Culture Kit Blog
S3 E5: Work as play: How gaming culture can power your career
March 25, 2025
With so many shifting rules and cultural norms, career success can feel like mastering a complex game. Jessica Lindl, Vice President of Ecosystem Growth at Unity Technologies and a Haas MBA alum, shows how a gaming mindset can be an advantage in…

S3 E4: Meet your new boss: An algorithm
March 11, 2025
From ride-hailing services to warehouses to hiring platforms, algorithms are increasingly taking on the role of manager. What does this mean for worker autonomy and meaningful engagement with work? On this episode of The Culture Kit, hosts Jenny…

S3 E3: The dishwasher divide: How to decode tight and loose cultures
February 27, 2025
Why do some workplaces enforce strict rules while others never seem to start a meeting on time? What happens when a rule-following “Order Muppet”—think Kermit the Frog—pairs up with a “Chaos Muppet” like Cookie Monster? And what does how…

S3 E2: IBM’s Nickle LaMoreaux on how AI helped HR put people first
February 11, 2025
IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Nickle LaMoreaux is helping to steer the tech giant through the fastest change she’s seen in her two-decade career. In this interview with UC Berkeley Haas professors Jenny Chatman and…

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…
