{"id":882,"date":"2025-06-30T10:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/?p=882"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:08:57","slug":"how-synchrony-is-redefining-culture-in-a-fully-remote-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/?p=882","title":{"rendered":"How Synchrony is Redefining Culture in a Fully Remote World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Published on LeadershipInsights.in<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where return-to-office mandates are dominating headlines, Synchrony is charting its own course, with remarkable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Krish Shankar<\/em> visited Synchrony\u2019s center in Hyderabad and came back with powerful takeaways on how a fully remote<\/em> company can still build a deeply connected and caring culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five standout practices from Synchrony that every modern leader should take note of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Remote-first by design, not by default<\/strong>
At a time when many are pushing for office presence, Synchrony has embraced a fully remote model\u2014and it’s working. They’re not just surviving; they\u2019re thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Recognition that speaks volumes<\/strong>
The company has ranked #2 in the Great Place to Work<\/em> survey for two consecutive years in India. That\u2019s no small feat, especially for a remote organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Connection over compulsion<\/strong>
They\u2019ve created five engagement hubs<\/em> across India. Through quarterly connection days<\/em>, monthly virtual meets, and events like Family Day<\/em>, employees stay emotionally and socially connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Culture of care and wellbeing<\/strong>
From breakout rooms with different themes to a 24\/7 gym\u2014even in a remote setup\u2014their commitment to employee wellbeing is exceptional. A dedicated wellbeing team ensures that care is proactive, not reactive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Leadership that listens and learns<\/strong>
This isn\u2019t just HR-led. Leadership is fully invested in keeping engagement levels high across geographies, with top GPTW rankings in the Philippines and the US, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krish\u2019s visit turned into a learning experience\u2014one that shows us what\u2019s possible when people come first, no matter where they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udd17 Read more stories like this on<\/em> leadershipinsights.in<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Published on LeadershipInsights.in In a world where return-to-office mandates are dominating headlines, Synchrony is charting its own course, with remarkable results. Recently, Krish Shankar visited Synchrony\u2019s center in Hyderabad and came back with powerful takeaways on how a fully remote company can still build a deeply connected and caring culture. Here are five standout practices […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,3,23,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cs-editor-pick","category-futureleaders","category-learneveryday","category-learning-academy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":883,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/882\/revisions\/883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leadershipinsights.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}