Orange-Blooded Leadership: Four Decades of Culture at Home Depot
Culture Architects Episode 27: Crystal Hanlon
Part I
In this episode, David and Crystal Hanlon go behind the scenes at The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer. Crystal is the company’s Culture Officer, who began her journey in 1985 as a part-time cashier at a Houston branch. Over the decades, she steadily rose through the ranks, earning a spot on Fortune Magazine’s list of “Most Powerful Women” multiple times in the process, and proving herself a key witness to Home Depot’s growth and culture-building.
Listen to "27. Orange-Blooded Leadership: Four Decades of Culture at Home Depot w/ Crystal Hanlon (Part 1)" on Spreaker.Part II
David resumes his conversation with Crystal Hanlon on the systems with which the ‘orange-blooded culture’ at Home Depot is taught and reinforced. Crystal looks back on the biggest mistakes and milestones of her four-decade relationship with the company.
Listen to "27. Orange-Blooded Leadership: Four Decades of Culture at Home Depot w/ Crystal Hanlon (Part 2)" on Spreaker.Insights for Leaders Who Care About Culture
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