Connected Culture with Dr. Jamie Shapiro

What actually predicts a good life? Not IQ. In this episode of Connected Culture, organizational psychologist and CEO coach Dr. Jamie Shapiro sits down with her mentor, Dr. Stewart Donaldson, one of the founding figures in positive organizational psychology. They walk through PERMA+4 — the nine building blocks of flourishing that now hold up across about 12 countries — and why relationships consis...

Most remote teams aren't struggling because of the distance. They're struggling because no one built the foundation that makes distance workable. In this episode, Jamie Shapiro sits down with  @AJisNotYourGuru  , founder and content strategist known as "the influencer of influencers," to talk about what actually holds virtual teams together, why so many leaders are framing AI the...

Two organizational psychologists walk into a podcast… and your team will never be the same. Dr. Jamie Shapiro (organizational psychologist & CEO coach) sits down with her longtime colleague and friend Dr. Jessica Diaz, employee experience researcher, former educator, and self-proclaimed "Root Cause Queen" — for a conversation that bridges cutting-edge psychology research and the real...

Your team isn't struggling because they lack effort, they're struggling because decisions keep piling up while everyone stays "busy." In this episode, organizational psychologist and CEO coach Jamie Shapiro breaks down decision debt, a pattern she sees constantly in high-performing teams, where meetings happen nonstop but nothing actually moves. She shares the real cost of leavin...

Most leaders think assembling a room full of high performers guarantees results but what actually happens is the opposite. Jamie Shapiro, organizational psychologist and CEO coach, breaks down the famous super chicken study and explains why individual talent without connection, trust, and a "we" mindset quietly destroys team performance. She unpacks the real behaviors that separate high...

Have you ever sat through a meeting where every status was green and you knew, deep down, that wasn't actually true? This isn't a communication problem. It's a perfectionism problem. In this episode, Dr. Jamie Shapiro unpacks why so many teams default to "everything's on track" when it isn't and introduces a 500-year-old Japanese philosophy that her firm has adapted into a structured team practice...