--- title: Building Cultures Where People and Performance Thrive date: 2025-12-01T12:00:00+00:00 author: Alex Chisholm canonical_url: "https://kentplc.com/news-insights/building-cultures-where-people-and-performance-thrive" section: Blog --- 01 Dec 2025 Podcast # Building Cultures Where People and Performance Thrive ![John Gilley Building Culture Podcast Banner 1]() Kent’s approach since rebranding in 2021 has been a culture-first focus, with a prioritisation of shared values and wellbeing throughout the business. We believe that these values help unlock the key to the high standard of performance in our people. In a special appearance on Live Unbound's *Unbound: Leadership in Business* series, CEO John Gilley describes his path to realising the importance of those values, and how he works to insert them throughout Kent even in times of exponential growth. John discusses how to empower teams by letting go of control, the way Kent cultivates psychological safety for employees as well as physical safety in the workplace, and how to scale globally while keeping grounded. *[Listen to the full podcast here.](https://bit.ly/3MoISom)* Share this story [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkentplc.com%2Fnews-insights%2Fbuilding-cultures-where-people-and-performance-thrive) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/building-cultures-where-people-and-performance-thrive) [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/building-cultures-where-people-and-performance-thrive&text=Building%20Cultures%20Where%20People%20and%20Performance%20Thrive) Related Blogs ## You might also like [![Energy Gang Podcast]()](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/energy-gang-podcast-john-gilley)Press Releases & Featured Stories [Energy Gang Podcast: CEO John Gilley talks about the future of the energy transition and data centres ](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/energy-gang-podcast-john-gilley)CEO John Gilley meets with Wood MacKenzie's Energy Gang Podcast at ADIPEC 2025 [Read article](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/energy-gang-podcast-john-gilley) [![Thumbnail0 1]()](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/engineering-a-sustainable-future)Podcast [Engineering a sustainable future - with purpose and principles ](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/engineering-a-sustainable-future)Emma Scott on how we are building a more responsible energy future - one grounded in honesty, action, and real-world impact. 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