S10 Ep 15: How to Live Your Values Every Day with David Hutchinson

The Business of Being Brilliant

How do you create a workplace where company values aren’t just words on a website, but the DNA of how people treat each other and do business every single day? In this episode, Helen talks to David Hutchinson, CEO and Founder of PeopleCheck, a global leader in background screening checks renowned for championing transparency, compliance, and kindness, to uncover what it really takes to build organisations where values come alive in every interaction.

Together, they explore:

⭐️ What genuine, lived values look like beyond the wall posters and marketing blurb

⭐️ Why values aren’t something you work out, but something you build your business around from day one

⭐️ How aligning company and individual values attracts the right people (and deters the wrong fits) at recruitment and beyond

⭐️ Practical ways to embed kindness even in compliance-driven, highly regulated sectors

⭐️ The ‘people glue’ effect: how values enrich every relationship, from employees to suppliers and clients

⭐️ How actions, not words, bring values to life especially in moments of challenge, mistake, or disagreement

⭐️ Building high-trust, highly accountable cultures where transparency and autonomy thrive

⭐️ The role of environment, habit, and leadership in consistently nurturing values,no matter how big or fast you grow

⭐️ Handling ‘value transgressions’, supporting mistakes, and ensuring your standards remain high as teams expand

Make sure you tune into this interesting conversation packed with wisdom, real-life examples, and actionable tips on building organisations where everyone flourishes and where company values are never just an afterthought.

About David Hutchinson

David Hutchinson founded PeopleCheck, a leading digital background screening company that focuses on trust and compliance globally, in 2003. He is an expert in the background screening industry with extensive international experience, having built and led companies in SE Asia, the US and the UK.

David's approach to business emphasizes that every area should be "clear, transparent, meaningful and compliant” – supported by great people, smart technology and a consistent focus of responsiveness, discretion, kindness & a deep understanding of context at every stage of the process.

He is committed to setting best practices and maintaining excellence in quality, processes, smart use of technology and proper compliance.

David has served on the Global Boards of the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) & is also a former Chair of the European PBSA Council.

Under his leadership, PeopleCheck has been "setting the standard and leading the way" in the background screening industry for almost two decades.

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Find out more about People Check here.

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