Podcasts by CultureLab with Aga Bajer
This podcast helps you turn your company culture into rocket fuel for meaningful growth. It explores how we can make work synonymous with fun, meaning, and belonging and looks at how we can build remarkable cultures that scale as our businesses grow and the world keeps on changing.
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Amy Gallo - How to Work with Difficult People from 2023-12-05T23:00
Work relationships can be hard. The stress of dealing with difficult people dampens our creativity and productivity, and degrades our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions.
To...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Deep Fun at Work from 2023-11-21T23:00
In this Deep Dive Aga and Shani delve deep into a topic that has fas...
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Mauro Porcini - The Power of People in Love with People from 2023-11-07T23:00
Many companies aspire to be industry disruptors and innovation leaders, but only a handful can genuinely claim those titles. What sets them apart?
We're zeroing in on PepsiCo—a company th...
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Dana Chapman - Fueling Success: The Relationship of Nutrition, Mind and Culture from 2023-10-24T22:00
In a world where the relentless pursuit of productivity often overshadows well-being, it's easy to overlook the fundamental connection between what we eat and how our bodies and minds perform. Listen
THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Intergenerational Synergies at Work from 2023-10-10T22:00
The workplace landscape has transformed dramatically over the past few decades with 5 different generations now working side by side, each bringing their unique perspectives, experiences, and wo...
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Chip Conley - The New Age of Wisdom: The Rise of a Modern Elder from 2023-10-03T22:00
This month on the CultureLab podcast, we're diving deep into the intricacies of a multigenerational workforce. You know the scene: Boomers nostalgically talking about "the way we used to do thin...
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Michelle MiJung Kim - Awakening to Equity and Justice at Work from 2023-09-19T22:00
In this compelling episode with Michelle MiJung Kim we explore how culture, diversity, inclusion, and equity intersect to create a thriving culture. Michelle's journey, from South Korea to LGBTQ...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: DEI Initiatives That Work from 2023-09-06T06:19
Join Aga Bajer and Shani Persson as they explore the often-daunting world of DEI in the latest Deep Dive. With curiosity and humility, Aga and Shani navigate the maze of systemic biases, the tra...
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Minda Harts - Expanding the Table: Cultivating True Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from 2023-08-22T22:00
More people than we think feel like they don’t belong at work. This leads to a range of concerning consequences, such as disengagement, diminished productivity, and a stifling of individual crea...
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Rachel Botsman - Unlocking the Power of Trust from 2023-08-15T22:00
You meet a new colleague for the first time, and… something clicks! You trust them, but you don't know why. Then, on another day, you're teamed with someone you’ve known and worked with for a wh...
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Lorne Rubis - The Path to True Belonging from 2023-08-01T22:00
Belonging - a concept that speaks to the core of our human experience. We all yearn for acceptance, a place to belong, and the freedom to be our authentic selves. In this thought-provoking episo...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Conversations That Matter from 2023-07-18T22:00
We often leave workplace relationships to chance, hoping they’ll simply fall into place. But healthy, productive relationships require intention and work.
In this episode of CultureLab, w...
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Michael Bungay Stanier - Mastering the Art of Working with (Almost) Anyone from 2023-07-04T22:00
The average person spends over 90,000 hours working throughout their career. That's a substantial amount of time building connections with colleagues, clients, and collaborators. What's truly fa...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Navigating Remote and Hybrid Work from 2023-06-20T22:00
Despite the tremendous success of many companies operating in a nearly fully remote setup during the pandemic, we are now experiencing a shift, with mandates urging employees to return to the of...
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Teresa Clark - The Path to Well-Being at Work from 2023-06-06T22:00
Picture our ancestors, hunters and gatherers roaming the savannah. Various anthropological studies indicate that the early homo sapiens experienced working together towards a common goal (surviv...
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Bretton Putter - Future-Proof Your Hybrid Culture from 2023-05-23T22:00
Let’s be honest - hybrid work can be great, but it can also be quite annoying.
