Culture Hackers: Recent Episodes
Robbe Richman and a cast of hackers, troublemakers, movers and shakers, Robbe Richman
A show all about culture hacking - at companies, in business and the world. The first episodes are the free audio book of Robert Richman's "Culture Blueprint."
John is currently the executive-in-residence at Harvard Business School’s Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard (LISH) and founder and CEO of Open Assembly, a company that provides content, community, and strategic advising to organizations, people, and platforms to co-create the future of work. He was also vice president and executive director of strategy and innovation at Crispin, Porter + Bogusky. Winsor’s books include “Beyond the Brand,” “Spark,” “Flipped, and the best-selling “Baked In,” winner of the 2009 800-CEO-READ Business Book Award in marketing, Winsor is an advisor to the Interactive Advertising Bureau and the Digital Initiative at Harvard Business School, and a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, The Guardian, Forbes and Digiday.
We talk to the founder of Arcimoto, Mark Frohnmayer. He's pioneering the FUV - the Fun Utility Vehicle, and creating a new category. We talk about the business lessons and culture behind being bold.
In Unfollow Your Passion, Terri Trespicio—whose TEDx talk has more than seven million views—skewers the platitudes, inverts conventional wisdom, and calls into question everything you think you need to succeed: passion (fun, but fleeting), plans (flimsy at best), and a bucket list (eye roll), to name a few.
Great to sit down with my fellow culture hacker, Berke Brown. Let me know what you think!
This is an invention ahead of its time. a 5 hour workday, getting more done than a standard day. It's like the 4 Hour Work Week (book by Tim Ferriss), but for a company. Will you dare to explore and experiment?
Robbe Richman and Kellen Schuh talk culture, San Diego, coffee, music and many other things.
We're all dealing with it, both in corporations and in our everyday lives. Let's talk about it.
NYC native Danielle Beinstein has always been passionate about physical, emotional and mental health. After nearly 10 years in the media world, she returned to school, receiving her MA in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica in 2012, followed by an additional year in Consciousness, Health & Healing in 2014. She is particularly fascinated by the role that feelings play in our both our personal and collective experiences and narratives. She graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Humanities from NYU in 2003.
Kanban System - 4:32
Thinking Fast and Slow - 8:30
Bot Revolution - 16.33
Phil Libin Investment Thesis - 18:14
Slackbot Integrations on Producthunt - 22
Slack has 600 app integrations
Ozlo -23:54
Butter - 29:08
Glide - 31:24
Show Notes
Introduction of Shirley Eylor Asif [0:22]
How Shirley got involved in the field of procrastination [1:25]
What do you do when you procrastinate? [2:11]
The pattern/cycle/stages/phases of procrastination [2:25]
What is at the core of procrastination [6:50]
What research shows the reasons for procrastination is [8:15]
Can procrastination be hacked just by doing it? [9:16]
Research is on motivation [11:26]
Strongest motivation [11:56]
The procrastinators mindset [12:26]
Pareto role applied to behavior [13:29]
Trying to do too many things cause procrastination? [14:34]
On schedule tool [17:46]
Are busy people more efficient? [19:39]
Shifting your mind [23:12]
Way to make growth mindset active [26:51]
False beliefs [31:36]
Mike Gagerman and Andrew Waller are two screenwriters I went to high school and college with. We get a bit ridiculous and then cover the darker side of entertainment.
Carrie Kish is CEO of CultureSync. We have fun getting into sensitive subjects and even tell about our embarrassing drinking stories! You can find out more about CultureSync at www.culturesync.net and more about Carrie at www.carriekish.com
This was recorded after the first time I introduced Leadership hacks. Dehra took one and ran with it and she got immediate results.
Chapter 9 - The Culture Blueprint
Is This Really Worth It?
Don’t Medicate with Culture Change
Why Isn’t This Working
The Hypnosis of Language
The End of “Buy-In."
This is Frustrating!
I’m Stuck in the Parent Trap!
People Are Not Proactive.
Everyone is so Entitled!
The Delay: Know It’s Coming.
Are you Truly Committed.
by Robert Richman
Chapter 7 - The Culture Blueprint
- Preparing to Build Your Team
- The Driver
- The Corporate Navigator
- The Subculture
- The Culture Crew
- The Support Network
by Robert Richman
Chapter 8 - The Culture Blueprint
- Teamwork
- Create Immediate Safety
- Break Through Obstacles
- Solve Problems. Resolve Conflicts
- The Best Team Building Activity
- Share the Finances
- Delegate
by Robert Richman
Chapter 6 - The Culture Blueprint
- No-Bullshit Leadership
- Traits of Highly Successful People
- Stress is for Amateurs
- The Power of the 1:1
by Robert Richman
Chapter 5 - The Culture Blueprint
The Culture Toolkit
- Immediate Wins
- Culture Hacking
- Hack Your Meetings
- Recognize
- Reflect
- Create Serendipity
by Robert Richman
Chapter 4 - The Culture Blueprint
INCLUDES
- Ideation
- Experiments over Prototypes
- The Beta Blueprint
- A Beta Story
- Market Internally
- The Culture Cell
- Story Capture
- Reinvention
- The Process of Transformation
by Robert Richman
Chapter 3 - The Culture Blueprint
INCLUDES:
Introducing the Blueprint
*The Culture Blueprint*
- Inspiration
- The Culture Hero
- The Immersion
- Vision
- Bold Action Step
- The Culture Crew
*The Culture Growth Engine*
Attract and Repulse
- Job Descriptions
- Interview Process
Induct and Initiate
- Induct into the Organization
- Team Initiation
- New Manager Introduction

Serve and Deliver
- World Class Service
- The New Service Model
- Use Data Collectors
Engage and Sustain
- Personalized Engagement
- Coach Up or Coach Out
- Dynamic Learning
- Unbreakable Rituals
- Schedule the Celebrations
- Policy Design: The 99% Rule
- Empowerment
- Epic Engagement
Share and Observe
- Share to Keep
By Robert Richman
Chapter 2 - The Culture Blueprint
INCLUDES:
- Determine Your Mission
- Create Your Vision
Establish Your Values
- Why Values are Valuable
- The Magic Formula
- Types of Values
- Clear Values vs. Vague Values
- Optimize Your Values
- The Mindset Model
- The Core Value Discovery Formula
- Aligning the Core Values
- Navigating the Core Pitfalls
- The True Values Test
By Robert Richman
Chapter 1 - The Culture Blueprint
Includes:
- What is Culture?
- The Simple Idea Behind Culture
- Old Model vs. New Model of Management Culture
The Seven Principles of Culture:
- Culture is Co-Created
- Share What You Want to Keep
- Culture Feeds on Culture
- Culture is Composed of Systems
- Culture is a Game
- The Story is Currency
- The Secret to Innovation
by Robert Richman
INTRODUCTION - The Culture Blueprint
Includes:
- Who Is This Book For?
- Problems This Book Will Solve
- The Installer
- How this Book Got Started (Includes the Zappos story)
- How to Use This Book
by Robert Richman
This is a podcast all about culture in organizations, but the cutting edge ideas about what's really happening. It starts off with a free audiobook, of my book The Culture Blueprint and continues with ideas, rants and off-the cuff conversations with some great culture hackers.