Sri takes the show to Oslo, Norway 🇳🇴, where he and Rachel Wilson Rugelsjøen talk all things culture and leadership through the lens of Human Resources. 

🙉 They have the realest debate on psychological safety you'll find anywhere. 

Plus everyone's favorite topic: cold plunges 🥶

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Rachel is the founder and managing director of LevelUp HR, which "help[s] global corporates, SME’s and scale-up’s achieve, through your most valuable asset - your people."

Her experience spans over 20 years leading human capital at top-tier companies like Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, the Norwegian Oil Fund, Cognizant, and Barclays Capital — where she and Sri overlapped without knowing it! 

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highlights

"The leadership game has changed."

• How founders can build an effective culture
• Role of values in leadership
• Amazon's leadership principles
• Ownership and accountability
• Norwegian vs. UK vs. American perspectives on ownership
• Human nature and leadership challenges
• The evolution of leadership through history
• How to navigate instability 
• Nuances of team dynamics
• Cold showers and dopamine regulation
• Psychological safety: just a buzzword? 
• Trust as the foundation 

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