E4 EMMA KIRKMAN | Fostering company culture for innovation and purpose while delivering results

Last week I cracked the Weedka bottle as I sat down with the powerful Emma Kirkman. In her own words “A bad as b**** out there living life”. She opened up about her journey of introspection and self-discovery. Driving her down a path of reconstructing her role and the value of great employee experiences. We covered A LOT from AI & the “risks” to facing your fears and realising your ideas. So look down at the timestamps for some of the topics. (03:51) - 🌟 “I’m a badass b**** over here trying to live her best life (Ikigai) (09:30) - 🔄 Dealing with Change (Self Re-branding & Introspection) (17:00) - 🚨 WTF is EXD (Employee Experience Design) Crisis #5 (19:20) - 🤝 Understanding the teams you are empowering (from the inside) (20:26) - 🚀 “I’m resigning from my job on Monday” - Nurturing the inner entrepreneurial spirit (22:22) - 💡 Small changes, big results. Start by “Doing something.” (24:22) - 📊 HR data? (25:14) - 👥 Hiring the right people for the job. (27:54) - 🕵️‍♂️ Tips to dissect the good interviewers. “I interview like s***” (30:10) - 🎯 Mission Impossible? What? (32:10) - 🌐 How other avenues reflect different qualities (33:40) - 🏠 I did a residential at Stanford (35:44) - 🦘 Australia is poaching all the talent! (38:12) - 🌱 Facilitating growth (41:00) - 🛠️ Wanna be a leader? Taking the strong tech lead and making them people lead. Lol (42:40) - 📉 Flat(er) org structures - What does this do? (44:12) - 🤔 Well, what do you do about it tho? If you don’t have those natural leaders (47:39) - 📏 Are you measuring tho? (48:57) - 🚫 Don’t you dare talk to my boss! (50:20) - 🌟 Building that culture that fosters innovation (52:19) - 🗣️ A small rant before asking about company culture (Weedka kicked in) (55:39) - 🏢 What can companies do to build “company culture”? (58:04) - 📢 Company values (show don’t tell) (59:49) - 🔄 Making tipping points. (1:01:13) - 🧠 Artificial intelligence and its exponential growth that could lead to… (1:13:04) - 🕑 Productivity. What’s the big deal? The strategy first. (1:21:28) - 🌀 Doing agile everywhere. Not impossible. (1:27:33) - 🎢 Dealing with uncertainty is so important. Especially for leaders. (1:28:38) - 🔄 Enabling change (1:32:37) - 💭 Experiencing s*** culture is great. What’s the ROI of this culture bs? (1:38:20) - 🌟 Making an impact. Being proud of what you do. (1:43:56) - 📚 Life as a mother. Atomic Habits. (1:45:00) - 🧊 Cold plunge club (1:46:30) - 🌬️ Breathing is good. Dah. (1:49:09) - 💡 I had an Idea. A rant about realizing your ideas and stopping being the blocker of your success. (1:55:12) - 🚀 Try! Nothing wrong with being rejected (1:57:59) - 💧 Drink Water, Exercise & Peace! Follow us on: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themeldingmuse/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themeldingmuse 🎵 Music: High Ball from Pterror Dak Trill by Nick Maclaren | Trippin' feat. Leroy by Unda A project powered by: 🟩 Neziak Design | http://neziak.design ▪️ NZK Creative Collective | https://neziak.co/