In this episode, Bret Putter, the leading expert in hybrid work strategies and practices, discusses hybrid f...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: A Culture of Care - Prioritizing Mental and Physical Well-Being at Work. from 2023-05-09T22:00
This Deep Dive focuses on how we can reclaim agency over our own well-being and that of our colleagues and cultivate an environment where people can truly thrive.
We explore topics relate...
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Cameron Herold - Scaling Culture: Navigating the Challenges of Growth from 2023-04-25T22:00
As organizations grow, they often encounter unique challenges in building and maintaining a thriving culture. The very things that made a company successful in its early stages – its core values...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Rebuilding a Resilient Workplace Culture from 2023-04-11T22:00
The Deep Dive with Aga and Shani is your monthly episode about all things culture.
This episode focuses on rebuilding a resilient workplace culture as companies face immense challenges no...
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Ezra Bookman - Activating Company Values Through Purposeful Ritual Design from 2023-04-04T22:00
Rituals are a fascinating aspect of human behaviour. From ancient religions to the modern workplace, they play a significant role in shaping our culture and behaviour.
In this week’s epis...
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Kieran Snyder - How AI Can Shape Your Company Culture from 2023-03-21T23:00
In this episode, we dive deep into the power of language and how software can help businesses create more inclusive communication and culture.
In a time when inclusivity and empathy are m...
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THE DEEP DIVE with Aga and Shani: Activate Your Values from 2023-03-07T23:00
The Deep Dive with Aga and Shani is your monthly episode about all things culture.
This episode focuses on activating company values and creating a culture where values are not just talke...
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Kristi Herold - The Role of Play in Shaping Workplace Culture from 2023-02-21T23:00
Do you ever wonder why some teams thrive while others struggle?
According to recent studies, the secret sauce to success may lie in something unexpected - play at work.
My guest, <...
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Nikki Gatenby - Cultivating a Purposeful Culture from 2023-02-07T23:00
Is it possible to make a difference and make money? Nikki Gatenby says yes!
If you are looking to make a difference in the world while still running a successful business, this episode is...
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Trier Bryant - Beyond Diversity - Building an Inclusive Workplace Culture from 2023-01-24T23:00
When it comes to creating a truly just workplace, many companies today seem fixated on ticking off diversity metrics. But DEIB (diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging) is not just about num...
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Dan Strode - The Culture Advantage from 2023-01-10T23:00
In this episode, we dive into the importance of innovation in the modern business world. Our guest, Dan Strode, shares insights on how a corporate culture that nurtures creativity and encourages...
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Caitlin Walker - Drama-Free Culture from 2022-12-27T23:00
Drama in the workplace is a major drain on productivity, creativity, and collaboration. It manifests as emotional outbursts, unresolved disagreements, resistance to change, or misalignment with ...
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Charles Vogl - Belonging at Work from 2022-12-13T23:00
Belonging is not a by-product of success - it’s a necessary condition for any team. In this episode, I am joined by one of the most distinguished experts on belonging and community building, Cha...
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Jessica Zwaan - Transforming People Operations from 2022-11-29T23:00
Jessica Zwaan has amassed quite a following among HR professionals frustrated with the old way of doing things and keen to develop an agile, evidence-based approach to serve their people and bus...
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Lynda Gratton - Redesigning Work from 2022-11-15T23:00
There’s a major positive side-effect to the pandemic - it presents us with the biggest opportunity we’ve had in the past 100 years to redesign the way we work and finally fix the stuff that's be...
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Catherine Price - The Power of Fun at Work from 2022-11-01T23:00
For many people, fun and work don’t mix. We tend to think of work as the serious and virtuous stuff of life. Fun, on the other hand, is perceived as something frivolous, an indulgence that we ca...
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Kim Scott - The Power of Radical Candor from 2022-10-18T22:00
Most people struggle with “constructive” feedback. It’s hard to hear it and even harder to give it. We are neurologically hard-wired to avoid feedback like the plague. And yet, we cannot grow an...
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Jeanette Bronée - Cultivating the Self-Care Mindset at Work from 2022-10-05T04:53
“When’s the last time you had a good chat with yourself? The kind of chat where you ask yourself, “How am I in there?” - this is one of the questions Jeanette Bronée likes asking. Rethinker, Cul...
