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著者： Kristine Gentry and Monica M. Smith
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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 between cultural appreciation and appropriation
  • Developing global leadership dexterity in our interconnected world
  • Preparing for the evolving future of work and its impact on teams
  • Implementing practical techniques for cultivating inclusive environments


For business leaders, people managers, HR professionals, and culture enthusiasts, this podcast challenges conventional thinking while delivering actionable insights to help you build environments where everyone thrives.

Culture isn't just a concept—it's your competitive advantage. Join us as we explore how to create cultures that work.

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  • When Engagement Metrics Fail: What to Measure Instead

    When Engagement Metrics Fail: What to Measure Instead
    2025/12/17
    Episode Description

    Most organizations are drowning in dashboards—engagement scores, turnover reports, productivity trackers, badge swipes, time in office. But how much of that data actually tells you anything real about your culture?


    In this episode of Collaborative Culture, Monica Smith and Dr. Kristine Gentry kick off Part 2 of their “Metrics That Matter” mini-series by breaking down the difference between numbers that look impressive and metrics that actually help you lead. They explore three levels of data—counting, trending, and driving—and show how each can either stay superficial or become a powerful signal about the health of your culture.


    Monica and Kristine walk through four culture-focused metrics leaders should be watching: purpose alignment, leadership listening/feedback loops, values-driven decision-making, and a cultural diversity index that goes beyond headcount. Along the way, they unpack why culture metrics are not about policing activity (hello, badge tracking) but about gaining clarity, so you can spot issues early, support your people, and improve performance.

    If you’re tired of chasing vanity metrics and ready to design measures that actually reflect how your culture is working, this one’s for you.




    Show Notes – Episode 13

    In this episode, Monica and Kristine cover:

    • 🎧 From “metrics mirage” to metrics that matter
    • 📊 Three types of data: counting, trending, and driving
    • 🚨 Signal vs. noise in culture measurement
    • 🧭 Metric #1: Purpose alignment score
    • 👂 Metric #2: Leadership listening & feedback loops
    • 🧱 Metric #3: Values-driven decision-making
    • 🌍 Metric #4: Cultural diversity index (beyond headcount)
    • 📉 Leading vs. lagging indicators in culture
    • 🧪 Quant + qual: Numbers and narratives
    • 🎯 The real purpose of culture metrics


    If you enjoyed this episode, follow Collaborative Culture and share it with a leader or team who’s ready to move beyond vanity metrics and start measuring what truly matters.


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    Thanks for Listening!

    We’d love to hear from you.


    Kristine Gentry, PhD

    kgentry@culturegrove.com

    🌐 www.culturegrove.com

    🔗 LinkedIn: Kristine McKenzie Gentry


    Monica M. Smith

    tradewindscareerconsulting@gmai.com

    🌐 www.tradewindscareerconsulting.com

    🔗 LinkedIn: Monica Mary Smith


    If you enjoyed the show, please: subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who cares about building better teams.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    40 分
  • Beyond Dashboards: Rethinking HR Data for Real Culture Insight (Metrics That Matter, Part 2)

    Beyond Dashboards: Rethinking HR Data for Real Culture Insight (Metrics That Matter, Part 2)
    2025/12/04

    In Part 2 of our Metrics That Matter series, Kristine and Monica sit down with organizational psychologist Dr. Nicole Eisdorfer, founder of Truer Words, to unpack why so many HR and culture metrics feel useless, and what to do about it.

    Nicole blends HR practitioner experience with IO psychology research to explain why most HR data wasn’t designed to measure culture in the first place. She breaks down how default assumptions, legacy systems, and borrowed templates distort our metrics and offers practical ways to make your data “truer” so it actually supports trust, leadership, and culture.

    If you’ve ever stared at performance ratings, engagement scores, or dashboards and thought, “This doesn’t match reality,” this episode is for you.


