The Culture Matters Podcast

We've got  Jay Doran  bringing you another culture discussion today and our theme is education.  Companies that encourage or, better yet, offer their employees the opportunity to become further educated are absolutely going to reap the benefits of higher rates of innovation.  We're digging down a little deeper on today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On today's episode of The Culture Matters Podcast,  Jay Doran  is discussing his experience within The Peterson Academy.  This is a course conceptualized by Jordan B. Peterson and aimed at personal development.  Jay is unpacking some of the courses he has taken, what the commitment to personal growth takes, and the benefits he has been reaping since starting this journey.

On this very special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, our very own Jay Doran is being interviewed by the founder and Chief Victory Officer at the Center for Victory and Executive Coach and the Director of Learning and Development of Top Contractor School Eric Guy  regarding Jay's work,  The CEO Manual .  

Jay Doran  The Culture Man is here with another chance to chat about culture and the topic for the day is the correlation between a company's culture and its profits.  If a company's culture is not in good shape, that is going to cause the employees to feel a certain type of way which is going to ultimately lead to poorer performances which is then going to lead to losing money.  It seem...

We've got another culture conversation coming to you today with our very own  Jay Doran  at the helm and today's topic is why people go job hunting.  The answer shouldn't surprise you.  43% of people are seeking alternate employment due to, you guessed it, company culture!  There is a lot to unpack in there and we're going to let The Culture Man break it down on this episode of...

"I have had the pleasure of racing with some incredible people for four decades. People who impressed me. People who are iconic to this industry. In my day, I was a hell of a race car driver and in the pocket of a great market. I feel myself, still, in the cockpit of my own car, gripping the wheel, and leaning int the turns. I know today what it takes to get the car up to full speed and to ke...

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 31 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  In this installment, Jay is getting into larger themes like confidence from the company, diversity amongst employees, and allowing our enemies to assess us.  It's anot...

On this edition of culture content with  Jay Doran , Jay is going over an innovative business strategy known as "Holacracy" or the practice of doing away with job titles in a workplace meant to promote more a team mentality and abolishing hierarchy.  It was notably applied to Zappos by former CEO, the late, great Tony Hsieh in late 2014. During this discussion, Jay gives his thoughts on...

"Bosses are there to punish you and catch you in the act of doing something wrong. Mentors are there to encourage you and to catch you in the act of doing something good and you go to a mentor when you are struggling and you need help." Mentor, advisor, co-author of The Definitive Guide to TikTok Ads , and the CEO of BlitzMetrics Dennis Yu is making his first appearance on the program to...

On today's look into culture content, our very own  Jay Doran  is sitting down to discuss a topic that is widely debated among even the most successful of business types: is the customer or the employee more important?  Perhaps it is better to ask, who has the most impact on the business.  It's possible that this is as close to a chicken and the egg situation as one can get in business,...

On today's installment of a culture chat with  Jay Doran , Jay is discussing why it is important to encourage people to take the grown-up road when conflicts or differences in opinion take place in the workplace and to confront the issues head on.  One of the easiest ways for disagreements to escalate and to undermine the culture of an institution is to avoid dealing with them head on.  The C...

"A sacred respect to institutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy, of a free government." - Alexander Hamilton Advisor, attorney, MBA holder, and all-around great person Chimuanya Osuoha of Lex Nova Law is making her debut on the show today and when a person of this magnitude drops by, we aren't going to waste any time and jump right into it.  Chimuanya and Jay ar...

"In the sermon on the mount, Jesus said, 'Do not give what is holy to the dogs nor cast your pearls before a swine lest they trample them under their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.'" - Matthew 7:6 On a special episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, Jay Doran  is sitting down in a stand alone conversation concerning the "Yes Person Effect".  We all know what &q...

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 30 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  Jay talks about the growth that comes from embracing your pain from the past and that it derives from purpose along with learning to embrace the elements of your past that...

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." - Michael Jordan Our dear friend and the founder and CEO of EPM Eddy Perez has made his way back to the show and this conversation is coming from the 2024 Mortgage Banking Association Annual.  Eddy and Jay are discussing what the MBA Annual is and what makes it such a great event, why the only thing within your contro...

Back again with some more food for your culture thoughts is our very own  Jay Doran  and today he's talking about the two pizza rule.  What is the two pizza rule?  Are we talking real pizzas and what kind of toppings are available?  Sit tight and find out during this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast.

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 30 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  Today, Jay is discussing the passion for intellectual pursuits and how that can affect other, sometimes more personal parts of one's life.  There is a lot to unpack he...

"The state of man's mind or the elementary phase of mind which he so far possesses conforms precisely to the state of the world as he so far views it." - George Wilhelm Hegel Author, coach, consultant, and founder of Astranaut, and a soon-to-be leader in the civilian space game Shannon Graham is our guest today and we're going beyond Earth's gravity for this one.  Shannon...

On this show, we make it a point to discuss success and ways of finding success and how others have found it to help inspire our listeners to go and get it themselves.  Today, we're taking a bit of a different approach and discussing failure.  More specifically, how to take failure to improve yourself and your business which is, admittedly, not the easiest thing in the world to do.  We might...

"Fear doesn't control us by dominating our emotions. It controls us by quietly convincing us that our comfort is more important than happiness. The only real risk is taking no risks. The only real failure is having no failures. The only real pain is the avoidance of pain." - Mark Munson Author of Make Reinvention Your Superpower , advisor, business strategist, consultant, and founde...

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 29 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  Today, Jay is discussing the overwhelming information available to us at all times and the ways in which that can affect the mind and work ethic.  In a world overladen with...

"Management is doing things right. Leadership is doing the right things." - Peter Drucker A little while back, our very own  Jay Doran sat down with  Eric Guy  to discuss a work that Jay had produced called The CEO Manual (Season 49, Episode 582).  In that interview, Eric and Jay discussed in broad strokes what the purpose of the manual is, where Jay's inspiration to write it came f...

We've got  Jay Doran  back again for another culture chat and today The Culture Man is discussing fostering a strong company culture.  There are many steps that need to be taken to get your company to a strong strong, but you need to start with just one step.  All great things start with the first step.  Do you have what it takes to take that first step?  We here at The Culture Matters Podcas...

On this episode of The Culture Matters Podcast, it is time for part 29 of our ongoing series where our very own Jay Doran discusses his book, Thirty Days of Thought , and goes through the process right alongside our listeners.  Today, Jay is discussing keeping a straight head in the face of adversity and not freaking out.  We're going quick and to the point on this episode of The Culture Matt...

"The value of a thing sometimes lies not in what one attains with it, but in what one pays for it; what it costs us." - Friedrich Nietzsche Founder of Board of Advisors, mentor, and coach Mike Calhoun is back again and for this go around we are talking about values.  What are values?  How do we discern what our values are and have them make an impact to ourselves and to our company cultu...