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ary Nichols is known for her long tenure as the Chair of the California Air Resources Board where she oversaw the development and implementation of multiple globally recognized programs to cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in ways that create jobs and economic growth. Mary currently serves with Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company, as the Co-Chair of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility and is Vice Chair of the California-China Climate Institute with former Governor Edmund J. Brown of California.
In a fireside chat, we will discuss Mary’s background as a regulator, her leadership experience working with business to design environmental policy, and her advice to students who wish to work in sustainability. Following our discussion, there will be time for audience Q&A.
This is a Sustainable Futures event. Developing a sustainable, climate resilient economy covers every aspect of business - agriculture, real estate, energy, finance, and corporations. All these aspects of business will need to be reimagined and redesigned to address the current environmental, social and economic crises.
ary Nichols is known for her long tenure as the Chair of the California Air Resources Board where she oversaw the development and implementation of multiple globally recognized programs to cut air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in ways that create jobs and economic growth. Mary currently serves with Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company, as the Co-Chair of the Coalition for Reimagined Mobility and is Vice Chair of the California-China Climate Institute with former Governor Edmund J. Brown of California.
In a fireside chat, we will discuss Mary’s background as a regulator, her leadership experience working with business to design environmental policy, and her advice to students who wish to work in sustainability. Following our discussion, there will be time for audience Q&A.
This is a Sustainable Futures event. Developing a sustainable, climate resilient economy covers every aspect of business - agriculture, real estate, energy, finance, and corporations. All these aspects of business will need to be reimagined and redesigned to address the current environmental, social and economic crises.










![Episode 3: How to Manage the Tricky World of Subcultures
Is it better for an organization to have one unified culture or a collection of mini ones? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each approach?
Organizational culture experts Jenny Chatman and Sameer Srivastava are back with more research insights, real-world examples, and tips for company leaders, this time about the complex world of subcultures.
Do you have a vexing question about work that you want Jenny and Sameer to answer? Submit your “Fixit Ticket”: https://forms.gle/mxt7gBpRFqy4e52z5
Find the full transcript and learn more about the podcast at https://haas.berkeley.edu/culture/culture-kit-podcast/.
*Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.*
Jenny & Sameer’s 3 Main Takeaways:
1. Awareness – know what subcultures exist within the organization and anticipate the possibility that they conflict in dysfunctional ways.
2. Agility – be willing to try out different cultural priorities. Before deciding that the counterculture is necessarily problematic you should look at what it is solving for.
3. Alignment – prioritize one cultural norm that applies to all units and unifies the organization rather than trying to be perfectly aligned on everything.
Show Links:
• The Role of Subcultures in Agile Organizations (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781410607508-7/role-subcultures-agile-organizations-alicia-boisnier-jennifer-chatman) [Leading and Managing People in the Dynamic Organization]
• Maersk: Driving Culture Change at a Century-Old Company to Achieve Measurable Results (https://cases.haas.berkeley.edu/2024/04/maersk/) [Berkeley Haas Case Series]
• Identifying Organizational Subcultures: An Empirical Approach (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1467-6486.00081) [Journal of Management Studies]
• A Language-Based Method for Assessing Symbolic Boundaries (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00491241221099555?casa_token=KF7SZuuHzuYAAAAA%3AOzSi2bmunVaYA72M8aIqq7ZT-kdtOWhBa3_AziQ5aQhMY-jbovaPFM31f7PDFbWGj4VhcAe75Bc) [Sociological Methods & Research]
• The Lasting Leadership Lessons From The Challenger Disaster (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelperegrine/2021/01/24/the-lasting-leadership-lessons-from-the-challenger-disaster/?sh=55b6875261c3) [Forbes]
• 5 Ways to Create a Culture of Innovation in Your Organisation (https://www.salesforce.com/eu/blog/5-ways-to-create-a-culture-of-innovation-in-your-organisation/) [Salesforce Blog]
*The Culture Kit with Jenny & Sameer is a production of Haas School of Business and is produced by University FM.* Episode 3: How to Manage the Tricky World of Subcultures](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uAVrMP_6p3I/mqdefault.jpg)