    In this episode, we explore:
    • Nicole’s path from HR to “truer” culture work
    • Why most HR data is not “bad,” just mis-designed
    • Performance ratings, normal curves, and pretty dashboards that lie
    • “Treat your data as a mirror, not a measurement”
    • Inside Nicole’s ‘Making HR Data Truer’ worksheet
    • Trust, honesty, and naming flawed metrics out loud
    • The limits of engagement scores and eNPS
    • Template drift and the danger of “lift and shift” HR
    • AI, HR data, and the next generation of work
    • Leadership pipelines and why Gen Z isn’t rushing into management
    • HR’s strategic seat (without the impostor syndrome)


    Resources & Links
    • Making HR Data Truer – Worksheet by Dr. Nicole Eisdorfer
    • Use this practical tool to examine your HR data, spot flawed assumptions, and start building metrics that actually reflect reality.
    • 👉 https://www.culturegrove.com/resources/making-hr-data-truer
    • Connect with Dr. Nicole Eisdorfer
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neisdorfer/
    • Substack: Truer Words – essays on culture, defaults, and organizational life


    This is Part 2 of our Metrics That Matter series on Collaborative Culture. If you’re rethinking how you measure culture, trust, and engagement—and how those metrics shape real decisions—this conversation with Nicole is a powerful place to continue the journey.

    Thanks for Listening!

    We’d love to hear from you.


    Kristine Gentry, PhD

    kgentry@culturegrove.com

    🌐 www.culturegrove.com

    🔗 LinkedIn: Kristine McKenzie Gentry


    Monica M. Smith

    tradewindscareerconsulting@gmai.com

    🌐 www.tradewindscareerconsulting.com

    🔗 LinkedIn: Monica Mary Smith


    If you enjoyed the show, please: subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who cares about building better teams.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    38 分
  • Metrics that Matter, Part 1: The Culture Metrics Mirage

    Metrics that Matter, Part 1: The Culture Metrics Mirage
    2025/11/19
    Episode SummaryIn this first episode of our three-part Metrics that Matter series, Kristine and Monica pull back the curtain on how organizations are trying (and often failing) to measure culture. They walk through the real business case for culture, revenue growth, turnover savings, and performance, and then dig into why most “culture metrics” are actually measuring something else entirely. From employee engagement scores and eNPS to “culture surveys” that only test role fit, they unpack how well-intended tools turn into a metrics mirage that leaders game rather than learn from. You’ll walk away with a sharper lens on which numbers to question, what’s missing from your dashboards, and why purpose and behavior—not feel-good scores—belong at the center of how you measure culture.Show Notes0:00 – Welcome & Series SetupMonica and Kristine kick off Part 1 of a three-part series on Metrics that Matter.Why this series: every company says culture is important, but when it comes to measurement, most are either guessing or gaming.Today’s focus: naming the problem and the “metrics mirage” so future episodes can dive into better solutions.2:30 – Why Culture Actually Matters (Beyond the Buzzwords)Kristine lays out the business case for culture:Studies showing companies with strong, values-aligned cultures significantly outperform peers on revenue and stock performance.Cost savings in recruitment, onboarding, training, and preserved institutional knowledge.5:45 – Why Culture Is So Hard to MeasureMonica contrasts culture with finance and operations:In finance, the drivers are clearer: a couple of questions can tell you what’s going on.With culture, leaders face nuance, ambiguity, and multiple overlapping human factors.17:10 – When “Culture Surveys” Aren’t Actually About CultureKristine describes tools marketed as “culture surveys” that:Are really measuring psychological fit to a specific job.Or are primarily engagement, safety, or satisfaction tools dressed up with the word “culture.”23:00 – AI, Talent, and the Skills Culture Needs NextMonica and Kristine connect culture metrics to the future of work and AI:Organizations will need people who can think critically, structure problems, write clearly, and challenge assumptions, often from liberal arts and social science backgrounds.Anthropology and other non-STEM disciplines bring nuance, research skills, and bias-awareness that are crucial for using AI well.26:15 – So… What Do You Do with All This?What are you currently measuring and what does it actually tell you?Is the data actionable, or just “interesting”?Are you incentivizing scores or real behavior change?Are you building culture for a list—or for your people and purpose?Preview of Parts 2 and 3:In upcoming episodes, Kristine and Monica will dig into metrics that truly matter for culture and performance and offer more concrete approaches for leaders who want better dashboards, not bigger mirages.Call to ActionReflection prompt for listeners:This week, pull up the “culture” or “people” metrics your organization is tracking.Which ones are truly about values, beliefs, and behaviors?Which ones can be easily gamed?Which ones actually change the decisions you make?Thanks for Listening!We’d love to hear from you.Kristine Gentry, PhDkgentry@culturegrove.com🌐 www.culturegrove.com🔗 LinkedIn: Kristine McKenzie GentryMonica M. Smithtradewindscareerconsulting@gmai.com🌐 www.tradewindscareerconsulting.com🔗 LinkedIn: Monica Mary SmithIf you enjoyed the show, please: subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who cares about building better teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    28 分
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