{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fearless Growth with Amanda Setili","title":"Culture as a Competitive Advantage with Meredith Hanrahan","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2755,"description":"How can you make culture a source of sustainable competitive advantage when you’re operating in a complex Fortune 500 business across 30 different countries? Amanda Setili interviews Meredith Hanrahan, Managing Director of People and Culture at Analog Devices (ADI) to learn what Hanrahan and her colleagues do to shape and manage company culture in a disciplined and relentless way. Key tactics include using case studies for culture training, establishing a common language, promoting transparency, and recognizing employees not only for their “wins”, but for their courage and discipline in making difficult trade-offs for the company's greater good.Host: Amanda SetiliGuest: Meredith Hanrahan, Managing Director of People and Culture at Analog Devices (ADI). Meredith has extensive experience in sales, marketing, product, and general management. She’s held key roles in startups like Salary.com and Lycos.com, and at major companies like General Mills, Lindt Chocolate, and Miller Brewing Company. Importance of Culture in Today's Business Environment: [00:01:19] Why culture is important now. CEOs face fierce competition, rapid technological changes, and unpredictable macroeconomic challenges. Culture is crucial for organizational agility, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement. Over 84% of CEOs recognize culture as important, but less than 30% actively shape it.Defining Culture: [00:01:57] Culture consists of visible and invisible elements: values, norms, beliefs, and habits.It's essentially \"how things get done,\" especially when no one is looking.Collaboration with MIT on cultural commandments.CEO's Role in Shaping Culture:[00:02:44] The gap between recognizing culture's importance and actively shaping it.Cultural triggers: business strategy shifts, acquisitions, new leadership, etc.The tangible impact of intentional culture on market performance and employee engagement.Analog Devices' Cultural Evolution:[00:05:33] .Analog Devices' historical foundation  in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zvIox1I_TU0RuRJX2inqJOZwCRhNRgJ5QceOVSgG5mw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIyNDA0LzE2MjUw/NzcxMzItYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}