The #1 Leadership Skill No One Teaches | Chris Dyer on Company Culture & Scaling Businesses #203

The #1 Leadership Skill No One Teaches | Chris Dyer on Company Culture & Scaling Businesses Culture isn’t an afterthought—it’s the foundation of every successful business. In this episode of Unemployable with Jeff Dudan, I sit down with Chris Dyer, Inc. Magazine’s #1 leadership speaker on company culture, elite water polo athlete, and author of The Power of Company Culture. We explore how to build scalable culture from day one, why meetings reveal the truth about leadership, and how to balance people and performance metrics in fast-growth companies. Chris shares his seven pillars of culture, insights on remote work, and why AI is reshaping how leaders think about the future of business. If you’re a startup founder, entrepreneur, franchise owner, or leader looking to create a team that thrives—this conversation will change the way you think about leadership. 👉 Don’t forget to subscribe for more powerful conversations with entrepreneurs and thought leaders. Chris Dyer Chris's Insta

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Roof Scientist 00:00:00 – Introduction & Chris Dyer’s background 00:01:00 – Is it too early to define company culture? 00:03:00 – Scaling from 3 employees to 80: cultural foundations 00:05:30 – Founder identity & cultural DNA 00:08:00 – Core values vs. action pillars 00:12:30 – Meetings as a reflection of company culture 00:15:00 – The “Cockroach Meeting” concept 00:18:30 – Recognition, acknowledgement & employee motivation 00:20:00 – Uniqueness, tribal language & cultural memory 00:24:30 – Hiring for diversity of thought & innovation 00:30:00 – Conflict, innovation & tsunami planning meetings 00:34:00 – Mistakes vs. errors in leadership & business 00:37:00 – Iteration, failure & innovation (SpaceX example) 00:40:00 – The CEO’s job: solving the hard stuff 00:45:00 – Business athletes: training outside the business 00:48:00 – AI’s disruption & the future of work 00:50:00 – Remote work, flexibility & beating the gorillas 00:54:00 – Curiosity, creativity & AI’s limitations 00:56:00 – Cultural mistakes leaders must stop making 01:02:00 – Professional development & employee growth 01:06:00 – Systems, tools & removing friction in business 01:08:00 – The Power of Company Culture book 01:09:00 – How to connect with Chris Dyer 01:11:00 – Curveball: starting a new business in 30 days 01:12:00 – Chris Dyer’s one sentence to change a life 01:13:00 – Closing thoughts #CompanyCulture #Leadership #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #StartupLife #FutureOfWork #RemoteWork #AIinBusiness #EmployeeEngagement #TeamBuilding #FranchiseLeadership #ScalingBusiness #JeffDudan #ChrisDyer

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