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Megan Reitz - How to Develop a Speak-Up Culture from 2022-09-20T22:00:28
Megan Reitz, Professor of Leadership and Dialogue at Hult International Business School talks about creating spaces for dialogue that enable...
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Robin Dunbar - Human Connections at Work from 2022-09-06T22:00:24
Robin Dunbar is a professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University. He has spent most of ...
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Wendy Smith - Both/And Thinking; Embracing Creative Tensions from 2022-08-23T22:00:23
We’ve all felt pulled in two seemingly opposite directions and faced tough dilemmas at work at times: Culture fit or culture add? Employees-first or customer-first? Innovation or efficiency? Sel...
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David McCraney - How Minds Change from 2022-08-09T22:00:36
Have you ever felt frustrated by the fact that peo...
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Best of the Archives: Culture&Strategy Have Breakfast Together | Max McKeown from 2022-07-26T22:00:20
This month we are sharing some of the best episodes from our archive and this episode with Max Mckeown is a must-listen and a great place to start when thinking of how to align culture and strat...
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Heiko Fischer - Reinventing HR from 2022-07-12T22:00:17
What would happen if you got rid of traditional HR? Listen to this episode where Heiko Fischer, the CEO of Resourceful Humans, talks about how he moved from noodling over this question to actual...
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The 4 Deadly Sins of Work Culture | Adam Grant - WorkLife from 2022-06-28T22:00:47
How do you avoid joining a company with a toxic culture—or build a healthy one when you are already a part of the organization? These are just a couple of questio...
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Best of the Archives: Building a Fearless Organization |Amy Edmondson from 2022-06-21T22:00:50
As a society, we've certainly made some progress in honoring the contribution of the LGBTQ workforce. But, there are still minds, hearts, teams, and companies that do not engage and where people...
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Mark Rickmeier - MindShift: From Office-Centric to Remote-First from 2022-06-07T22:00:28
How do you know that it’s time to update your views on what’s best for your team and your business? Our guest, Mark Rickmeier, the CEO o...
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Jamie Dixon - The Story Habit from 2022-05-24T22:00
Storytelling is the very stuff of culture. It’s also the language of the mind. Stories bridge the gap between the past and the future, create shared identities, provide us with meaning, and shap...
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Daniel Coyle - The Culture Playbook from 2022-04-19T22:00
What on Earth is frontalis? And why is it the most important part of human anatomy when it comes to forging authentic connections in the remote work environment? How can a corny catchphrase help...
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Best of the Archives: People Like Us Do Things Like This | Seth Godin from 2022-04-05T23:00:04
This month we are sharing some of the best episodes from our archive and this one is very special as our guest is none other than the honorary godfather of our show, Seth Godin! Seth is the auth...
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Best of the Archives: Unleashing Your Team's Potential | Frances Frei&Anne Morriss from 2022-03-22T23:01
This month we will be sharing some of the best episodes from our archive and we are starting with one of our biggest blockbusters - an interview with Frances Frei and Anne Morriss. When Google, ...
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LaTonya Wilkins - Creating Cultures of Belonging from 2022-03-08T23:01:25
In many companies, the approach to shaping culture can be quite superficial. Our guest, LaTonya Wilkins, suggests it's time to go "below the surface" and embrace a radically inclusive leadership...
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Dr. Donte Vaughn - Helping Leaders Become Culture Champions from 2022-02-22T23:01:36
A bit like the operating system on their PCs, culture is something most leaders rarely think about - until it starts causing them problems. When culture slows their teams down and makes work mor...
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Jay Van Bavel - Social Identity and Company Culture from 2022-02-08T23:01
From neurons to social networks, Jay Van Bavel’s research investigates the psychology and neuroscience of implicit bias, group identity, team performance, decisio...
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Rodney Evans - Getting Ready for the Future of Work from 2022-01-25T23:00
Rodney Evans is a pioneer in adaptive organization design and the future of work. She has taught new, better ways of working in dozens of complex environments—inc...
