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S3 E1: How to Cultivate the Human-AI Sweet Spot for Innovation
January 28, 2025
How can leaders put AI to work without stifling human creativity and innovation? Berkeley Haas organizational culture experts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava are back for season 3 of The Culture Kit! The season kicks off with Hila Lifshitz, a…

S2 E5: How to use art to build a culture of innovation
December 10, 2024
How can artistic thinking and practices foster a healthier and more effective organizational culture? On this episode of The Culture Kit, hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava host a panel of four experts to discuss using art in the workplace to…

S2 E4: How to Combat the Hidden Gender Biases that Can Make Your Culture Unfriendly to Women
November 12, 2024
Despite efforts to eliminate gender bias at work, women still face barriers their male colleagues don’t. How can companies today identify whether gender bias has crept into their organization and create cultures that are supportive of women? On…

S2 E3: How tribal instincts can bring people together
October 29, 2024
“Tribalism” has a generally negative reputation these days. It’s often used to refer to an us-versus-them mentality, or a culture that’s divisive and exclusionary. But that perception, according to cultural psychologist Michael Morris,…

S2 E2: Should corporate leaders speak out on social and political issues?
October 15, 2024
Should corporate leaders speak out on social and political issues? And if they decide to do so, what’s the best approach? On this episode of The Culture Kit, hosts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava chat with Matt Kohut, a leadership…

S2 E1: Jarvis Sam on Cultivating Inclusion Amid Polarization
October 01, 2024
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…

[Bonus Episode 4] Amy Edmondson & Steve Brass on Psychological Safety
September 03, 2024
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…

[Bonus Episode 3] Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on Crafting a Culture that Prizes Details
August 20, 2024
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…

[Bonus Episode 2] The Remote Work Blueprint
August 06, 2024
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…

[Bonus Episode 1] Author Michael Lewis on the cult-like culture around Sam Bankman-Fried | Dean’s Speaker Series
July 23, 2024
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…
