Inside Out Culture
Cath Bishop and Colin Ellis - two people who have been at the heart of workplace culture for over 3 decades host a regular podcast that offers an insider’s view on culture and provides tangible actions that you can take on the outside.
As best-selling authors and consultants who work with cultures around the world, they not only talk about what's happening in the world of work right now, but also provide evidence and commentary to help you change the way you do things too.
From kindness to toxicity, from values to high-performance, Cath and Colin discuss a breadth of topics relevant to the way work gets done. Both are keen to help leaders, managers and colleagues gain competence and confidence to contribute more positively and proactively to their workplace environments.
Please do send in your questions for Cath and Colin to answer. You can email them at insideoutculture@gmail.com or message them on LinkedIn.
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Episodes
28 episodes
What great cultures do that bad ones don’t
In this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we talk through the things that vibrant cultures do, that others don’t. These are the things that ensure that the culture is not only a great one to work in, but that it continually evolves to m...
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Episode 28
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27:22
Back to Culture in 2025
The Inside Out Culture podcast is back. In this week’s episode we talk about the changes that have occurred in the last 3 months including those brought on by changes in government.Specifically we talk about:Burnout<...
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Episode 27
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25:20
The exercises we use to help organisations build vibrant cultures
We are constantly asked how we do what we do, so in this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast, we share some of our workshop exercises as well as talking about what a good culture workshop experience looks (and sounds!) like.Specifi...
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Episode 26
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26:47
Your Culture Questions Answered
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Episode 25
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29:50
What's behind the persistent cultural issues in the armed forces?
Armed forces around the world have a reputation for combatant, often toxic, cultures. There is often an ‘old fashioned’ view that this is just how the military is.This week on the Inside Out Culture podcast we ask whether that's true or ...
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Episode 24
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29:51
Catching up on Culture Stories from the Summer
In the first half of the year, we reviewed many stories about culture that appeared in the media and were anxiously watching a summer of sport to see which culture issues showed themselves!In this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcas...
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Episode 23
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32:42
Detoxing Your Culture
Toxic culture is the biggest risk that every organisation around the world has. It can ruin lives, ruin reputations and of course, ruin results.To celebrate the launch of Colin’s new book ‘Detox Your Culture’ we talk about what toxic cu...
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Episode 22
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30:38
Your Culture Questions Answered - Fluffy culture, accountability, do HR need to improve and more!
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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28:48
Does the billable hour model undermine culture?
There have been a number of high-profile media stories recently - including suicide - that have highlighted the toxic cultures within consultancies, law firms and accountants.This week on the Inside Out Culture podcast we look at the ‘bi...
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Episode 20
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27:09
What to look out for in a summer of sport
The summer of 2024 has a plethora of large-scale sporting events. From the Tour de France in cycling, to the European Championships and Copa America in football, to the Olympics in Paris to name but a few!Sporting teams and individuals w...
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Episode 19
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32:36
Culture books we love
One of the things we love about our work is not only uncovering great books, papers and articles on culture, but also sharing them with others so that they can benefit from them too.So, on this week’s episode of the Inside Out Culture po...
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Episode 18
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31:49
Your Culture Questions Answered - Winning, Being Values-led, Scaling Culture and more!
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Episode 17
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31:37
Why is feedback essential in building and maintaining a great culture?
The ability to provide honest, in-the-moment feedback to each other is a hallmark of great team and organisation cultures, yet many in the corporate world struggle to do this once a year!On this week’s episode we talk about why feedback ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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28:52
Culture leaders we admire
One of the things we love about our work is that we constantly read about and research the work of some fantastic leaders in the world of culture and take the time to understand the things that make them tick.On this week’s episode of t...
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Episode 15
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26:38
Why are organisations continually burning people out?
According to the World Health Organisation, burnout is characterised by emotional exhaustion, increasing mental distance from one’s job, negativity and cynicism in the workplace, reducing professional efficacy.And burnout rates are incr...
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Episode 14
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25:16
Your Culture Questions Answered - Healthy conflict, toxic performance, new CEOs and more!
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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30:35
Steering Corporate Culture: The Critical Role of the Board of Directors
The board of directors has a crucial role to play in the cultural health of an organisation. Culture is - after all - the way that a company delivers against its targets and yet, boards are still too passive when it comes to culture.Rec...
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Episode 12
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30:48
Why are organisations so bad at living their values?
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we talk about values. Values set the emotional direction of a team culture and yet they are often misused, or worse, not used at all!We explain what values are, what good ones look like ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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31:07
Is a consistently healthy high performance culture possible?
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we talk about high performance cultures. Much desired by leaders, managers and coaches, the term ‘high performance’ has been used in the past as an excuse to bully and harass team members into a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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31:22
Your Culture Questions Answered: What if your boss is the problem, measuring culture and more!
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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33:00
What went wrong at Boeing? A deeper look at whistleblowing and safety culture
Boeing’s purpose is ‘To protect, connect and explore our world and beyond.’ Yet in 2018 and 2019 the 737-MAX airliner was grounded around the world after two crashes killed almost 350 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Whilst in 2023, two incide...
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Episode 8
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27:36
Why did the Metropolitan Police not deal with its toxic people?
Baroness Casey's report into the Metropolitan Police in the UK painted a horrific picture of a workplace culture at its very worst.Sexism, misogyny, bullying, sexual harassment, rape and murder are all mentioned in the report into the U...
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Episode 7
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32:52
Misogyny in Music: A Culture Clarion Call for all Organisations
The UK Government's recent report into the music industry culture uncovered systemic sexism and misogyny.It found that women in the music industry have had their lives ruined and their careers destroyed by the actions of men determined t...
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Episode 6
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30:00
Your Culture Questions Answered: Measuring Culture, Banter, Generations and more!
On this episode of the Inside Out Culture podcast we are answering your questions. The issues that people face differ from industry to industry and business to business, so we look at the most pressing issues and provide insights into the thing...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:15
Behaviours matter: what we can learn from the Marc Overmars football ban
Former Dutch international footballer Marc Overmars was recently banned from all footballing activity for 12 months after being found to have behaved inappropriately towards female staff members at Ajax.Is behaviour something that organ...
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Episode 4
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26:32