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Culture Matters
Learning, Leadership and Organizational Development expert Subbu Kalpathi talks with leading academics, researchers, authors, corporate leaders, consultants and subject matter experts on the topic of organizational culture. From harnessing the science of happiness at work to innovations such as the 4-day workweek, Culture Matters will challenge the way you think about your people strategy for the new world of work.
Episodes
Culture MattersThe Power of the Pause with Natasha Joshi and Vishal Talreja
Natasha Joshi is part of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, where she works across areas including mental health, justice, civic engagement, ageing, and other…
Culture MattersBuilding a Data Inspired Culture with Dr. Sebastian Wernicke
Dr. Sebastian Wernicke is a data scientist, strategist, and author of Data Inspired. With a background spanning bioinformatics, strategy consulting, and data…
Culture MattersMicroStimuli: The New Science of Behaviour Change with Biju Dominic
Biju Dominic is Chief Evangelist at Fractal Analytics and co-founder of FinalMile Consulting. For more than three decades, he has pursued a central question…
Culture MattersLeadership Principles for an Agentic AI World with Stephen Brozovich
Stephen Brozovich is an Executive in Residence—People and Culture—at Amazon Web Services. He joined Amazon in 1999, long before it became the organization we…
Culture MattersFour Days A Week: What the global trials reveal with Juliet Schor
Juliet Schor is an economist, sociologist, and Professor of Sociology at Boston College. Over a career spanning more than four decades, she has studied working…
Culture MattersLeading Family-Owned Enterprises with S 'Venky' Venkatesh
S. “Venky” Venkatesh is a seasoned business and HR leader, former Group CHRO of RPG Enterprises, board member, and advisor to CXOs. Over a career spanning more…
Culture MattersArchitecting People Powered Startups with Saurabh Nigam
Saurabh Nigam is a seasoned HR leader, entrepreneur, and author of People Powered Startups. Over the last two decades, he has helped build and scale people…
Culture MattersDecoding the science of longevity with Dr. Marcus Ranney
Dr. Marcus Ranney is a physician, entrepreneur, explorer, and founder of Human Edge, a longevity science company focused on helping individuals and…
Culture MattersWhen meetings become acts of sabotage with Rebecca Hinds
Rebecca Hinds is Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, a researcher of organizational behavior and collaboration, and the author of the bestselling book Your…
Culture MattersWhy Employee Engagement is Falling with Jim Harter
Jim Harter is Chief Scientist for Workplace Management and Wellbeing at Gallup and one of the world’s leading researchers on employee engagement, wellbeing…
Culture MattersThe legacy of Chanakya and Sun Tzu with R Gopalakrishnan and Nirmala Isaac
R. Gopalakrishnan (Gopal) is one of India’s most respected business leaders, having held senior roles at Unilever and the Tata Group. Over the years, he has…
Culture MattersThe Leader As Facilitator with Vinay Kumar
Vinay Kumar is a leadership facilitator and organizational development expert who has spent close to two decades helping leaders and organizations navigate…
Culture MattersUncovering the Rookie Playbook with Pawan Kumar Marella
Pawan Kumar Marella is a global business leader whose career spans sales, marketing, strategy, and general management across India, Africa, and the UK. From…
Culture MattersEngagement, Well-being and the Future of Work with Jim Harter
Jim Harter is Chief Scientist of Workplace Management and Well-being at Gallup — one of the world’s most trusted voices in understanding what makes work, and…
Culture MattersBurnout is preventable: Rethinking healthy work with Malissa Clark
Professor Malissa Clark is one of the world’s leading scholars on workaholism, burnout, and the science of healthy work. She is Professor and Head of…
Culture MattersReframing Regret as an Engine for Growth with Daniel Pink
Daniel Pink is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on work, behavior, and human motivation. He is the author of seven New York Times…
Culture MattersHow deliberate rest can fuel performance with Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
