Crafting a Business Culture with Emily Kenna

<p>Are you a new business owner, or intrigued by the possibility?  Are you unsure about the nuts and bolts of ‘work culture’, and how it can be effectively constructed in a new business?</p> <p>In this episode, we’re thrilled to be speaking with Emily Kenna, founder of Sense Risk Solutions, a community broker aiming to provide high quality advice and support to corporates when managing their risks and insurance. In conversation with Boston Tullis’ Sarah Myerscough, she explains the importance of establishing a welcoming, encouraging, and challenging work culture within your business. This is accentuated by her desire to empower the next generation of insurance professionals, and she describes various ways in which businesses can facilitate this goal.</p> <p> </p> <p>Quote of the Episode</p> <p>“To develop a culture… bring in a network of people to challenge you. Think about how you go about making decisions and [determine] what's the right thing to do. I'm always open to listening to people, and I find it amazing to get those different viewpoints. I hope, as our business grows, that that diversity of thought through the people that we employ will be the making of us.”</p> <p>Work culture is an intrinsically nebulous concept. It emerges, first and foremost, through the relationships between people. If an open environment is fostered within a business, with opportunities for discussion and debate regarding different strategies and ideas, your staff will be more willing to express their own individual ideas. Enabling ‘diversity of thought’ within your business in this manner will eventually heed great results, and will create a satisfying work environment in which everyone’s opinions and suggestions are heard and valued.</p> <p> </p> <p>Key Takeaways</p> <p>When Emily’s son was born, and subsequently diagnosed with nonverbal autism, her approach to collaboration and communication within the industry fundamentally shifted. She recognised that we’re all wired differently; we all have different methods, ideas, and appr