#216 The Power of Ritual - with Kath Blackham
The Being Human Podcast with Richard Atherton
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Show Notes
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This week, I sit down with Kath Blackham, CEO of the revolutionary Australian digital transformation agency VERSA.
She has used VERSA as a platform to move the needle on the things she's most passionate about—mental health in the workplace, diversity, flexibility and using technology for good. She famously instituted a four-day week, anathema within the crazy-hours digital agency sector. By creating a swathe of people-first rituals in her business, retention has gone up, sick days and mental health issues are down, and profit has spiked.
We talk:
- The experiments that failed
- Happiness first
- Mindful check-ins
- Three o'clock walkies
- Building culture remote-first
Links:
VERSA