Season 2 Aligning Performance and Culture Through Moments That Matter With Cornelius Chang from Grab

Humanity Works

In this episode, host Craig Forman speaks with Cornelius Chang Head of People and Organisational Development at Grab, South East Asia's largest ride-hailing and food delivery company.

Craig and Cornelius compare notes on their military experience and how it's shaped their views of culture and leadership, and dig into how Grab is using ToMo (Total Motivation) to build a thriving Culture First workplace. 

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Listen to this episode now to discover: 

  • How Cornelius’s military background influenced his views on leadership, and the courage to go after what you really want
  • A breakdown of Cornelius’s role at Grab, and the three key pillars he builds his work on 
  • Cornelius’s thoughts on the relationship between performance and culture (and why you can’t excel at one while ignoring the other) 
  • The importance of strengthening the bonds between employees, and why focusing on the everyday experience of employees is vital to gaining real engagement 
  • Discover why inclusion is vital when building a diverse workforce
  • Cornelius shares the personal story that led him to turn away from a successful career as a consultant and why he believes we all are capable of courage
  • Cornelius shares his insights on the gig economy and what Grab are doing for their Driver Partners
  • The big question Cornelius is ruminating on right now 
  • Plus so much more!   



Show Notes: 

Singapore National Service 
Primed to Perform: How to Build the Highest Performing Cultures Through the Science of Total Motivation, Lindsay McGregor and Neel Doshi

Credits:

Host: Craig Forman

Writers: Alessia Campagna and Craig Forman

Producer and Editor: Alessia Campagna

Technical Producer: Anthony Watson www.luma.city 

Executive Producers: Leonie Rothwell and Marcus Worrall 

Marketing & Promotion: Valerie Saindon and Sophie Callahan

We would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which the podcast is taking place today. We pay our deep respects to all Elders past, present and emerging.  We would also like to extend that respect to any Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples listening today.

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