Episodes
To better understand what is happening with mental well-being and the workplace, Damon sat down with the Co-Founder of Unmind, Dr Nick Taylor.
Published 11/02/22
In this bonus episode of the Culture First Podcast, our host Damon Klotz announces the four keynote speakers for Culture First Americas. Join him at Culture First on Wednesday, the 26th of October, to hear from Susan Cain, Valerie Jarrett, Oliver Burkeman and David Whyte. Click this link to get your free ticket.
Published 10/25/22
In this episode, Damon speaks with Wilson Sporting Goods Director of Retail Stores for North America, Erin Pelton. This episode is the final part of this three-part series on Wilson Sporting Goods. You’ll hear Erin share about her experience building a career in the retail industry, why Wilson was her dream opportunity and the importance of diversity, inclusion and belonging when you launch a new initiative within an established organization.
Published 10/19/22
In this episode, Damon speaks with Wilson Sporting Goods Global Vice President of HR, Geoff Watts. In the second of a three-part series on Wilson Sporting Goods, you’ll hear how Geoff thinks about company culture, measuring employee experience and what he’s excited about as the company moves into the retail space.
Published 10/13/22
In this episode, Damon sits down with Wilson Sporting Goods CEO and Chairman Joe Dudy. In the first of a three-part series on Wilson Sporting Goods, you’ll hear how Joe worked his way up from an entry-level role in the company to eventually becoming CEO. Joe will talk about how he thinks about company culture, measuring employee experience and what he’s excited about as the company moves into the retail space.
Published 10/05/22
Have you ever wondered what happens to your survey data after you submit your response? In this episode, Damon will sit down with our people science team to dive deep into the world of employee experience data and how Culture Amp turns data into insights. This episode will be the first in a series as we explore the 34 million data points that make up Culture Amp's data lake. Before we explore the depths of Culture Amp's research, this episode will provide all listeners with the foundations of...
Published 08/17/22
In this episode of the Culture First Podcast Damon sits down with Professor Jane Burns and Adam Smiley Poswolsky to discuss how to talk about mental health in the workplace.
Published 07/21/22
In this episode, Damon Klotz sits down with Priya Parker, master facilitator, author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters.
Published 07/06/22
Welcome back to another episode of the Culture First Podcast. In this episode podcast host, Damon Klotz talks about what's to come in the future for this podcast and for announces new Culture First events for 2022 and beyond.
Published 07/01/22
In this episode, Damon sits down with Rachel Botsman, a leading expert and author on trust in the modern world, to discuss the positive impact of trust in the workplace.
Published 11/17/21
In this episode, Damon sits down with Lainie Tayler the General Manager People at Carman's Kitchen & Founder of HR Squad to discuss reimagining the employee experience and how to retain your best employees. Lainie Tayler is the founder of HR Squad and an experienced Performance Coach, whose mission is to help people achieve their professional and personal goals.
Published 10/27/21
In this episode, Damon sits down with Anna Binder from Asana to talk about the journey she’s been on as she’s scaled Asana. As the newest board member of Culture Amp, Anna built a culture powered by clarity, co-creation and inclusion and shares what she learned from her role at Asana and talk about what’s next for people leaders in 2022
Published 10/07/21
In this episode, you’ll hear from Kiera Connerty, Director of Talent Management at Major League Baseball, about how Major League Baseball started their journey to create a culture of feedback and analyze the data that most closely impact their employees to deliver that world-class brand experience.
Published 05/18/21
In this episode Damon Klotz sat down with Richard Taylor, VP of Employee Experience at Nasdaq, to learn about how they think about building a culture first company.
Published 05/18/21
Damon sits down with Claude Silver to provide a sneak preview into their respective upcoming conversations with Susan David about emotional agility and toxic positivity.
Published 05/14/21
In this episode, Damon speaks with Aubrey Blanche, Director of Equitable Impact & Design at Culture Amp. Damon and Aubrey discuss building anti-racist organizations, the work of Professor Ibram X. Kendi & her first memories of what equality and inclusion meant as a young child.
Published 04/28/21
How to learn, unlearn & stay curious at work, with Chip Conley
Published 04/01/21
Join our host Damon Klotz as he reflects on the 7 parts of the working through it series and how they’ve helped him work through it during this time.
Published 08/21/20
In this episode Damon speaks with Lars Schmidt, one of the leading voices when it comes to modern HR practices, employer branding and open sourcing the future of work. Damon and Lars debate how much of this new normal is going to still be present in the workplaces of the future. This episode is from Part 7 of Culture Amp’s Working Through It series. Learn more about the series at www.culturefirst.com/workingthroughit
Published 08/05/20
In this episode Damon speaks with Srinivas Krishnamurti, VP of Product at Culture Amp and former CEO of Zugata, about the steps we need to take to create a fairer and equitable performance management process. They discuss organizational justice, debate whether remote work can level the playing field and why your current performance process might be leaving learning opportunities on the table.
Published 07/29/20
In this episode Damon speaks with Rajkumari Neogy, an epigenetic coach and executive consultant focused on the intersection of neurobiology, culture, and empathy. They are the author of “The WIT Factor: Shifting the Workplace Paradigm by Becoming Your Optimal Self.” Damon and Rajkumari discuss the role that exclusion and trauma can have in the workplace. Together, they look to understand if feeling excluded significantly impacts your ability to perform at a high level.
Published 07/22/20
In this episode, Damon Klotz speaks with Jenny Sauer-Klein. Jenny is an experience designer and masterful facilitator who specializes in designing dynamic learning experiences that help companies engage their employees and bring their culture to life. Damon and Jenny talk about how the shift from IRL to URL has led to a complete redesign in how we’re connecting. Together they explore how to define and scale intimacy in this new world.   Jenny shares a framework to design the perfect...
Published 07/07/20
In this episode, Damon Klotz sits down with author, poet, and community builder Cleo Wade. This conversation is designed to inspire listeners through the power of poetry, space creation, and storytelling. Cleo’s empowering message gives us the tools to build the communities and connections that we need more than ever right now. Cleo Wade is the author of the bestselling books, Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom for a Better Life and Where to Begin: A Small Book About Your Power to Create Big...
Published 07/07/20
In this episode Damon speaks to Kelsey Crowe, Ph.D., author of There is No Good Card for This: What to do and say when life is scary, awful and, unfair to the people you love. Kelsey and Damon discuss what stops us from asking for help, how to show up for people who are suffering, and coping with grief at work.
Published 06/24/20
In this episode Damon speaks with Mollie West Duffy, co-author of the book No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power Of Embracing Emotions At Work. Damon and Mollie discuss the new rules of emotions at work. In this highly actionable episode, we examine the difference between under-emoters, over-emoters, and even-emoters. Then Mollie and Damon explore ways to work with each, the importance of communicating your needs when working remotely, and why right now is not the time to be asking the...
Published 06/24/20