Join hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava in their conversations with business leaders and thought leaders on how to build a healthy and effective workplace culture.
About the hosts

Jenny Chatman is a professor and Bank of America 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. Learn more about Chatman’s research.
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. 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. 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
How to use art to build a culture of innovation
December 10, 2024
How to combat the hidden gender biases that can make your culture unfriendly to women
November 12, 2024
Michael Morris on how tribal instincts can bring people together
October 29, 2024
Should corporate leaders speak out on social and political issues?
October 15, 2024
Jarvis Sam on cultivating inclusion amid polarization
October 01, 2024
Amy Edmondson & Steve Brass on Psychological Safety
September 03, 2024
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on crafting a culture that prizes details
August 20, 2024
The remote work blueprint
August 06, 2024
Author Michael Lewis on the cult-like culture around Sam Bankman-Fried | Dean’s Speaker Series
July 23, 2024
Episode 6: Laszlo Bock on the key skills to become a successful leader of tomorrow
June 11, 2024
