Episode 17 | Values, Trust, and Building High-Performance Remote Culture

Описание: How do you build a thriving, high-performance culture when your team is scattered across North America? In this episode, Sandra Veledar sits down with Dunja Vujovic, VP of People and Culture at TextNow, to explore how remote-first organizations can create authentic connections, sustainable performance, and strategic impact—without sacrificing what makes us human.

From teaching employees how to align personal values with company values to creating intentional moments for trust-building, Dunja shares the unconventional playbook that's kept TextNow geographically agnostic for 10+ years. This isn't about perks or ping-pong tables—it's about strategic leadership that treats culture as an organizational asset, not an HR checkbox.

💡 Topics include:

● Why remote work requires MORE investment in face-to-face connection, not less
● The Values Bootcamp: teaching 100+ employees yearly how to make decisions aligned with company values
● How AI is creating a new layer of "fakeness" in remote work—and what to do about it
● Why trust and vulnerability are the foundation of successful distributed teams
● The critical difference between administering engagement surveys and being a strategic HR leader
● Why HR doesn't own culture—but owns the strategy to enable it
● How to connect people data to business outcomes (and get that seat at the C-suite table)
● The power of "evidence-led, intuition-informed" decision making
● Why you can't copy-paste other companies' programs and expect success
● Creating spaces for leaders to be human, not just bosses

📌 Who should listen: HR leaders seeking to elevate their strategic impact, remote-first leaders, executives building distributed teams, and anyone navigating the intersection of performance, culture, and sustainable growth.

💬 Question for you: How are you creating intentional moments for trust-building in your remote or hybrid team? Share in the comments!
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About Dunja Vujovic: VP of People and Culture at TextNow with 10+ years of experience building remote-first, high-performance culture. Dunja specializes in values-driven leadership, strategic HR transformation, and creating workplaces where trust, vulnerability, and accountability drive sustainable business results.