Podcast Episode 28 is out: Augusta Vivian from Higson

Podcast

By Lukas on 20 Dec 2023

fun entitlement, a trailblazing Great Aunt, unlimited holiday…

Without people you don’t have a business. Higson, are a people consultancy, working with organisations to create progressive work cultures with high productivity and high happiness. Augusta Vivian, is the founder and joins us for this interview where she discusses:

How she feels we are all entitled to have fun at work
Her personal values of fun, kindness, curiosity, and stubbornness and how her early life shaped those
How to go about defining your personal values
Her entrepreneurial Great Aunt who broke the mould as a woman on her own in business
Her experience of being told ‘what to wear to be successful’
Her work at Higson to help businesses become more happy, productive workplaces
The common blindspots that businesses face when creating a positive work culture
The real benefit of unlimited holiday vs an annual allowance
How to create your company values and design the behaviours within your org to live up to them
The importance of practicality and pragmatism with any cultural change work
What she’s most proud of in her Founder’s journey
How she approaches Strategy at Higson and regularly reviews it
The importance of feedback in all directions with radical candour
The charities Higson supports with 20% of profits every year
The new phase for Higson: becoming a certified Carbon Literate organisation