In the season two premiere of The Culture Kit, hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava tackle the complex question of how to create a culture of inclusion and belonging in the face of growing polarization in the workplace and society at large. To help answer this question, Jenny and Sameer [&helli…

While “psychological safety” has become somewhat of a buzzword in management circles, it’s a concept that forward-thinking leaders dismiss at their own peril. “I cannot think of a place where lower psychological safety would help you in any way,” says Harvard Business School Professor Amy …

When Patrick Collison and his brother John Collison founded digital payment company Stripe in 2010, he didn’t come in with “any kind of enlightened leadership expertise or genetic muscle memory.” As the company took off and grew to a dominant platform with $1 trillion in total payment volu…

What does research show about the shift to “work from anywhere”? How can you keep people connected in a 100% remote company?In this bonus episode of The Culture Kit, host Sameer Srivastava interviews Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School…

In a fireside chat with host Jenny Chatman, best-selling author Michael Lewis shares the inside story of the strange culture Sam Bankman-Fried created at his failed crypto exchange, FTX. Lewis got to know SBF for his latest book, “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.” The s…

With the world of work constantly evolving and the introduction of new technologies like AI, how can leaders prepare themselves to successfully lead their companies into the new frontier? On the season finale of The Culture Kit, Haas School of Business professors and organizational culture experts J…

A “yes man” culture that is adverse to dissent can not only be stifling for employees, but in some cases, can be downright dangerous. So how do you create a culture where everyone feels empowered to bring their ideas to the table? On today’s episode of The Culture Kit with […]

In this time of quiet quitting and burnout, how do organizational leaders create a culture that encourages workers to go above and beyond their job description? Organizational culture experts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava are back to answer this question from Meili Hau, the director of the Stu…

Every organization has its subcultures. How do you know when they’re a problem? In episode #3 of The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer, hosts Jennifer Chatman and Sameer Srivastava answer a question from Yogaraj (Yogs) Jayaprakasam and offer a surprising take on the value of subcultures. Jen…

In this world of hybrid work, how to build and maintain long-lasting and impactful relationships at your company can be a head-scratcher of a question. The Culture Kit hosts, Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava, are here to help. On today’s episode, they answer a question from HubSpot CEO Yamini R…