Alex Soojung-Kim Pang is a historian, futurist, and one of the most compelling voices rethinking the way we work, rest, and create. He is the author of Rest…
Culture MattersSignals, Stories and Tribal Instincts with Prof. Michael Morris
Michael Morris is the Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership at Columbia Business School, and one of the world’s leading scholars at the intersection of…
Culture MattersWhy learning to fail well can be a superpower with Amy Edmondson
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, and one of the world’s foremost thinkers on organizational…
Culture MattersLeading in the Creator Economy with Ankur Mehra
Ankur Mehra is a creator economist, bestselling author of Pixels to Profits, and one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices on the creator economy. With a diverse career…
Culture MattersYour career is an enduring marathon with Gurucharan Singh Gandhi
Gurucharan Singh Gandhi (Guru) is the CHRO of Vodafone Idea Limited and has held leadership roles at Madura, Aditya Birla Capital, Max Life Insurance, and…
Culture MattersHow Culture Can Influence Customer Experience with Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich is ranked #1 management guru by Business Week, named one of the Top 10 Creative People in Business by Fast Company, a Top 5 Executive Coach by…
Culture MattersShifting the narrative around mental health with Aruna Gopakumar
Aruna Gopakumar is the founder of leadership consulting firm Navgati and The School Of You. Aruna is also co-author of the book 'And How Do you Feel About…
Culture MattersFinding work that works for you with Tessa West
Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication. This is the second time that…
Culture MattersPlaying to your true potential with Deepak Jayaraman
Deepak Jayaraman's mission is to help people play to potential. He strives to do it through his advisory work as a coach and sounding board, as a podcaster and…
Culture MattersBringing behavioral science into organizations with James Elfer and Priya Gill
James is the founder of Behavioral science practice firm More Than Now. He’s an expert in bringing behavioral science into organizations, and is changing the…
Culture MattersShaping resilient cultures with Nitin More
Nitin More is the founder of Brainaayan, a consulting organization focused on leadership development, people manager development, DEI, and building high…
Culture MattersUncovering the legacy of Jamsetji Tata with R Gopalakrishnan and Harish Bhat
R Gopalakrishnan (Gopal) has spent over 50 years in executive roles at both Unilever and the Tata Group. He is one of the most celebrated leaders and incisive…
Culture MattersGive your career a Headstart with Vivek Gambhir and Sunder Ramachandran
Vivek Gambhir is a Venture Partner with Lightspeed. He’s also the Chairperson of the Board of boAT Lifestyle. He serves on the board of a number of firms such…
Culture MattersHow our identities are shaped with Jay Van Bavel
Jay Van Bavel is a Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University, an affiliate at the Stern School of Business, Director of the NYU Center…
Culture MattersConstructing distinctive work cultures with Pramath Raj Sinha
Pramath Raj Sinha wears many hats – he is a serial entrepreneur, having founded organizations like Harappa, 9.9 group, Vedica Scholars Program for Women, and…
Culture MattersHow to think out of your own box with Jimbo Clark
Jimbo Clark works across APAC with individuals, teams and organizations on achieving transformational change. He excels at meaningfully facilitating…
Culture MattersUncovering the science of human behaviour with Biju Dominic
Biju is the Chief Evangelist at Fractal Analytics and Chairman at Final Mile Consulting. Biju and his colleagues have utilized Cognitive Neuroscience and…
Culture MattersDoes the 4-day week really work? With Andrew Barnes
Andrew Barnes is an innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is also the pioneer of the 4-day work week movement. His organization, Perpetual Guardian…
Culture MattersDecoding Corporate Culture with Aarti Kelshikar
Aarti Kelshikar is a specialist in human capital development, an intercultural coach, an executive coach, a facilitator and an author. She has written two…
Culture MattersReimagining Careers with Abhijit Bhaduri
Abhijit Bhaduri is a talent management advisor to firms. He is among the ten most sought after brand evangelists and is a coach and mentor to leaders in…