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Rohini Anand - Leveling the Playing Field: How to Lead Global DEI from 2022-01-24T15:00:36
In this episode, Rohini Anand draws on her experience as the former Chief DEI Officer at Sodexo and shares insights from her book, Listen
Leandro Herrero - The 5 Principles of a Viral Culture Change from 2021-12-28T23:01
Leandro Herrero is the pioneer of Viral Change™ - a methodology that delivers large-scale behavioural and cultural change in organizations. In this episode, we e...
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Charlie Sull - Using AI to Understand Your Culture from 2021-12-14T23:01
Charlie Sull developed a groundbreaking AI tool to understand and assess organizational culture through the use of big-data processing. The tool mines “digital traces” of culture in electronic c...
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Timothy Clark - The Four Stages of Psychological Safety from 2021-12-01T01:00
Timothy Clark is an expert on psychological safety in the workplace. He is recognized as a global authority in the fields of senior executive development, strategy acceleration, and organizationa...
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Kevin Oakes - It's Time for Culture Renovation from 2021-11-17T01:00
Kevin Oakes is CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the world’s leading human capital research f...
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Pim de Morree - Corporate Rebels, Unite! from 2021-11-01T23:01
Pim De Morree, co-founder of Corporate Rebels talks about what he and his partner, Joost Minaar discovered traveling the world and researching innovative organizations. He shares the 8 shifts th...
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Tom Chi - Cultivating a Culture of Innovation from 2021-10-19T22:01
Tom Chi is one of the founding members of Google X who served as head of product experience at developing technology such as Google Glass and Google's self-drivin...
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Gina Bianchini: Communities at Work from 2021-10-05T22:01
Community and social belonging are fundamental human needs, hardwired into our DNA. Gina Bianchini, the founder and CEO of Mighty Networks has had a front-row seat to hundreds of thousands of su...
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Yvette Pasqua: Cultivating a High-Performance Culture from 2021-09-22T15:24:11
With hybrid and remote work, building diverse teams that collaborate well together is more challenging than ever. So, how do you go about creating an environment that drives innovation, performa...
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Katarina Berg: Culture at Spotify - Lessons in Scaling from 2021-09-06T22:01
Spotify's CHRO, Katarina Berg, knows how to maintain a thriving culture while scaling from a successful startup to a global giant. She shares some of her secrets around unlocking human potential...
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Brian Robertson: Getting Rid of Managers from 2021-08-24T07:06:29
People don’t leave bad jobs, they leave bad managers. So here is a radical idea: What if we got rid of managers altogether? What if we could do it without decreasing the power of traditional hie...
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Giff Constable: Talking to Humans from 2021-03-29T22:01
Giff Constable is a product leader, entrepreneur, and author who has sold three companies and helped build many others. In this wide-ranging interview, we cover a lot of ground: from ...
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Bretton Putter: Building a Remote Culture from 2021-03-08T23:01
Bretton Putter is the CEO of CultureGene and he helps companies build and develop strong, functional company cultures. He recently published his second book, Own Your Culture, Listen
Frances Frei&Anne Morriss: Unleash Your Team's Potential from 2021-02-23T11:39:48
The world’s top leadership and culture whisperers - Frances Frei and Anne Morris joined me for a fun, wide-ranging, and insightful conversation about how you can unleash your team’s p...
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Tommi Forsström: Building Product and Culture during the Weird Middle Part from 2021-01-12T23:01
Growth. We all crave it. Both in our personal lives and in business. But what we often forget is that the biggest growth spurts inevitably come with growing pains. Suddenly we are in ...
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Dorie Clark: Reinvent Yourself from 2020-12-21T23:01
My guest today, Dorie Clark, suggests we need to make things easier for ourselves in 2021 and embrace the lowercase "r" reinvention: small, subtle changes that, over time, compound and often pro...
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Darius Mirshahzadeh: Start with Core Values from 2020-12-07T23:00
"I hate this company,” I said to myself, sitting in the office in San Francisco. “I can’t believe I created this.”
This ...
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Ethan Mollick: Beyond the Startup Myth from 2020-11-24T18:20:42
What does a successful startup founder look like?
You probably have a vivid picture in your head – two supercharged recent college graduates bursting out of the gate with a fresh new ide...
