike Papageorge, CEO ISF Watchkeeper
Integrate remote work best practices to succeed at hybrid work To build a thriving remote-first hybrid work culture, it helps to understand how remote companies operate because, at any one time, a percentage of your people will be working remotely.
To ensure the people working remotely don’t feel like second-class citizens , you must integrate remote-first best practices into the company's DNA and treat remote working as the default way of working. It is vital to build a hybrid work culture where: - Remote employees must feel as much a part of the team as those in the office.
- Everybody experiences the culture in the same way.
- The leadership team works (mostly) remote.
Remote work best practices - Focus on communication
- Process-ize the business
- Ensure wellbeing
- Develop social connection
- Create documentation
- Transparency & trust
- Focus on results/output
- Be deliberate about culture
- Customize recruitment & onboarding processes
Our Covid-19 Research - How 165 Startups are Adapting to Remote Working We surveyed over 165 startup founders in the UK to find out how they're adapting their company culture to remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our average respondent had raise 2m in funding and has 10 - 24 person team. What we found out, in a sentence: The race to remote working excellence has already started, and startup leaders who were proactive about their company's culture development prior to the pandemic are finding the transition to be smoother than those that weren't. Take Control Of Your Hybrid Culture We make hybrid culture
development possible. How to build a hybrid work culture Because of the remote work element of hybrid working, the office, which we largely took for granted, can no longer be relied on as a culture development or culture delivery engine. key requirements for hybrid culture success - Make up for fact that our people aren’t in the office as often, or for as long.
- Develop a culture that is both consistent and effective for in-office and remote working.
- Build a model that takes individual needs and organizational performance into account.
- Be intentional about the strong AND functional elements of our culture.
CultureGene's practical and deeply insightful work unlocking the commercial value of company culture for us has been invaluable; I'd thoroughly recommend them to other investors looking to add value to their portfolio companies right now. - Albert van der Wal, General Partner, Committed Capital
Enhance Your Performance CultureGene enhances your performance results by making your hybrid culture visible, tangible and actionable.
Our proven methodology creates a powerful hybrid culture and leaves organizations with highly effective culture leadership and management capabilities.
We make intentional hybrid culture development possible. Overcome Hybrid Work Challenges Employees want their leaders to rethink work, to develop a new hybrid operating system to bridge the gap between in-office and remote work. They want a system that is designed to be consistent across the company. They want to know that hybrid work means the same thing to the finance team as it does to the marketing team. They want us to step up and manage this dual work situation effectively, so that they can do their best work and live fulfilled lives. Solutions Hybrid Management Training Program Empower your managers for hybrid work success For organizations that want to fast track the development of their people manager's hybrid team leadership skills..
Culture Consulting Culture Development Process Comprehensive, custom-made culture solutions, as well as individual products and services to speed up your culture change efforts and meet your business goals.
Recent Prodcasts Brendan Rogers - Improving Leaders and TeamsManaging Remote Teams ListenHabo Village PodcastHow to Change your Company’s Culture ListenCultureGene opened our eyes to the power of culture. Everyone took part in the process and had their say and as a result we achieved significant buy-in from the team. The impact on our business, from how and who we recruit to employee engagement and productivity, is undeniable. - Mike Papageorge, CEO ISF Watchkeeper
What We Do Our software driven consultancy services help some of Europe's leading startups and funds overcome their company culture challenges. What Clients SayCultureGene are at the cutting edge of company culture, understanding how high-growth companies leverage their culture to build exceptional businesses IVALIO JORDANOV, PARTNER 7% VC See our clientsHow we help clients 'win from home' OUR UNIQUE SOFTWARE DRIVEN PROCESS HELPS CLIENTS
DESIGN &BUILD A STRONG, FUNCTIONAL CULTURE
Define/Refine Our consultants take you and your team through a step by step, software driven process to unlock your core values, mission and vision. (The place most others stop)
Embed We work with you to embed your values into your processes, functions and decision making - from hiring to promoting to rewarding - ensuring your team lives their values day in day out, with minimal oversight.
Manage Using our unique software stack, we work with our clients on an ongoing basis to track, course-correct and optimise their company culture.
Sign up for the 'OWN YOUR CULTURE' book launch
Do you want to build a top 10% or top 1% company culture?
Join our CEO Brett Putter and two leading culture experts from billion dollar companies for the launch of Brett's latest book, Own Your Culture, on the 30th of September, 5pm BST.
Recent Press: What People are Saying TESTIMONIAL “Working with Brett to define the Runway East company culture has been a pleasure, we've seen a clear ROI” NATASHA GUERRA MD, RUNWAY EAST TESTIMONIAL "The CultureGene methodology is unique in it's scope and effectiveness" TESTIMONIAL "Brett is at the cutting edge of company culture. He is leading the way in understanding how high-growth companies leverage their culture and build exceptional businesses" IVAILO JORDANOV, CEO PRINTASTIC TESTIMONIAL “It’s fascinating to see how you break down the culture piece and put it at the centre of every action or decision the company makes. Almost like a framework for how to be successful!”
NICK VERKROOST COO, SEENIT TESTIMONIAL "The CultureGene process works, it's as simple as that" TESTIMONIAL "Brett opened our eyes to the existence and power of culture and how viewing the business through the window of culture can open doors to positive change." MICHAEL PAPAGEORGE, ISF WATCHKEEPER TESTIMONIAL "17 years of experience working with start-up and high growth companies has allowed Brett to build an elegant and simple framework for the creation of a culture deck." Our Covid-19 Research - How 165 Startups are Adapting to Remote Working We surveyed over 165 startup founders in the UK to find out how they're adapting their company culture to remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic. Our average respondent had raised £2m in funding and has a 10 - 24 person team. What we found out, in a sentence: The 'race to remote working excellence' has already started, and startups who are optimistic about their productivity gains from working remotely are doing x3 key culture initiatives differently from others.
ABOUT OUR FOUNDERBrett Putter Brett is a leading expert on startup and high-growth company culture, and has built and trained a team of similarly passionate experts. He is the the founder and CEO of CultureGene a culture consultancy helping startup and high-growth develop strong, functional, high-performance cultures. Prior to founding CultureGene Brett was the Managing Partner at a leading London based Executive Search firm where he successfully completed CxO, VP and Director level searches for hundreds of high-growth companies in the UK, US and across EMEA.
Blog LATEST BLOG POSTS What great companies are doing to define, embed and reinforce their culture. HYBRID WORKAdapting to the Loss of Office Osmosis: How Hybrid Team Managers Can Succeed Managers can't rely on office osmosis in a hybrid working world Learn More HYBRID WORKThe Challenge of Hybrid Work Friction Hybrid Work Friction is the gap between optimal work in ideal working conditions in the office and the actual performance of a hybrid team. Learn More Subscribe to our newsletterWe won’t spam our list of friendly subscribers but we will send you news on upcoming culture events and our latest blog posts. Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form A Culture Development System for your Company okCultureGene uses cookies to ensure you get the optimal experience while using this website. Learn more - Bridge the gap between remote and office work
- Reconnect your people with the culture of the company
- Balance the drive for higher productivity with the need for empathy and caring
- Roll out a consistent hybrid work model across the company
- Develop a hybrid work plan in as little as 90 days
"Steve Cadigan - ex-VP Talent, Linkedin Developed for senior leaders, middle managers and anyone who wants to learn how to develop, evolve and support an effective hybrid work culture. HR, People Operations and Operations leaders will find it especially useful. Online CourseCOMING SOON Thank you! Your submission has been received! Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form
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