i4cp & Ipsos Building a Future-Ready Culture Webinar (UK)

In this UK-focused webinar, i4cp and Ipsos explored why culture readiness is becoming one of the most critical enablers of future-ready organizations. As companies accelerate investments in AI, skills, and workforce transformation, many leaders are finding that progress stalls when culture cannot absorb and sustain change. Kevin Martin, Chief Research Officer, Mollie Lombardi, Sr. Research Analyst at i4cp, and Emily Dessent, Principal Consultant at Ipsos Karian and Box, shared findings from their latest global research, including insights from more than 100 senior HR practitioners across the EMEA region. The discussion highlighted the current state of organizational culture health, the leadership and behavioral conditions required for change to stick, and practical recommendations HR leaders can apply now to strengthen adaptability, alignment, and long-term performance.

Key Takeaways

• Culture readiness is essential to future readiness. AI and skills investments only deliver lasting value when organizations have the cultural capacity to adapt behaviors, decisions, and ways of working as business needs evolve.
• Culture health across EMEA requires intentional focus. The research revealed that while many organizations recognize the importance of culture, fewer have fully embedded the leadership practices and operating norms needed to sustain change at scale.
• Change-ready cultures are built through daily behaviors. Future-ready culture is not defined by values statements alone - it shows up in how leaders communicate, how decisions are made, how teams collaborate, and how quickly organizations respond to disruption.
• Leadership alignment is a critical lever. Leaders play a central role in modeling adaptability, reinforcing expectations, and creating the conditions for employees to engage with change rather than resist or become overwhelmed by it.
• HR has a strategic role in making culture actionable. The speakers shared practical recommendations for helping organizations clarify culture expectations, strengthen leadership accountability, and embed culture into business processes, talent practices, and transformation efforts.

The conversation reinforced that culture is not a supporting element of transformation - it is often the deciding factor in whether transformation scales or stalls. For HR leaders across the UK and broader EMEA region, the message was clear: building a future-ready organization requires more than investing in technology and skills; it requires a culture and leadership system designed to continuously adapt.

Watch the full recording to hear the latest i4cp and Ipsos research, explore the four key observations for organizations across EMEA, and gain practical recommendations for strengthening culture readiness in a rapidly changing world.

Contact
For questions or additional information, please contact:
John Sutton, Vice President, International Growth
mailto:john.sutton@i4cp.com

To ensure open and candid discussion, this event was exclusively for HR practitioners. Vendors and consultants were not permitted to attend.