Virtual Lunch & Learn: Intentional Culture for the Bioscience Start-up

Join us for a Virtual Lunch & Learn presented by Terry Smith as he explores the importance of intentional company culture and how it influences your success.

One of the most succinct definitions of company culture is, “how things get done around here.” It’s a deceptively simple statement, and captures a wide range of behaviors, practices, processes, and rituals. For the founder and entrepreneur, that culture starts with the way you work and get things done. Being intentional about your culture means understanding and memorializing how you work and is essential to how you grow your business. If you succeed as you hope to, you will need to think about hiring and developing your team to help you achieve your vision. Are you ready for that? And, are you prepared to put in the work today that will build that foundation for success?

In this webinar, we’ll discuss the importance of intentional culture and how it influences your success. We’ll look at some practical approaches to being intentional, and we’ll discuss the long-term value of intentionality for your company. We will also talk about what happens when you don’t address your culture, and you find out your culture is addressing you. We’ll also review real world examples of successful intentional cultures, and at the hard data around those cultures. This is not “fluffy” stuff that can “wait until we’re not so busy;” this is real strategic action that won’t wait for you to get around to it.

Speaker: Terry Smith

Terry Smith is the founder and CEO of STS Design LLC, a human resources consulting practice. He is a senior leader in Human Resources and change management, specializing in strategic and operational execution. For over 30 years in the field, he has led HR in manufacturing, educational services, medical devices, and many other industries. In addition to regular full-time roles at such companies as Hitachi, Welch-Allyn, and Precision Castparts, Terry has conducted successful consulting engagements with Google, Accenture, and Genentech, as well as multiple small firms and nonprofit entities in Portland, Seattle, Atlanta, GA and Annapolis, MD.

His consulting focus has been on partnering with organizations to build foundational HR capabilities that support the needs of the business. By delivering scalable processes, programs, and best practices, Terry’s methods help staff succeed and find value in their work, while driving the overall success of the enterprise.

Terry is a published author and graduate of Willamette University and the University of Oregon and has served as an adjunct professor in the School of Business Administration at Portland State University. Terry is a certified facilitator and coach through Korn Ferry, The Leadership Circle, Organizational Systems International, and Achieve Global. He lives in Portland, Oregon.

This program was organized by Oregon Bioscience Incubator. https://www.otradi.org/