Culture MattersUncovering The New Science of Influence with Vanessa Bohns
Vanessa Bohns is a social psychologist and a professor of organizational behavior at Cornell University. She holds a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University…
Culture MattersCatalyzing culture transformation with Krish Shankar
Krish Shankar is an industry veteran. He received his postgraduate diploma in HR from the prestigious XLRI way back in 1984. Since then, Krish has led the…
Culture MattersDesign, Leadership, and Mental Health with Aparna Piramal Raje
Aparna Piramal Raje has worn a variety of hats including that of a business leader, journalist, author, educator and public speaker. For well over a decade…
Culture MattersMeditations on Leadership and Culture with R Gopalakrishnan
R Gopalakrishnan, also known as Gopal, served for 31 years as a senior executive with Unilever and then for 17 years as Director of Tata Sons. He has authored…
Culture MattersUnraveling the GenZ Happiness Code with S 'Venky' Venkatesh
S 'Venky' Venkatesh is the President - Group HR and a member of the board at RPG Group. Since 1996, Venky has been holding group HR leadership positions at the…
Culture MattersDesigning a learning culture with Melanie Martinelli
Melanie Martinelli is the co-founder and director at the Learning Gym. She is a specialist in Learning Solutions and is passionate about researching and…
Culture MattersHow leadership style impacts culture with Shreyasi Singh
Shreyasi Singh is the Founder and CEO of Harappa, an online learning platform that focuses on building Thrive Skills - an essential set of cognitive, social…
Culture MattersDealing with Jerks At Work with Professor Tessa West
Tessa West is a Professor of Psychology at New York University and a leading expert in the science of interpersonal communication. Her research focuses on…
Culture MattersIdeaflow: Nurturing creative cultures with Jeremy Utley
Jeremy Utley is the Director of Executive Education at Stanford’s d.school and an Adjunct Professor at Stanford's School of Engineering. He is the co-host of…
Culture MattersCulture Catalysts for the professional woman with Anita Bhogle
Anita Bhogle is an alumnus of IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad. She spent her early career in advertising, market research and marketing consultancy. Over time…
Culture MattersOrg Culture as Career Catalyst with Anshuman Tiwari
Anshuman Tiwari is the Global Head of Quality and Continual Improvement at DXC Technology. He is also a mid-career coach and a top voice on LinkedIn. He has…
Culture MattersReigniting Intrinsic Motivation with Sharath Jeevan
Sharath Jeevan works with global leaders to navigate direction, build motivating cultures, and nurture potential. Sharath was awarded an OBE in the 2022…
Culture MattersFostering a culture of mental well-being with Sonali Gupta
Sonali Gupta is a highly sought-after clinical psychologist, author, columnist, and workplace consultant, having worked with numerous leading organizations…
Culture MattersUnraveling startup cultures with Hari TN
Hari TN is the Co-founder of Artha School of Entrepreneurship. He is also an evangelist, thought leader, and influencer in the Startup ecosystem. He is an…
Culture MattersThe impact of coaching on team culture with Colleen Lightbody
Colleen is a highly sought-after coach, trainer and speaker, and she works with clients spanning the globe. Her areas of expertise cut across Neuroscience…
Culture MattersBuilding a culture of innovation with Rishikesha Krishnan
Professor Rishikesha Krishnan is the Director of IIM Bangalore and a leading expert in strategy and innovation. With over 140 publications spanning from…
Culture MattersThe 4-day workweek in action with Anand Narayanan
Anand Narayanan is a Vice President at Beroe and dons the dual hat of Head of Marketing and Head of HR. Beroe is a global SaaS-based procurement intelligence…
Culture MattersWhat is culture anyway? Diving in with Egbert Schram
Egbert Schram is the Group CEO at Hofstede Insights, and an established speaker and sparring partner on the topic of how, where and when the culture factor…
Culture MattersBuilding a culture of happiness with Raj Raghunathan
Raj Raghunathan is a professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business, the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches one of the most successful online…