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‼️ Stay up to date with the September 2025 Chapters Brief!
Where has this year gone?
No one knows.
Team, we have continued to grow and evolve. We just crossed 20k members!
Not that the number of people is the metric of success, but I am so proud of us!
We're stronger than ever, and we just keep building. Here's what I've got for us this month...
✌️ Want this year's Culture First hoodie?!
Swag. Swag. Swag!
Any chapter lead who hosts at least four chapter events for the year will receive our new chapter's sweatshirt!
If you're behind, good thing there's like three(ish) months left in the year to make it happen!
I am excited for you to see what we've cooked up for you, but here's just a little teaser for ya!
💟 New Culture First Community Homepage
Check out the newly refreshed community page on cultureamp.com/community — it’s got a brand new look!
💡Leaders Forum Recap: How to Sustain High Performance
Culture Amp just gathered with 200+ of the most inspiring people leaders in Melbourne for our Culture First Leaders Forum. The theme? Sustainable high performance.
Key takeaways from our research and insights:
Sustaining high performance is rare. Research shows only 2% of employees are rated high performers across two review cycles.
High performance isn’t a characteristic trait. The #1 differentiator that makes someone a high performer? They feel psychologically safe.
High performers create more high performers. Employees with high-performing leaders are 4.5x more likely to become high performers themselves.
Excellence ≠ Exhaustion. Research from our Chief People Officer, Justin Angsuwat, showed that championship teams rest more and rotate the bench often. The takeaway? Give your people time off the field.
And here's a couple of pics with my co-emcees of the day and our Melbourne chapter leads, Mikey Ellis and Alana Bennett!!
Culture First Partners with Rethink Ability
We're proud to be partnering with Rethink Ability!
Their mission is to advance workplace disability inclusion through meaningful conversations and targeted learning through a free, three-day virtual summit.
Many of our community members are attending AND even speaking! (ex. Theresa Fesinstine, Emily Goodson, Acey Holmes and Aubrey Blanche)
We encourage you to use your quarterly budget to make a donation here and then co-host our global chapter's virtual session two weeks following the summit.
🛝 Video + Slide to Share at Your Gatherings
Want to give people a peek into the community they’re joining?
I’ve recorded a 2-min video you can play at the start of events. It pairs perfectly with a a couple other slides in the onboarding deck.
Slides include:
Chapter metrics at a glance
A brief history of the Culture First Community + talk track (in the speaker notes section)
A slide with talking points for the skeptics + talk track (in the speaker notes section)
**Pro-tip: You're welcome to use this at your chapter events. Just make a copy!
🤓 Leads Learning Lab: From First Event to Lasting Impact?
Jen Arnold and Austin Drabik hosted a session last month to share stories, insights, and actionable tips for their fellow chapter leads.
It was designed to help you grow and enhance your chapter, no matter where you are in your chapter lead journey.
Watch the recording!
2025 Leadership Trends: An AMA with Culture Amp's People Science Research Team
October 1st | 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm BT
This session is for Culture First Chapter Leads and a few People Geek Slack Moderators / Ambassadors only!!
Join us for a live Ask Me Anything with Heather Rose Walker, PhD, Culture Amp’s Senior Data Journalist, as she walks us through key insights from 2025 Culture Amp research titled, The Leadership Advantage - How great leaders elevate organizational performance.
***This is a Culture Amp blog post.
"The future of work is here, and AI is the catalyst. AI will transform our workplaces, with some thought experts likening its impact on the Digital Age to that of the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution.
In fact, a recent LinkedIn report predicts that AI will drive such rapid change that over 70% of the skills used in most jobs will shift in just 5 years.
As more employees start using AI at work, a critical question emerges: Who will own that practice – and how will HR be involved?
Will HR step up as tactical strategists who actively shape how AI proliferates? Either way, they will have to manage its consequences.
📣 LinkedIn Amplifier
Our new Slack channel #linkedin-amplifier is here to help you amplify your voice and grow your presence on LinkedIn.
Drop your posts + request support
Get tips on writing hooks, best posting times, and more
Collaborate with fellow leads on content
Big thanks to Neha Agrawal and Marta Abel for helping bring this to life!
PS: Check out the channel canvas for more instructions, and don't forget to use #culturefirst in your posts
🗣️ A Comedy Roast on HR
We're doing another one, folks!
It was too fun not too and we got the most insane reviews!
Come watch Gary Ware, Theresa Fesinstine, myself and many others do some standup comedy! It's going to be a hoot!
📣 Promote Other Chapter Events: We're Stronger Together
I want to give a special shoutout to Christy Tonge, SF chapter lead, who’s always fantastic at promoting other chapter events during their gatherings. It’s a great habit for all of us to adopt! Just because someone is part of one chapter doesn’t mean they shouldn’t join other events—especially topic-based ones like our new Global Trauma (Sarah Giencke + Natalia Bayurova), Mental Health and Neurodiversity at Work (Stephanie Loredo), and soon-to-launch Psychedelics at Work and Founders chapters. Make sure to check the calendar, and encourage your members to explore what’s happening across the entire chapters community!
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