Business Leaders of America Podcast

Nov 18, 2023

In this episode, Chris Dyer, company culture and remote work expert, shares with us the importance of company culture, what mistakes companies make when trying to establish "sticky" change, and even shares some insights on his new book release, "the Power of Company Culture" 2nd Edition. Chris is a former CEO where he managed thousands of people and was named one of the fastest growing companies 5x by Inc Magazine. He is a bestselling author of two books, The Power of Company Culture and Remote Work. As a leadership speaker his goal is to inspire audiences by offering an innovative perspective on leadership to improve company culture and empower organizations to discover new successes. 

*Notable Awards and Recognitions* 

• #1 Leadership Speaker on Culture
• #5 on the Leadershum Power List
• Top 50 Voice in Leadership
• Top 40 Change Management Guru
• Top 50 Global Thought Leader
• Top 50 Leadership Podcast
• Top 50 HR Leaders Shaping the Future of Work
• Top 101 Global Employee and Engagement & Experience Influencer

All awarded this year!

Few Key Takeaways:

Implementing changes

• Ensure the change is positive for your people and organization.
• Empower the early adopters.
• Focus on the slow adopters by having them work with the early adopters.
• Start with People first, then focus on process, tools, and technology.

Project Management Processes

• Have a project management process in place whether it's Scrum and Agile, 6-Sigma, Lean, etc. and use it as a framework to drive results.
• Give everyone a clear transparency about, how do we get things done.

Check out Chris's new book that was released on Oct 31st with tons of new case studies and information!

• The Power of Company Culture 2nd Edition
• Remote Work

How to connect with Chris

Chris Dyer | LinkedIn

Website: Chris Dyer: Helping Good Companies Become Extraordinary

Show Notes:

[1:10] Chris shares with us his background and how he got to where he is today.

[3:22] Why Chris promotes a remote and hybrid work approach and how companies can utilize it more effectively. 

[7:30] Tailoring strategies for clients.

[12:30] Implementing changes for the long term. 

[18:15] Scrum and Agile Management

[20:58] Common mistakes that new business owners make when trying to do it all on their own instead of reaching out for help like they would get from Corporate Direct.

[25:12] How to land keynote speeches and become a great motivational speaker.