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Jul 32 min read

How Leaders Shape Growth Cultures (One Small Habit at a Time)

Image from Make It Human Webinar Nov 2025: From Fuzzy to Fuel: A Practical Formula for Culture-Driven Growth If you ask most leaders what they want, the answer is simple: better culture, clearer alignment, stronger performance. But ask what they’re doing to get there… and the answers get vague. It was a pleasure to host our recent “From Fuzzy to Fuel” webinar, where participants shared the same sentiment, no matter their role or industry: Culture matters deeply — yet it

Culture Habits

Nov 13, 20253 min read

Culture Stories: How Menlo Innovations Build a Joyful & Accountable Culture

Sources: Menlo Innovations website. Correct as of Oct 2025. Intentionally designing an environment where fear is pushed out In Ann Arbor, Michigan, sits a small software firm with a big idea: What if work could be joyful — not stressful, hierarchical, or fear-driven, but truly human? That’s the philosophy behind Menlo Innovations, a 50-person tech company that has spent two decades intentionally designing a culture around joy, teamwork, and learning. Founded by Richard

Culture Stories

Oct 23, 20254 min read

Download Growth Culture Starter Kit (Premium Members)

Shaping a thriving culture isn’t about grand gestures — it’s about building the everyday conditions where people and performance can grow, together. This Starter Kit gives you the core Make It Human models and practical tools to: Understand what a Growth Culture looks like in action Spot cracks and opportunities early Spark meaningful conversations about culture Take simple, targeted actions that make a real difference Think of it as your launchpad — small steps that le

Align on the future

Oct 15, 20251 min read

Culture Stories: The Inside Story of Airbnb’s Growth Culture

Sources: AirBnB website, information correct as of September 2025. When you think of Airbnb, you probably think of unique places to stay. But behind the listings and the app is something that’s fuelled its journey from two airbeds in a San Francisco apartment to a $11bn+ global travel company: culture. Airbnb’s story shows us that culture isn’t just a “nice to have.” It’s the foundation for resilience, growth, and belonging — even through the toughest times. This blog kic

Sep 11, 20254 min read

Purpose Isn’t a Slogan. It’s a Foundation.

Image source: by TheDigitalArtist from pixabay Without purpose, we fade. With purpose, we thrive. I learned this the hard way. Years ago, I led a team through a major organisational shake-up. Structures changed. Roles shifted. The work continued — but the why disappeared. Morale dipped. People started asking: “Do we still matter?” “What difference are we really making?” We’d lost our North Star. The turnaround only came when we re-anchored in a shared purpose — on

Simplifying culture

Aug 26, 20253 min read

How to make culture a growth asset (not a side project)

Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash In fast-growing companies, culture often starts strong — built on passion, purpose, and proximity. But as teams scale, merge, or shift under pressure from funding or acquisition, the culture that once felt natural can start to fray. The casual dress-code, office ping-pong and regular socials that once created a tight-knit community now feel clumsy and forced. And too often, culture is treated as a side project — something to revisit once the n

May 15, 20253 min read

Are you cultivating a climate for human growth?

A climate for human growth by Make It Human I worked with a client recently who genuinely has human growth front and centre of everything. They’re a small company, growing quickly. Founder-led, they’ve reached a transition-point where they know new models and ways of working will need to be introduced to enable a successful next phase. However, the leaders are open and transparent about this need and are laser-focused on building a culture where people can thrive, as the prim

May 9, 20253 min read

What is a Growth Culture? (And do you have one? Find out below...)

The five Elements in Growth Culture by Make It Human. Sketch by Kacy Maxwell In today’s rapidly evolving workplace, fostering a growth culture is no longer a “nice-to-have”, it’s essential. Leaders, HR professionals, and managers are realising that the future of high-performing, healthy teams lies not just in strategy or tools, but in cultivating the right mindset and environment. But what does a growth culture really mean, and how can we intentionally create one? From Grow

Apr 30, 20253 min read

Shaping a human workplace isn't rocket science... it's people science!

At school, I loved science experiments. Whether it was growing crystals in salty water or testing how plants react to light, I learned one thing fast: the right conditions are everything. In psychology, the same principle holds true—studies show that behaviour isn’t entirely random but a response to the environment and cues around. In short, if you want people to thrive and grow, you can’t just hope for the best. You need to purposefully design the conditions for healthy an

Apr 30, 20254 min read

Why we need to make it human

Image by Vitaly Gariev via Unsplash The year is 2045. Ryan is gently woken by the implant in his wrist as his body monitoring system indicates this is the optimal moment to break his sleep cycle. Ryan puts on his VR glasses and checks-in with his health app and, on auto pilot, confirms the request to issue his first (of five) nutrient boosts. He lies back, and briefly enjoys the cooling, calming feeling as the nutrients are absorbed into his blood stream. Appearing in fro