Join hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava in their conversations with leading academic and business leaders on how to build a healthy and effective workplace culture.
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About the hosts
Jennifer A. Chatman is the Paul J. Cortese Distinguished Professor of Management and is Interim Dean of Berkeley Haas. She is co-founder and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation. Her research focuses on how a culture emphasizing innovation and adaptation buffers firms from economic volatility, how CEO personality influences organizational culture, and how diverse groups perform in high pressure situations. Click to learn more about Chatman’s research (opens in a new tab).
Sameer B. Srivastava is the Ewald T. Grether Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at Berkeley Haas, and is co-founder and co-director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation. Srivastava’s research unpacks the complex interrelationships among the culture of social groups, the cognition of individuals within these groups, and the connections that people forge within and across groups. Click to learn more about Srivastava’s research.
About the podcast
The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer is a production of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation and the Haas School of Business. It’s produced by Professors FM (opens in a new tab). Our executive producer is Laura Counts, director of communications for Haas research. Our episode producer is Xandra McMahon of University FM. Martha Gerhan is executive director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation.
Episodes
S3 E5: Work as play: How gaming culture can power your career
March 25, 2025

S3 E4: Meet your new boss: An algorithm
March 11, 2025

S3 E3: The dishwasher divide: How to decode tight and loose cultures
February 27, 2025

S3 E2: IBM’s Nickle LaMoreaux on how AI helped HR put people first
February 11, 2025

S3 E1: How to cultivate the human-AI sweet spot for innovation
January 28, 2025

S2 E5: How to use art to build a culture of innovation
December 10, 2024

S2 E4: How to combat the hidden gender biases that can make your culture unfriendly to women
November 12, 2024

S2 E3: How tribal instincts can bring people together
October 29, 2024

S2 E2: Should corporate leaders speak out on social and political issues?
October 15, 2024

S2 E1: Jarvis Sam on cultivating inclusion amid polarization
October 01, 2024
