12. BrewDog under fire from former employees

The Human Revolutionaries Show - HR, Leadership, Well-Being and Culture stories in the news

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This week we talk about a breaking news story relating to cool, punky beer company BrewDog.
A letter from ex-BrewDog staff alleges a culture of fear, a cult of personality and a toxic attitude towards junior staff at the company. The founders have said they are sorry and that they would listen, learn and act but not everyone believes the apology or that there is a genuine commitment to address the allegations.
We discuss the risks of presenting yourself as having a special culture as part of your brand identity, the issues that have been raised and what impact this might have on the business and what we would do if we were invited to help the company as they take action.
Here's more on the story.
We would love to hear from you if you have personal experience of the business or if you are part of the comapny and think we might be able to help. And if you've worked in places that sound like this, what did you do to turn things around?
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On a lighter note we also talk about the acceptable use (or otherwise) of the words 'Staycation', 'Holibobs' and 'FamFam' which are getting a lot of usage as we approach summer and how companies might adapt to the trend for shorter more frequent vacations versus the traditional 2 or 3 week 'big holiday' we've been used to in the past.
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