Caroline Schein recently joined Article, the company that has grown over 24,182% during the past 5 years as the VP People & Culture. As Canada’s Fastest-Growing Company, the executive team has its work cut out from them. Specifically, Caroline is responsible for building Article’s people and culture practices across North America. With more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in the hospitality and retail industry with brands such as Best Buy, a multinational consumer electronics retailer, and Boston Pizza, a North American restaurant chain, Caroline has an MBA specializing in leadership from Royal Roads University, and a MA & PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University. She shares wonderful insights about the future of work & how to build a better company culture.BONUS FROM ARTICLE: Get $50 off your purchase of $100 or moreSome questions I ask:What is it going to look like for Article to be taken to the next level?As a new executive, how do you approach your first season at the company (e.g. your first 100 days)?How do you ensure the culture stays consistent as you onboard so many people?What is Article’s onboarding process?What does it look like to “own” the culture internally? Is it the role of the VP People & Culture or is it a shared responsibility across the entire executive team?How do we ensure we live & breathe our culture moonshot & values? Many leaders shout from the rooftops about having a great place to work, yet it doesn’t look like that internally.How do we ensure our organizations have two-way feedback, not just the lower-level employees receiving feedback, but also for managers from those they lead.What do you believe the future of HR is? What are you expecting from the HR professionals you will be hiring in the future? What is the HR skillset of the future?How do ensure there is a harmonious culture between the office environment of Article as well as your manufacturing facilities?What is your advice to job seekers? Beyond the online application, what should qualified candidates be doing differently to get a job at Article, or just to any organization?In this episode, you will learn: The culture now is not broken, it truly has been remarkable what the team has accomplished. Article’s has 5 core values - be good, be direct, be better, be adventurous, & be genuine - which ground everything Article does from their strategy to their operations. When addressing culture, in their case, it was more a matter of how to build from where Article is at now, and then becoming open and honest about what is it going to take, where do we need to be and how do we get there. When joining a new organization as an executive, how can you make the transition as successful as possible & learn from the organization about what needs to happen. Here’s a hint, it’s all about starting from a place of listening and learning while beginning to understand the business well.The best people & culture systems that can be put in place to ensure that culture stays strong during intense periods of scale.What success looks like when it comes to building a killer workplace environment where people (or Particles!) thrive.How onboard makes a big deal out of a new Particle joining the team. Onboarding is very serious to them and they do it well!The key to being customer-obsessed, and sharing that heart for customers across the entire company, especially the executive team.How Article is still refining its performance manageme