Scaling Teams & Building a High Performing Culture - A Roundtable Discussion with Amplified Group's Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol & Andrew Richardson

Scaling Teams & Building a High Performing Culture - A Roundtable Discussion with Amplified Group's Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol & Andrew Richardson

Author: JBM, James Mitra June 4, 2025 Duration: 37:13
In today’s 40 Minute Mentor episode, we’re joined by the leadership team of Amplified People Group - Dr Andy Meikle, Anouk Agussol and Andrew Richardson.  Together, they answer some of the burning questions leaders ask them: from navigating the messy world of people, talent and culture to early-stage blind spots, the UK’s employment landscape and practical tips on embedding AI in your teams.  📚 Episode Chapters: ➡️ Common oversights when building culture [05:00]  ➡️ The importance of values and expectations [11:00]  ➡️ Building a transparent culture [12:30]  ➡️ Authenticity in leadership [16:40]  ➡️ More about today’s sponsors [18:00]  ➡️ Navigating employment law challenges [19:20]   ➡️ The difficulties of letting people go [22:00]  ➡️ Building high-performing cultures [29:00]  ➡️ Embedding AI [30:00]  🔍 Find out more:  ✨ More about Amplified Group:  https://www.amplifiedgroup.com/  📣Learn more about today’s sponsor:  Today’s episode is sponsored by Foundation Partners, an Amplified People Group company.  Foundation Partners is reinventing how ambitious, early-stage companies access People & Talent support. They offer a fully flexible, fractional People & Talent team with specialist skillsets and hands-on delivery that starts driving impact in just 2 weeks.  As a 40 Minute Mentor listener, you can book a FREE 1-hour advisory call with a Managing Partner. Just head to www.foundationpartners.co.uk/contact and reference 40 Minute Mentor.  ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review at https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm  🎧 You may also enjoy:  Andrew Richardson: Building high-performing businesses & leadership teams with Amplified Group Anouk Agussol: Why HR is dead  Tamara Lohan MBE: From idea to exit – the scaling story of the iconic Mr & Mrs Smith travel brand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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