In this episode of Culture From the Heart Podcast, hosts Larry Levine and Daryl Amy engage with Doug McNamee, President of Field and Stream. Doug emphasizes the importance of honoring the history and heritage of the brand while focusing on modernizing operations. He discusses the evolving culture at Field and Stream, highlighting intentionality in leadership, investment in employee onboarding and training, and the balancing act of innovating within a century-old brand. Doug also shares insights on managing a remote workforce across multiple time zones, urging leaders to celebrate successes, facilitate open communication, and provide clear direction. The conversation underscores the critical role of intentionality in creating a culture that values and nurtures its people.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Balancing Heritage and Modernization: Doug McNamee highlights the importance of honoring the history of Field and Stream while modernizing operations to stay relevant in today’s market.
• Intentional Leadership: Leadership at Field and Stream is deliberate, focusing on developing a culture that is intentional and values its people.
• Employee Investment: There's a strong emphasis on investing in employee onboarding and training to ensure a thriving, skilled workforce.
• Innovation within Tradition: Doug discusses the challenge of innovating within a century-old brand, maintaining tradition while fostering innovation.
• Managing Remote Teams: Managing a remote workforce spread across multiple time zones requires celebrating successes, promoting open communication, and providing clear direction.
• Culture of Nurturing: The episode stresses the importance of cultivating a culture that nurtures and values employees as a key driver for success.

QUOTES

• "People appreciate over time if you invest in them, if you nurture them."
• "Your job as a leader is to go out and to get the very best and brightest, support 'em, give 'em the resources they need, give 'em clear direction, and get outta the way and let them go do their job."
• "Difficult conversations in a remote capacity have to occur... if there's not intentionality in terms of the way that you connect with other folks from a remote perspective, you're gonna struggle."
• "If you're not careful and you force all of that... those challenging conversations into the in-person time... you can create a dynamic where your team almost comes to dread that."
• "People are our greatest asset... the quality and the character and the competency of people you surround yourself with ultimately dictate outcomes."

Learn more about Darrell and Larry:

Darrell's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrellamy/

Larry's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrylevine1992/

Connect and learn more about Doug McNamee.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougmcnamee/

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