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Peter Rabey: Growing During a Pandemic from 2020-11-09T23:01
Today, my guest is the co-founder and CEO of X4 Group, Peter Rabey.
Peter and his team managed to scale and grow their business through extremely challenging times. Since...
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An Audio Postcard from Wendy Smith from 2020-09-07T22:01
Wendy Smith is an associate professor of organizational behavior at the Alfred Lerner School of Business at the University of Delaware. S...
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Bobby Herrera: The Gift of Struggle from 2020-08-24T22:01
To say that 2020 has been a challenging year would be an understatement. But there are many ways to look at our struggles and Bobby Herrera, the founder and CEO of Populus Group, suggests that w...
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Max McKeown: Culture&Strategy Have Breakfast Together from 2020-07-06T22:01
Dr Max McKeown is a visionary, and influential presenter who reveals insider knowledge, gleaned from twenty-five years’ experience consulting for Pfi...
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An Audio Postcard from Garry Ridge from 2020-06-22T22:01
An Audio Postcard from Bobby Herrera from 2020-06-15T22:01
Aaron Dignan: Brave New Work from 2020-06-08T22:01
Today, on the CultureLab podcast, we wel...
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An Audio Postcard from Melissa Agnes from 2020-06-01T22:01
It's in times like these that our values and ethical standards are put to the test. COVID-19 emergency and its aftermath will call for empathy, compassion, and generosity. If business leaders do...
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Amy Edmondson: Building a Fearless Organization from 2020-05-26T17:00
When people don't speak up, the organization's ability to innovate and grow is at great risk. A culture of silence is a dangerous culture. A culture of openness and c...
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An Audio Postcard from Thimon De Jong from 2020-05-22T11:05:54
It looks like we might be in a pretty long tunnel. And while there's certainly light at the end of it, why wait? We can create some light right now by building human connections through the mean...
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An Audio Postcard from Ron Carucci from 2020-05-11T22:01
We have a new postcard - this time from Ron Carucci. Ron says that we are currently in an odd, liminal space, in between chapters. And while it's undoubtedly a difficult season, things will resu...
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An Audio Postcard from Aga Bajer from 2020-05-08T06:59:03
We have created the Audio Postcards series to help you tackle the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic in a calmer and wiser way. This week, the postcard comes from Aga Bajer and she share...
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Simon Sinek: Embracing an Infinite Mindset in Times of Crisis from 2020-05-04T22:01
As time goes by, we all realize that the Coronavirus outbreak is, first and foremost, a human tragedy. But it has also become increasingly clear that COVID-19 is having a growing impa...
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An Audio Postcard from Liane Davey from 2020-04-27T22:01
We have created the Audio Postcards series to help us tackle the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic in a calmer and wiser way.
This week we have a postcard from Toronto, fr...
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Mary Abbajay: Managing Up from 2020-04-20T22:01
The quality of the relationship with your boss has a major impact on your career, satisfaction and even your overall wellness and health. And yet, it’s much easier to...
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An Audio Postcard from Michael Bungay Stanier from 2020-04-15T08:35:30
We have created the Audio Postcards series to help us tackle the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic in a calmer and wiser way.
The tricky thing with being a leader or an entrepreneur ...
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An Audio Postcard from Cy Wakeman from 2020-04-06T22:01
We have created the Audio Postcards series to help us tackle the challenges of the Coronavirus pandemic in a calmer and wiser way.
This postcard is second in the series and comes from Cy ...
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An Audio Postcard from Seth Godin from 2020-03-30T22:01
In difficult times, we all need some guidance, some inspiration and... an occasional kick in the butt.
To help leaders, entrepreneurs and soloists navigate the unchartered waters of the C...
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Nikki Gatenby: Putting People and Purpose First from 2020-03-23T23:01
Our guest today is Nikki Gatenby. Nikki is a business consultant and best selling author, specializing in the field of culture and engagement at work, having been featured in
Siobhan McHale: Disrupting Dysfunctional Patters from 2020-03-10T07:28:46
Our guest today is Siobhan McHale, a culture change specialist, EGM People, Culture &...
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Kirsty Bashforth: Culture Shift from 2020-02-24T23:01
Our guest today is Kirsty Bashforth, the founder and CEO of QuayFive Ltd.
