Past Events
Build High-Performing Teams Without Sacrificing Your Supportive Culture
Thu, Aug 13
Zoom!
GET LOST! (in a State of Flow…)
Fri, Jan 10
DreamBank - American Family Insurance
The 4 Things GREAT Culture Leaders Get Right!
Thu, Dec 12
DreamBank - American Family Insurance
Beyond Diversity: Transforming Organizational Culture to Authentically Embrace Equity & Inclusion
Thu, Sep 12
DreamBank - American Family Insurance
Sep 12, 2019, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
DreamBank - American Family Insurance, 821 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Join us for an interactive, reflection-based discussion on the concrete organizational values, practices, and structures needed to move beyond diversity & authentically create space for & uphold workplace equity and inclusion.
Creating a Culture Compassionate about Mental Health
Thu, Jun 13
DreamBank - American Family Insurance
Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
DreamBank - American Family Insurance, 821 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, USA
20% of people struggle with some form of mental illness and $193.2 billion in earnings is lost annually as a result. Our very own Julianne Lind will lead a discussion focused on what companies are doing to combat the taboo-ness and the stigma surrounding mental health.
Who is Telling Your Compensation Story? Tips & Tricks for Employers to Regain Control
Thu, Mar 14
DreamBank - American Family Insurance
Mar 14, 2019, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
DreamBank - American Family Insurance, 821 E Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Frequency of difficult pay conversations increasing at your organization? Facing demands from employees for pay raises, greater pay transparency, or new pay programs? In this session, Summer Rector, COO at QTI, will share actionable strategies for proactive management & communication.
Becoming a Data Driven Decision Making Organization
Thu, Dec 13
Madison Club
Dec 13, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
At the beginning of 2018, Redox started a company-wide movement to be fluent practitioners of data-driven decision-making. Come hear the story of how they arrived at this decision, what they have implemented, what they have learned, and where they will go from here.
Handling Tough Conversations with Diana Pastrana
Thu, Nov 08
The Madison Club
A House of Brands—Embracing personal branding to enhance your company's brand too
Thu, Oct 11
The Madison Club
Oct 11, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:15 AM
The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Personal Branding is a buzz phrase, but how can you incorporate this movement into your culture without damaging or conflicting with the company's brand? This talk tells you not only why you should, but how leads to greater employee attraction & retention, higher morale, and a bottom line benefit.
How To Like Your Customers with Amanda Schulze
Thu, Sep 13
The Madison Club
Sep 13, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Anyone can use design thinking principles to create a strategy to reach and better serve consumer markets. Join us as Amanda Schulze, Founder of Lithia Effect, leads us in an engaging discussion on what design thinking is, and equips us with the tools to apply it in our business.
Working from home (and with your spouse!)
Thu, Jul 12
The Madison Club
Building Culture by Starting With WHY
Thu, Jun 14
The Madison Club
An OPEN Conversation about Culture
Thu, May 10
The Madison Club
May 10, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
We are thrilled to be joining OPEN (Out Professional Engagement Network) and their wonderful panel as they discuss various experiences with culture at their current and previous employers as it relates to the LGBTQ+ community!
Build Your Ideal Culture with Kane Sivesind
Thu, Apr 12
The Madison Club
Apr 12, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Kane is a life-long entrepreneur who has focused on how to build perennial businesses that last the length of time. He focuses on how to build a solid foundation and not chase shinny objects. If you are client-centric, want to build an amazing culture and build your ideal business, this is for you.
The X-Model of Engagement
Thu, Mar 08
The Madison Club
Getting systematic about cultural onboarding
Thu, Feb 08
The Madison Club
Feb 08, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
The Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
During this session, Andy Kitson, Head of People Ops and Director of Engineering at Redox, will share with us their approach to Cultural Onboarding. We’ll explore what “cultural onboarding” means, the reasons why it's important, how to implement it, and how to use it to evolve company culture.
A Reflection on Failure
Thu, Jan 11
Madison Club
Jan 11, 2018, 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
It is a time for deep reflection, and also for planning. In that spirit, for this month’s Culture Community event, we invite you to reflect on your own organization’s culture, and specifically, on what has not gone super well this past year. Let’s call it A Reflection on Failure, if you will.
December Culture Community
Thu, Dec 14
Madison Club
Dec 14, 2017, 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Jillana Peterson, Corporate Social Responsibility at Zendesk, will discuss why they made the deliberate decision to cultivate a culture of service and doing social good in the community. We will discuss how they built it into their culture, challenges they have overcome, and still facing!
Culture Community Happy Hour!
Wed, Nov 29
Industrious Madison
Nov 29, 2017, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Industrious Madison, 25 W. Main Street | 5th Floor, Madison, WI 53703, USA
This event will follow up on D.P. Knudten's session about culture and branding earlier this month. This event is free and open to everyone, even if you were unable to attend D.P's presentation! We look forward to seeing you :)
Culture Chicken / Brand Egg - Which Comes First?
Thu, Nov 09
Madison Club
Nov 09, 2017, 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Every company needs a brand—and has a culture. The question for many companies is which comes first? D.P. Knudten, Chief Collaborator of COLLABORATOR creative, presents his take on these two critical components—& how they work together to create & grow successful, scalable, & sustainable businesses.
Culture Community Dialogue
Thu, Oct 12
Madison Club
Oct 12, 2017, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Madison Club, 5 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
This month, we’re trying something different for our Culture Community event. Instead of having a presentation, we are setting up an informal dialogue with you all. We want to continue to be intentional about Culture Community and how it should grow, so we want to hear from you!
Culture Community Presents: Competing Culture
Thu, Sep 14
Boardman & Clark Atrium
Sep 14, 2017, 9:00 AM
Boardman & Clark Atrium, 1 S Pinckney St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Networking 9-9:15
Conversation 9:15-10:15
Diana Pastrana and Julia Goetzka of M&M Office Interiors will discuss the Competing Values Framework Methodology first developed by the U of Michigan. They will facilitate a conversation about the culture types within every organization.
August Culture Community Event
Thu, Aug 10
Madison Public Library: Central Library
Aug 10, 2017, 9:00 AM
Madison Public Library: Central Library, 201 W Mifflin St, Madison, WI 53703, USA
Career coach and diversity/inclusion consultant, Deborah Biddle, will help us explore unconscious or hidden biases and how it impacts business environments and work relationships. Discover how your unconscious biases may affect your professional colleagues, your broader workplace, and yourself.