Using Anthropology as an Approach to Culture Change with Richard Cotter, Allianz Ireland

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Leadership Discoveries #15: Using Anthropology as an Approach to Culture Change with Richard Cotter, Allianz Ireland

Richard Cotter is the Head of Organisation Development and Research at Allianz Ireland and is a published academic researcher who holds a PhD in Management Learning. He shares what happens at the intersection of culture & strategy, why he recruited a business anthropologist, the power of ethnography over surveys, how they turned the research into culture change, and how your organisation can have better meetings.

This episode covers everything from culture change to running meetings. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How are culture & strategy related?

• Why did Richard recruit a business anthropologist?

• What was the reaction to the business anthropologist?

• How do you run better meetings?

• What lessons can Richard share about culture change?

Connect with Richard on LinkedIn.

Check out the episode and show notes below:

Show Notes

• Using Anthropology as an Approach to Culture Change with Richard Cotter, Allianz Ireland

• [0:28] Welcome back to Leadership Discoveries!

• [0:40] Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Richard on LinkedIn

• [1:21] What is Richard's background?

• [2:25] How are culture & strategy related?

• [6:28] Why did Richard recruit a business anthropologist?

• [11:05] What was the reaction to the business anthropologist?

• [16:21] How do you turn insights into culture change?

• [21:32] How do you run better meetings?

• [24:55] What lessons can Richard share about culture change?

• [27:07] Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and on LinkedIn, and Richard on LinkedIn