TRUE Culture

by Robert Cook

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Welcome to TRUE Culture: Building Success from Within, the podcast that explores what it takes to build a workplace that inspires excellence, earns admiration, and brings out the best in people. Hosted by Robert Cook, a former global finance executive and now CEO of True Colors International, a 50-year-old training and consulting company known for helping organizations design world-class cultures. This show dives into the real-world strategies behind building effective, people-first cultures that stick. With over 30 years of experience in leadership, consulting, and organizational transformation, Robert brings a no-fluff, results-driven lens to improving how teams communicate, collaborate, and thrive. Each episode features conversations with HR leaders, C-suite executives, educators, and culture champions who share how they’ve used proven methodologies, training programs, and consulting strategies to build stronger teams, resolve conflict, and create lasting change. If you're ready to move beyond surface-level fixes and build a culture your people are proud to be part of — TRUE Culture is your go-to playbook. TRUE Culture, brought to you by True Colors -because culture works best when it’s designed with intention. What if the biggest thing holding your organization back has nothing to do with your strategy, your products, or even your competition? What if it's your culture? Think about how much time, talent, and opportunity are lost when communication breaks down, teams become disconnected, and great employees start looking elsewhere. Now imagine a workplace where people understand each other, leaders inspire their teams, and employees are excited to contribute. That's the power of True Colors International. For over 45 years, organizations have used True Colors to strengthen communication, develop leaders, and create workplaces where people thrive. Because when your culture thrives, your organization thrives. Discover what's possible at TrueColorsCulture. com

Latest episodes

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Episode 12: How Company Culture Built an $80M Business

What does it take to turn financial failure into an $80 million business built on a winning company culture? Rick Veach, Founder and CEO of Bottleless Nation, joins Robe

Oct 29
1 h 06 min

FAN FAV: How Dyslexia, Self-Awareness, and Classroom Culture Transform Student Success

Helping struggling readers starts with helping them understand themselves. Nancy Hannagan, Founder of Dyslexia Connects, Certified Academic Language Therapist, and Licen

Oct 22
1 h 03 min

FAN FAV: Building High-Performance Cultures at Scale: Lessons from a Chief People Officer

Scaling a company is hard. Scaling a company without losing its culture is even harder. Hanna Smith is the Chief People Officer at Tillo, a fast-growing global fintech c

Oct 15
56 min

FAN FAV: Empowering Leaders and Employees for Lasting Impact and Inclusion

What does it take to build a workplace culture that empowers individuals and fosters long-term success? In this episode of TRUE Culture: Building Success from Within, Ro

Oct 8
50 min

Bonus: Leadership Isn't Born, It's Built: The 6 Pillars Behind Great Culture

Leadership isn’t something you’re born with—it’s a skill that can be learned, developed, and refined over time. Jim Carlough is a former corporate executive, consultant,

Oct 2
49 min

Episode 11: Toxic Workplace Culture: How to Spot It, Fix It & Prevent It

Workplace toxicity rarely appears overnight—it builds when harmful behaviors are ignored, normalized, or excused. Catherine Mattice is the founder and CEO of Civility Pa

Sep 24
56 min

Episode 10: How to Build a High-Performance Workplace Culture

Patsy Doerr is the Chief People and Culture Officer at LRN, bringing nearly 30 years of global leadership experience across organizations including JPMorgan, Deutsche Ban

Sep 17
55 min

How Great Leaders Build a Culture Where Employees Stay

Megan Corrunker, Corporate Program Manager and certified True Colors facilitator, and Shannon Sobeck, Director of Education at CommonSail Investment Group, share how thei

Sep 10
1 h 28 min

Bonus: The Culture Advantage Webinar

Culture isn’t something that happens around your business. It’s something leaders intentionally shape through everyday actions, communication, and decisions. Robert Cook

Sep 3
49 min

Building Culture That Scales: Leadership, Engagement, and AI in the Workplace

Reid Walsh, Chief Human Resources Officer at NeoGov, joins Robert Cook to discuss what it takes to build a thriving culture across a rapidly growing, geographically distr

Aug 27
46 min

Leadership Isn't Born, It's Built: The 6 Pillars Behind Great Culture

Leadership isn’t something you’re born with—it’s a skill that can be learned, developed, and refined over time. Jim Carlough is a former corporate executive, consultant,

Aug 20
49 min

How Palm Beach County Built a People-First Government Culture

Nicole Gasparri, Chief Administration Officer for the Palm Beach County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller, shares how she helped transform a traditional government wor

Aug 13
1 h 03 min

From Home to Boardroom: How Family Connection Creates Better Leaders

Dr. Carey Chronis explains why the leadership skills that create strong workplace cultures are often first learned at home. Dr. Carey Chronis is a pediatrician, leadersh

Aug 6
46 min

Empowering Leaders and Employees for Lasting Impact and Inclusion

What does it take to build a workplace culture that empowers individuals and fosters long-term success? In this episode of TRUE Culture: Building Success from Within, Ro

Jul 30
43 min

Choose Love Over Fear: Turning Pain into Purpose

Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Choose Love Movement, shares how her work emerged after the loss of her son in the Sandy Hook tragedy, transforming personal grief into a g

Jul 23
1 h 00 min

Building High-Performance Cultures at Scale: Lessons from a Chief People Officer

Scaling a company is hard. Scaling a company without losing its culture is even harder. Hanna Smith is the Chief People Officer at Tillo, a fast-growing global fintech c

Jul 17
52 min

How Dyslexia, Self-Awareness, and Classroom Culture Transform Student Success

Helping struggling readers starts with helping them understand themselves. Nancy Hannagan, Founder of Dyslexia Connects, Certified Academic Language Therapist, and Licen

Jul 16
1 h 03 min

Welcome to TRUE Culture

Welcome to TRUE Culture: Building Success from Within - the podcast that explores what it takes to build a workplace that inspires excellence, earns admiration, and bring

Jul 14
1 min