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Kristine Gentry and Monica M. Smith

Collaborative-Culture: Bridging Perspectives, Building Stronger Teams

Culture shapes how we live, work, and collaborate—yet it remains one of our most misunderstood and underutilized assets. Collaborative Culture explores what culture truly means in our workplaces and across societies, revealing how it powers organizational and community success.

Hosted by cultural intelligence experts Dr. Kristine Gentry (Culture Grove) and Monica Smith (Tradewind Consulting), this podcast creates a forum for transformative conversations about the intersection of culture, leadership, and human connection.

Through candid interviews with thought leaders, revealing case studies, and proven strategies, we examine:

Building cultures that ignite collaboration and breakthrough innovation

Mastering cross-generational and cross-cultural workplace dynamics

Navigating the fine line

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Episodes

35 episodes

  1. What If AI Helped Us Think Better Instead of Thinking for Us? 52:41
  2. Lead Without Control: The Power of Coherent Leadership with Lara Bezerra 49:26
  3. People First Isn’t a Slogan: What Compt, Buurtzorg & Costco Get Right 50:07
  4. When the Map Ends: How Global Leaders Navigate Culture 40:09
  5. Empathy With Backbone: Leading Through Tough Conversations with Rob Volpe 48:21
  6. Stop Proving. Start Learning: A Better Way to Solve Problems 43:47
  7. Good People Doing Great Things: Building Culture Block by Block 20:20
  8. Replay: Culture by Design—How Leaders Turn Intentions into Everyday Behavior 36:53
  9. Replay: When Metrics Miss the Truth: Rethinking Engagement, Trust, and HR Data 38:08
  10. Replay: AI Meets Culture: How Smart Leaders Build for Growth, Not Fear 23:24
  11. Replay: From Command-and-Control to Cross-Cultural Collaboration 37:36
  12. Replay: Start Here - Why We Created Collaborative Culture 27:45
  13. Season One Wrapped: The Culture Conversations Worth Revisiting 27:46
  14. The Human Side of M&A: Culture, Trust, and What Happens Next 36:00
  15. AI Is Not a Tech Problem. It’s a Culture Problem 29:34
  16. How Work Really Gets Done: Inside Kristine Gentry’s C.U.L.T.U.R.E.™ Framework 38:09
  17. Executive Presence Without Losing Yourself 33:53
  18. The Art and Science of Building Intentional Corporate Culture 36:53
  19. Assessments Aren’t Culture: Stop Looking for a Quick Fix 36:06
  20. A Dysfunctional Culture is a Liability Risk & an Asset Destruction Machine 29:58
  21. AI Anxiety at Work: How Leaders Separate Signal from Noise (and Keep Trust Intact) 32:01
  22. Culture Signals: The 2025 Recap and the 2026 Forecast Leaders Need 37:50
  23. When Engagement Metrics Fail: What to Measure Instead 39:42
  24. Beyond Dashboards: Rethinking HR Data for Real Culture Insight (Metrics That Matter, Part 2) 38:08
  25. Metrics that Matter, Part 1: The Culture Metrics Mirage 27:32
  26. From Resistance to Resilience: Leading AI Adoption Through Culture — with Madhuri Kumar 45:17
  27. RTO Won’t Save You: Why Culture Can’t Be Mandated 45:08
  28. AI Meets Culture: How Smart Leaders Build for Growth, Not Fear 23:24
  29. Cutting Costs vs. Killing Culture 32:57
  30. Culture Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All: Navigating Successful Global Teams 37:36
  31. Beyond Values on the Wall: Creating Cultures Where People Thrive and Performance Soars 35:36
  32. Teamwork vs. Collaboration: The Missing Ingredient in High-Performance Teams 26:15
  33. Kaleidoscopes, Not Rubik’s Cubes: Rethinking Collaboration at Work 35:32
  34. Defining Culture: Beyond Perks, Posters, and Vibes 43:50
  35. Why Culture? Why Now? 27:45