Jitske Kramer: The Making of a Corporate Tribe from 2020-02-10T23:01
Jitske Kramer is a Dutch anthropologist. She travels the world to learn from traditional healers, leaders, surprising innovators, and random passersby. She looks at t...
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Mike Ganino: How Stories Shape Culture from 2020-01-27T23:01
Our guest today is Mike Ganino. He is a storytelling and communication expert who helps executives, teams, and thought leaders communicate, connect, and engage. Mike is also the author of
Melissa Agnes: Crisis Ready - How to Build an Invincible Brand from 2020-01-13T23:01
Our guest today is Melissa Agnes. Author of Crisis Ready: Building an ...
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Cy Wakeman: (You - Drama) = Positive Culture Change from 2019-12-09T23:01
Our guest today is Cy Wakeman. Cy is a drama researcher, global thought-leader, and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a co...
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Seth Godin: People Like Us Do Things Like This from 2019-11-25T23:01
In the early days of the CultureLab, I approached Seth Godin and invited him to come on the show. He told me, “Sure, I’d love to. I’ll be your 50th guest.” This is wh...
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Ron Carucci: Values, Trust and Corporate Culture from 2019-11-11T23:01
Meet Ron Carucci, the co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, who works with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations. Listen
Chris Westfall: Stop Pitching, Start Connecting from 2019-10-28T23:01
When leaders want the culture to change or to be a certain way, they often try to convince their teams to adopt a new way of being and behaving. Often, their communic...
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Jim Lawless: Cracking the Fear Algorithm from 2019-09-30T22:01
Meet Jim Lawless, a leading authority on what he calls AQ: developing organizational AdaptAbility skills to deliver bold, fast change.
Jos De Blok: Ditching Hierarchy and Building a Thriving Culture in Buurtzorg from 2019-09-18T16:20:04
Meet Jos De Blok, the founder and CEO of Buurtzorg. Buurtzorg Nederland was founded in 2006 by Jos and a small team of professional nurses who...
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Liane Davey: Cultivating a Culture of Productive Conflict from 2019-09-02T22:01
Meet Dr. Liane Davey, the New York Times bestselling author of You First, Inspire Your Team to Grow Up, Get Along, and Get Stuff Done; a regular contributor to the Harvard Business ...
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Srdja Popovic: Why a Successful Cultural (R)evolution Requires a Movement from 2019-08-19T22:01
Meet Srdja Popovic, an activist who formed the Otpor! movement in 1998 to overthrow Slobodan Milosevic.
Chris Fussell: Culture Lessons from a Former Navy SEAL from 2019-08-05T22:01
My guest today is Chris Fussell. He serves as the President of McChrystal Group and is the author of the 2015 New York Times bestseller, Team of Team...
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Zeynep Ton: Creating Good Jobs to Build Better Cultures from 2019-07-01T22:01
My guest today is Zeynep Ton. Zeynep is an adjunct associate professor in Operations Management at MIT Sloan School of Management an...
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Ed Morrison: Why Strategic Doing Beats Strategic Planning from 2019-06-17T22:01
My guest today is Ed Morrison. Ed directs the Agile Strategy Lab at Purdue University.
Jeanette Bronée: Creating a Culture of Care from 2019-06-03T22:01
My guest today is Jeanette Bronée, an author, speaker, performance strategist, and culture coach. She helps leaders and companies rethink performance and culture by f...
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Lindsay McGregor: Using the Science of Motivation to Build High Performing Cultures from 2019-05-11T22:01
In her book, “Primed to Perform - How to Build the Hig...
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Greg Satell: How to Build a Successful Movement That Will Change Your Culture from 2019-04-22T22:01
In 2014, Greg Satell experienced the Orange Revolution in Ukraine. What he observed in Kiev during that time seemingly defied all logic or reason: thousands of people...
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Bruce Daisley: How to Fix Your Culture and Enjoy Work More from 2019-04-08T22:01
Bruce Daisley is obsessed with figuring out what makes a really great workplace. A Vice President EMEA for Twitter, he created the number-one business podcast in the ...
