Rebuilding Your Culture in a Post-Pandemic World
David Sturt and Meghan Stettler of O.C. Tanner Institute

After an alarming year of disruption and fragmentation, employees are feeling more disconnected than ever. As vaccines begin taking hold across the globe, organisations face the next great culture disruptor: the return to the office.
Policies and protocols remain tantamount—but culture building can’t be ignored as a vital part of a successful comeback strategy. Meaningful connections happen when leaders create memorable experiences that connect employees to what matters most: purpose, accomplishment, and one another.
Join David Sturt and Meghan Stettler of the O.C. Tanner Institute as they uncover how employees are faring after a year unlike any other. Find out what leaders can do to rebuild deep and lasting connections to maximise culture and business outcomes in the year ahead.
Join us to discover:
- The effects of the pandemic on workplace culture, and how employees are feeling about returning to the office
- What aspects of culture matter most to employees—from their perspective
- Strategies for connecting people meaningfully and purposefully
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David Sturt is a New York Times bestselling author of two books, Great Work and Appreciate. He is an Executive Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Company, a $500+ million global recognition and workplace culture company. His work and interviews have been published in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and NPR, and he co-authors a weekly leadership column on Forbes.com.
David has spoken at TEDx, and to over 35,000 business leaders at conferences and companies all over the world. He has a degree in Training and Development and an MBA, and has two decades of experience in research, innovation, and leadership. He was born in England, raised in South Africa, and educated in the US and Asia. David is driven by his desire to make a difference in the world.
David Sturt is a New York Times bestselling author of two books, Great Work and Appreciate. He is an Executive Vice President of the O.C. Tanner Company, a $500+ million global recognition and workplace culture company. His work and interviews have been published in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, and NPR, and he co-authors a weekly leadership column on Forbes.com.
David has spoken at TEDx, and to over 35,000 business leaders at conferences and companies all over the world. He has a degree in Training and Development and an MBA, and has two decades of experience in research, innovation, and leadership. He was born in England, raised in South Africa, and educated in the US and Asia. David is driven by his desire to make a difference in the world.
As a trusted voice for the O.C. Tanner Institute, most recently via its ground-breaking COVID-19 weekly webinars, Meghan specialises in knitting together key sentiments and perspectives across the table to identify win-win strategies for workplace culture success. Throughout her career, she has forged diplomatic partnerships with countries and companies in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific regions, interfacing with CEOs, energy secretaries, ambassadors, and governors.
She has also addressed over a million viewers as an award-winning journalist and producer with Al Jazeera, News 12 New York, and Network News Service, a pioneering organisation serving ABC, CBS, and FOX. Meghan was recently named to the HRD Global 100, a list of the best and brightest industry leaders in HR.
As a trusted voice for the O.C. Tanner Institute, most recently via its ground-breaking COVID-19 weekly webinars, Meghan specialises in knitting together key sentiments and perspectives across the table to identify win-win strategies for workplace culture success. Throughout her career, she has forged diplomatic partnerships with countries and companies in the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific regions, interfacing with CEOs, energy secretaries, ambassadors, and governors.
She has also addressed over a million viewers as an award-winning journalist and producer with Al Jazeera, News 12 New York, and Network News Service, a pioneering organisation serving ABC, CBS, and FOX. Meghan was recently named to the HRD Global 100, a list of the best and brightest industry leaders in HR.
O.C. Tanner is recognised by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.
This Program has been pre-approved for 1 credit hour toward a PHR®, aPHRi™,PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).

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