Buffer CultureLab
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 8 years ago - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsAt Buffer, we're slightly obsessed with creating happier, more human work. Our podcast explores the culture of work from a variety of diverse perspectives. We'll look at how and why we work, and how to give work more meaning, and hear from guests who are innovating and evolving the future of work.
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Episodes
13: Happy People is the Goal (with Aubrey Blanche)
July 25, 2016 05:00 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBA conversation with Aubrey Blanche, the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Atlassian. Plus, we chat about Buffer's family leave, our teammates who are parents and Buffer babies!
12: You Don't Have to Code (with Ariel Lopez)
July 18, 2016 05:00 - 44 minutes - 51.5 MBTalking with Ariel Lopez, the founder of 2020Shift, which guides minority millennials into hybrid tech careers. Also we chat about Buffer's transition from a startup to a scaleup.
11: #1 Sink Cleaner (with David Cancel)
July 11, 2016 05:00 - 48 minutes - 55 MBAn interview with David Cancel, a serial entrepreneur currently working on his fifth startup, Drift. Also: We chat about Buffer's experiment with self-management.
10: Feedback is Hard (with Jacob Shriar)
July 05, 2016 05:00 - 44 minutes - 50.9 MBAt OfficeVibe, Jacob Shriar has interviewed tons of companies about their unique cultures. Now he shares some common themes that great workplaces have in common. Plus, we talk about feedback - how to give it and receive it in a healthy way.
9: The Only (with Christina Morillo)
June 27, 2016 05:00 - 45 minutes - 52.1 MBTalking with Christina Morillo, the founder of Women of Color in Tech Chat, about how it feels to be "the only" at work. Plus: We chat about empathy in customer service and how to meet customers where they are.
8: The Give Hugs Rule (with Ai Ching Goh of Piktochart)
June 20, 2016 05:00 - 47 minutes - 54 MBAn interview with Ai Ching Goh, the co-founder of Piktochart, a "semi-distributed" startup of 40-plus folks both in Panang, Malaysia and around the world. Plus, positivity at work - how does it work?
7: Confess Your Passwords Sins (with Clef)
June 13, 2016 05:00 - 47 minutes - 54.8 MBHow the startup Clef is creating a nurturing, inclusive work culture from scratch. Plus, unlimited vacation policies: do they really work?
6: We're Biased (with Natalie Johnson)
June 06, 2016 12:00 - 46 minutes - 53.1 MB"Unconscious bias" is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot these days. What does it mean? Who has it, and can we fix it? Expert Natalie Johnson of the firm Paradigm gives us a blueprint. Plus: Carolyn & Courtney talk Slack!
5: Skinny Jeans and Snake People (with Kanyi Maqubela)
May 27, 2016 12:00 - 42 minutes - 48.9 MBChatting about Millennials in the workplace and interviewing one of Buffer’s investors! We talk with Kanyi Maqubela, a partner at Collaborative Fund, which looks beyond traditional investing criteria to think about things like creativity, values and culture. Full transcript at open.buffer.com.
4: Hi, I Know Your Salary (with Maurice Cherry)
May 20, 2016 12:00 - 48 minutes - 55.3 MBThe power of defaulting to transparency and what it's like when the world knows your salary. Then: An interview with Maurice Cherry, the editor and chief of the Revision Path podcast and community. Transcript at open.buffer.com!
3: Cereal Bars and Work Tears (with Dr. Sasha Wright)
May 06, 2016 18:44 - 42 minutes - 35.3 MBCarolyn and Courtney totally geek out about offices with cereal bars before diving into what perks really say -or don’t - say about workplace culture. Then we hear from Dr. Sasha Wright, a professor of ecology at FIT. She shares some incredible theories about gender in the workplace and why science tells us diverse teams accomplish more. Show notes: 5:40: Disrupted by Dan Lyons. Here's an excerpt: http://fortune.com/disrupted-excerpt-hubspot-startup-dan-lyons/ 10:53: Google's death ben...
2: Work Feelings (with Lauren Moon of Trello and Alison Groves of Zapier)
May 04, 2016 22:04 - 39 minutes - 44.9 MBThe moments we realized that workplace culture exists. Then Courtney takes part in a remote work roundtable with pals from fellow remote(ish) startups Trello and Zapier. One fun tip that emerged: Using your dog as a remote work accountability partner. Courtney: Hi, I'm Courtney Seiter. Carolyn: I'm Carolyn Kopprasch. Courtney: And this is the Buffer CultureLab podcast. Carolyn: Where we’re slightly obsessed with creating happier, more human work. Courtney: And we're back. Welc...
1: Superpower Values
May 02, 2016 16:00 - 15 minutes - 18.2 MBThe first episode of a new podcast series about how and why we work, and how to give work more meaning. We'd love your feedback! Email us at [email protected] or Tweet us @buffer! Transcript: Courtney: Hi, I'm Courtney Seiter. Carolyn: And I'm Carolyn Kopprasch. Courtney: And this is the Buffer CultureLab podcast. Carolyn: Where we're slightly obsessed with creating happier, more human work. Courtney: Today, we're going to attempt to explain why we wanted to start a podcast an...