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Stan Slap: The Benefits of Redefining Corporate Culture from 2019-03-25T23:01
Stan Slap is the CEO of SLAP. He has a hard-core point of view about what’s right with the world and must be protected and what’s wrong with t...
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Jeremy Hockenstein and Sopheap Im: How Social Mission Fuels Growth at DDD from 2019-03-11T23:01
We often hear how important it is for an organisation to have a meaningful mission and purpose. And yet, a lot of companies struggle to see the link between their mis...
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Claude Silver: Putting the Heart Back into the Workplace from 2019-02-11T23:01
Claude Silver is the Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, a digital agency founded by Gary Vaynerchuk, ...
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Wes Kao: On Brand Identity, Marketing and Culture from 2019-01-27T23:01
Wes Kao is a marketing strategy expert who helps challenger brands maximise their product launches.
When working with her cl...
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Barnaby Lashbrooke: Driving Culture Change Through Authentic Leadership from 2019-01-14T23:01
Barnaby Lashbrooke, the founder and CEO of Time Etc, brings busy entrepreneurs and incredible Assistants together.
Barnaby managed to transform his second business, Time Etc, from an ini...
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Lisa Unwin: She's Back! from 2018-12-31T23:01
Women often choose to take career breaks to take care of their children or other relatives, such as ageing parents. Some men are gradually joining them, too. And, sad...
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The Best Bits: Episodes 21-29 from 2018-12-17T23:01
Every tenth episode of CultureLab, we look back at the previous 9 episodes and pick the ‘best bits’: the tips and stories that help us demystify organisational and te...
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Ayse Birsel: Think Like a Designer from 2018-12-03T23:01
Our guest, Ayse Birsel, learned that, contrary to what a lot of us believe, ordinary people can be extraordinarily creative - provided that they are given the right tools and use the right proce...
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Dave Ulrich: On Creating a Culture from the Outside in from 2018-11-19T23:01
In this episode, Dave Ulrich - the father of modern HR - talks about the ideas with the most impact that he encountered in his 40-year career as a management thinker and consultant.
Not ...
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Kip Lambert: A Culture of Kindness from 2018-11-05T23:01
When people think about the key attributes of a successful company culture, kindness doesn’t always make it to the top of the list. In fact, it often doesn’t make the...
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Patty McCord: Culture Lessons from the Silicon Valley from 2018-10-22T22:01
We live in the era of exponential change. Business as usual is dead and we need to redefine, reimagine and rethink work.
Our culture and our HR systems need a long overdue update.
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Wendy Smith: The Power of Paradox from 2018-10-08T22:30
We continuously ask ourselves the question: "Do I do this OR do I do that?
We are hard-wired to crave certainty and clarity ...
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Garry Ridge: Cultivating a Great Company Culture from 2018-09-24T22:30
Garry Ridge is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the WD-40 Company, a billion-dollar business with a 93% employee engagement index.
WD-40 has been making ...
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Dr Sue Black: On the Other Side of Fear from 2018-09-10T22:30
For most of us, fear can be paralysing. The moment we experience fear, it stops us dead in our tracks - we are unable to move forward, desperately clinging to what we...
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Kate Cairns: We Need Actions, Not Just Words from 2018-08-27T22:30
It can feel risky to put our head above the parapet and be the first one to challenge the status quo. And, it's even harder to actually do something to put things right.
In this intervie...
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Rahaf Harfoush: The Future of Work Is Human from 2018-08-13T22:30
In this episode we explore how technology and digitisation impact our culture: the way we live, learn, work, travel create, and fall in love. Best-selling author, str...
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The Best Bits: Episodes 12-19 from 2018-07-30T23:30
Every tenth episode of CultureLab, we look back at the previous 9 episodes and pick the ‘best bits’: the tips and stories that help us demystify organisational and team culture and make it more ...
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Whitney Johnson: How to Build an A-Team from 2018-07-17T04:00
Whitney Johnson is an innovation and disruption expert, best-selling author and one of the world's most influential management thinkers by Listen
Thimon De Jong: The Future of Work from 2018-07-03T03:00
Does the idea of a driverless car make you nervous? Timon De Jong, a futurist specialising in human behaviour, takes us back in time when automatic elevators made people just as apprehensive. Listen
Patsy Rodenburg: Leading with Presence from 2018-06-19T05:00
Patsy Rodenburg divides her time between London, New York and Silves in Portugal.
