Culture is How We Do Things: Aligning Leadership, Risk, and Resilience

Organisational culture is more than a buzzword — it’s the invisible force shaping how people behave, make decisions, and respond to challenges. In this episode of The Prepared Leader, guest host Jo Grove-Lafarge sits down with Alison Crockford (Build Secure Thinking) and Helen Lipscombe (Resilience Continuity Consulting) to unpack what culture really means, how it’s shaped by leadership, and why it can make or break resilience programmes.

We explore:

• Defining organisational culture beyond slogans.
• How leadership behaviour sets the tone — for better or worse.
• The role of psychological safety in driving accountability.
• Lessons from Boeing’s culture shift and its impact on safety.
• Why culture and engagement must be more than annual surveys.
• How to align resilience, cyber, and risk initiatives with the existing culture to make change stick.

Whether you lead a small team or a global organisation, this conversation will challenge how you think about culture — and how you can influence it.

Connect with Helen Lipscombe:
LinkedIn: Helen Lipscombe FBCI | LinkedIn
Website: Resilience Continuity | UK

YouTube: Resilience Continuity Consulting - YouTube

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