Short Talk 3A: Culture By Design and the Unexpected Role of Happiness
Session Description
Internal culture can improve or impede effective work. No matter the type of organization or sector, culture develops whether or not staff spend any time thinking about it; but positive, enduring culture only happens by regularly and consistently working on it. Sunny Grosso helps leaders create more successful organizations by defining and living their unique culture internally and tapping into the unexpected role of happiness in their work. Grosso will explain why organizations are now prioritizing culture, common mistakes made in a rush to define workplace culture and what an authentic culture by design is all about. She’ll share examples from companies like Zappos that are leading the way in intentionally building culture and offer key actions that you can apply immediately to start tending to your organization’s culture and values.
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Speakers
![[photo]](https://8ca84662c5b8f0cff50d-4baaaf97d63fd7b01243e1b1c57f0cc1.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/1162/profile_8d77e1f0844df03c87bad9386ad0dac3.png "Sunny Grosso, Delivering Happiness")
Sunny Grosso, Delivering Happiness
Biography
Sunny Grosso has spent a diverse career cultivating relationships, from sake trainings in California to coaching teams around the world. She defines her purpose as inspiring people to live big by being true to themselves and following their passion. She was a key member of several business start-ups before joining Delivering Happiness as the second member of the DH@Work team. Today Sunny holds the dual role of Coaching & Culture Chief at DH. As the leader of the DH@Work team, she helps create more successful companies by building sustainable work cultures through the science of happiness. As the culture leader she guides the DH team to define and live their unique culture internally.
A speaker and ORSC-trained coach with a BA in psychology, Sunny has trained companies from Russia to Venezuela in happiness and culture building. Though the scope of Sunny’s passion may be most apparent in her favorite hobby, ultra running. She has competed a few 50-mile trail races and helped others do the same as a captain for the inaugural Team-in-Training Ultra Team. And, Sunny is more than a name, it’s how she lives. You’ll see when you meet her.