While London and New York is where she keeps busy, Silves is her place to retreat, write and recharge. <...
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Tim Kuppler: The Culture Advantage from 2018-06-05T03:00
As I like to say, culture can be like the proverbial soap - often too slippery to grasp. My guest, Tim Kuppler - the Director of Culture and Organisation Development with Human Synergistics, is ...
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Michael Bungay Stanier: Building a Coaching Culture from 2018-05-22T03:30
Michael Bungay Stanier was the first Canadian Coach of the Year, he is a Rhodes Scholar, and was recently recognized as the #3 Global Guru in coaching.
In this episode, we talk about how ...
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Ed Schein: Shaping Culture from 2018-05-07T04:00
There is no getting away from it - the person ultimately responsible for organisational culture is the leader. It’s what they do, what they pay attention to, and what they encourage and reward t...
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Terence Mauri: Leading in the Age of Disruption from 2018-04-24T04:00
If you are feeling nostalgia for the “old good times”, Terence Mauri doesn’t have good news for you. He believes that there’s no going back.
The era of gradual, incremental change is gon...
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Richard Newman: Born to Speak from 2018-04-10T04:00
Imagine what would be possible if you could talk in a way that connects with people's emotions and mobilizes them to action.
Or craft stories that give meaning and illustrate what your te...
The Best Bits: Episodes 1-10 from 2018-03-27T04:00
On March 13th CultureLab was 10 episodes old. To celebrate, we’ve created this “best bits” compilation with some of my personal favourites. From Marissa Levin, Richard Barrett and Emmanuel Gobil...
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Sir Cary Cooper: A Different Kind of Manager from 2018-03-13T05:00
For our organisations to create healthy cultures, we urgently need a new breed of managers: emotionally intelligent, able to give candid feedback, open, transparent and effective in leading orga...
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David Clutterbuck: The Dialogue That Moves Mountains from 2018-02-27T05:00
According to Professor David Clutterbuck, one of Europe's most influential management thinkers and author of over 70 books, truly great leaders have one thing in common:
They've mastered ...
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Samie Al-Achrafi: It Only Takes One from 2018-02-13T05:00
In 2005, David Foster Wallace addressed the graduating class at Kenyon College with a speech. He began it with a parable:
There are these two young fish swimming alon...
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Fons Trompenaars: Reconciling Dilemmas from 2018-01-29T23:30
Imagine that you are in a car, driven by a close friend of yours. She's speeding, going 50 mph in an area where the limit is just 30 mph.
And suddenly she hits a pedestrian.
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Itay Talgam: The Ignorant Maestro from 2018-01-16T06:00
There’s a common misconception about what makes an orchestra electrifying: that it requires musicians to play in absolute harmony. The reality, however, both in music and in business is ...
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Darelyn DJ Mitsch: We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For from 2018-01-02T13:00
When DJ Mitsch attended a writing workshop with Sam Horn in Washington, she thought it would help her polish the manuscript of what seemed to be a great case study book. However, instead...
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Richard Barrett: It's All About You from 2017-12-18T11:23:58
Focusing on financial stability, customer satisfaction and employee engagement is necessary but not sufficient for an organisation to thrive.
According to Richar...
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Emmanuel Gobillot: A Question of Identity from 2017-11-27T06:59:10
If we had to narrow it down to just one factor that differentiates a victim of culture from a leader, it would have to be their identity. While they often feel the same frustrations, not...
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Marissa Levin: Values are at the Heart of Company Culture from 2017-11-27T06:47:07
When profits or revenues plummet or when people feel disengaged and disconnected, the culprit is often the company culture.
In this episode of CultureLab, Aga ta...
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David Taylor: Focus on Choice Rather Than Change from 2017-11-27T06:42
David Taylor (aka The Naked Leader), believes that change has become the most meaningless, boring, and pointless word in every organisation. And what he suggests focusing on instead of c...
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