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 with Xandra McMahon serving as producer. Our executive producer is Laura Counts, director of strategic communications for the Haas School of Business. Martha Gerhan is executive director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation.
Episodes
Toby Stuart on why you can’t ignore the hidden forces of social status in your organizations
September 30, 2025
Work as play: How gaming culture can power your career
March 25, 2025
Meet your new boss: An algorithm
March 11, 2025
Michele Gelfand on the dishwasher divide: How to decode tight and loose cultures
February 27, 2025
IBM’s Nickle LaMoreaux on how AI helped HR put people first
February 11, 2025
How to cultivate the human-AI sweet spot for innovation
January 28, 2025
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
