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O.C. Tanner’s Culture by Design Podcast
Welcome to O.C. Tanner's Culture by Design podcast, where we discuss the research, practices, and strategies that help organizations create thriving workplace cultures around the world. Ready to transform your workplace? Head to octanner.com to get started.
Episodes
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Supporting high performance with employee recognition at Navy Federal Credit Union
This episode, we are joined by Lovely Lawson, Assistant Manager of Recognition Benefits at Navy Federal Credit Union, as she shares how the organization…
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Bringing recognition to offline and frontline employees
This episode, Becca Schweitzer and Trevor Salmon, Client Strategists at O.C. Tanner, share their recommendations and ideas for how you can connect your offline…
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You Matter at work: How ICF built a culture where every moment counts
This episode, we are joined by Lindsay Landry, Employee Experience Lead at ICF, to unpack how their organization has embedded recognition into key moments of…
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Creating human-centered, high-performing workplaces
This episode, Ed Galasso, VP of Sales and Marketing for O.C. Tanner Canada, is in conversation with HR leader and author, Allana Schmidt, to unpack how we can…
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Getting leaders to care about employee recognition
This episode, Stephen Shao and Taylor Hilton, Client Strategists at O.C. Tanner, share how your organization can engage leaders in your employee recognition…
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Social ties lead to ROI: The state of employee recognition in 2026
This episode, Daniel Patterson and Dr. Cristen Dalessandro from the O.C. Tanner Institute share the top findings from the latest State of Employee Recognition…
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Preparing for a company-wide employee recognition event
This episode, we're talking with Becca Schweitzer, Client Strategist at O.C. Tanner, about the top three things you should keep in mind when planning for your…
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What employees want from work in 2026
This episode, we're talking with Christina Chau, Senior Content Manager at O.C. Tanner, about what employees really want from their workplaces in 2026. We…
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Introducing Culture by Design, a podcast from O.C. Tanner
This new podcast series from O.C. Tanner explores the research, practices, and strategies that help create thriving workplace cultures around the world. If…
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Troublemaking in the work place with guest Luvvie Ajayi Jones
This episode, we’re talking with Luvvie Ajayi Jones about the power and pitfalls of stirring the pot in a professional setting. She sheds light on how she…
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Designing a workplace that reflects your values with guest Meghan Tuohig
This episode, we’re talking with Meghan Tuohig, Chief People Officer of Overstock, about ways to design an intentional work culture and a work environment that…
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Creating a culture of care with guest Janet Skolud of TD Bank Group
This episode, we’re talking with Janet Skolud of TD Bank Group, about creating a culture of care through scalable platforms and innovative thinking when it…
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How recognition empowers everyone with Beril McManus of American Airlines
This episode, we’re talking with Beril McManus, Senior Manager of Recognition, Events and Engagement at American Airlines, about how to recognize the progress…
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Taking teams to the next level with guest Stefano Mastrogiacomo
We talk with Stefano Mastrogiacomo about how to take teams to the next level. From creating cross-functional diversity and psychological safety to surfing the…
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Deepening recognition’s impact with Nick Rosenthal
We jump on a call with Nick Rosenthal from Capital One to talk about how they’re adapting to new challenges and using recognition to keep their people…
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Why we need rituals with guest Erica Keswin
Erica Keswin returns to The Work Place to talk about the power rituals have to connect us to purpose and take teams to new levels of performance.
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Keeping your culture compassionate with guest Mayerland Harris
We talk to Mayerland Harris from H-E-B about keeping your culture compassionate in the middle of a crisis, preventing hiring bias, and how the grocery chain…
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10 new mandates for HR leaders with guest Pete DeBellis
Pete DeBellis from Deloitte is on to talk about the new mandates for HR leaders today and why we need to rethink the role of HR if we’re going to successfully…
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Bonus! | The 2021 Global Culture Report Audiobook?
This episode, we're experimenting. Because the 2021 Global Culture Report is a must-read for everyone interested in how work is changing. But who has time to…
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Changing to meet the future with guest Nicolette Barnard
This episode, we’re talking with Nicolette Barnard from Siemens Pacific about managing change, building more agile cultures, and why apprenticeships are poised…
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Highlights from the 2021 Global Culture Report with guest Dr. Alex Lovell
This episode, we’re talking with Dr. Alex Lovell about the 2021 Global Culture Report. Remote work, hybrid schedules, burnout, anxiety, self-care, mental…
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Coaching great leaders with guest Pete Shepherd
We talk with Pete Shepherd of Human Periscope about how to develop better leaders, and what it really means to be a great leader in times of crisis. We also…
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Employee appreciation in a crisis with guest Natalie Snyder
We talk with Natalie Snyder from GE Appliances about using times of crisis and change as opportunities to grow—as a company, a culture, and as individuals. And…
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Evolving your culture with guest Tim Kuppler
This episode, we’re rebroadcasting a conversation with Tim Kuppler about that practicalities of evolving a workplace culture that’s more relevant than ever. We…
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Speaking truth to HR with guest Laurie Ruettimann
This episode, we’re talking with Laurie Ruettimann—host of Punk Rock HR—about, well, a lot of things. The balance of productivity and self-care. Why meetings…
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The talent motherlode with guest Jina Krause-Vilmar
This episode, we’re talking with Jina Krause-Vilmar from Upwardly Global about why immigrants and refugees are a motherlode of untapped talent, and how helping…
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Workplace cultures for all with Michael C. Bush
For the first episode of season 3, we've got CEO of Great Place to Work Michael C. Bush with us to talk about equity, representation, trust, fear, and why…
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Season 3 trailer
Season 3 is coming to town January 11th, 2021. So put another marshmallow in your hot chocolate and settle in for a sneak peek at what we have in store for the…
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The employee perspective of workplace culture
This episode, we’re putting a bow on season 2 with a candid conversation between two employees (spoiler: it's Executive Producer Katie Clifford and host Andrew…
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Decision making under pressure | Annie Duke
This episode, we’re talking with legendary poker player, Annie Duke, about decision making under pressure and why embracing uncertainty is the key to better…
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Finding joy in the workplace | Ingrid Fetell Lee
This episode, we’re talking with author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee about joy—why it’s not the same as happiness, and what we can change about the places we…
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Transforming culture through recognition | Andrea Procaccino
This episode, we’re talking with Andrea Procaccino about the work she’s done to transform and strengthen the culture of recognition at one of the nation’s top…
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Real inclusion and diversity | Namrata Yadav
This episode, we're talking with Namrata Yadav from Bank of America about inclusion, diversity, and why those terms are so much more than buzzwords.
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Evolving your culture | Tim Kuppler
This episode, we talk with Tim Kuppler from Human Synergistics about how workplace culture evolves and what we can do to guide it in the right direction like…
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Mini-ep | Pandemic Takeaways Vol. 2 with Alex Lovell
This mini-ep, we’re back at it, digging into the O.C. Tanner Institute’s ongoing research on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting people, organizations, and…
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How to build a great workplace culture in the 2020s from HCMx Radio
This episode, we’re featuring another podcast that’s fighting the good fight for better workplace cultures—HCMx Radio. Created by the Brandon Hall Group and…
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Team-based leadership | Melissa Arnot
This episode, we talk with Melissa Arnot, the first American woman to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen, about team-based leadership and…
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Mini-ep | Pandemic takeaways
This mini-ep, we have tangible takeaways from O.C. Tanner's weekly pandemic pulse surveys—how it's changing workplace cultures, companies, and the people who…
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Shrinking the bravery deficit | with Reshma Saujani
This episode, we're talking with founder of Girls Who Code, Reshma Saujani, about bravery, inclusion, and how to raise the next generation of female business…
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Mini-ep | Let's talk about leadership
On this mini-ep, we dig into why traditional leadership is dying off, and what the modern replacement can do for your culture, your people, and your…
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Evolving your culture | with Kristin McDonald & Gareth Whalley
This episode, we talk with Kristin McDonald & Gareth Whalley about their role in guiding Coca-Cola’s corporate workplace culture into the future.
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Mini-ep | The Work From Home Place
This episode, we're working from home and talking about what we can do to keep our cultures—and ourselves—thriving as we weather this crisis together.
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Mini-ep | Let's talk about employee experience
This episode, we talk about the genesis of the employee lifecycle model and why it's an antiquated way to think about employee experience.
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Giving back is good business | with Davis Smith
This episode, we talk with Davis Smith, founder and CEO of Cotopaxi, about capitalism, kayaking, and why giving back is just good business—and Andrew leans on…
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Unpacking the 2020 Global Culture Report | with Alex Lovell
This episode, we talk with Alex Lovell about the 2020 Global Culture Report, the O.C. Tanner Institute’s second annual deep-dive into the state of workplace…
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Mini-ep | Let’s talk about burnout
This episode, we examine why employee burnout is more common than ever and what, if anything, we can do to prevent it.
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Bravery in the face of failure | with Kat Cole
This episode, we talk with Kat Cole about failure, bravery, leadership, and what the workplace of the future might look like, and Andrew tries his hand at hot…
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The power of trust | with Malcolm Gladwell
For the first episode of season 2, we talk with Malcolm Gladwell about why the human tendency towards trust might just be the lynchpin of modern society, and…
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Season 2 trailer
The Work Place is back and bigger than ever, with new episodes dropping January 6. Get a sneak peek at all the experts, authors, and HR leaders we’ll be…
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Mini-ep: What IS workplace culture?
This episode, we’re doing things a little differently. We’re between seasons, so today there’s no expert, no interview, just you, me, and workplace culture…
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Mental wellbeing & performance | with Jamie Anderson
This episode, we’ll be talking with professional snowboarder and two-time Olympic champion Jamie Anderson about how to manage stress and keep your mental…
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Wellbeing’s impact on workplace culture | with Rajiv Kumar
This episode, we talk with Rajiv Kumar about how to turn employee wellbeing from just another company benefit into a way of life. Rajiv shares the secrets of…
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How habits shape us | with Charles Duhigg
This episode, we talk with Charles Duhigg about how our everyday habits shape us, and how we can use them to improve and excel in and out of the workplace…
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A mentorship masterclass | with Tim Gunn
This episode, we talk with Tim Gunn about mentorship, leading with authenticity, fashion, and fencing. Fencing? Okay. Tim shares the secrets of cultivating…
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Creating world-class workplace cultures | with Prabir Jha
This episode, we talk with Prabir Jha about the impact a well-defined purpose has on alignment, employee pride, and teamwork. Prabir shares wisdom from his…
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Leadership, pressure, and performance | with Carey Lohrenze
This episode, we talk with Carey Lohrenze about the lessons she’s learned as a leader in one of the highest pressure work environments imaginable—inside the…
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Making a more human workplace | with Erica Keswin
This episode, we talk with Erica Keswin, author of Bring Your Human to Work, about how to shape a company culture that’s as human as the people working in it…
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Reinventing the HR technology landscape | with Josh Bersin
This episode, we talk with Josh Bersin about how the HR technology landscape is being reinvented to adapt to new demands and expectations from employees and…
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Compassion and connection | with Tiffany Mattick
This episode, we talk with Tiffany Mattick about how to bring out the best in people by creating a thriving, high-performing culture. Tiffany shares her…
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Teams at the top of their game | with Daniel Coyle
This episode, we talk with Daniel Coyle about how top teams from the most effective organizations in the world create a sense of belonging. Daniel shares…