Episode 10: How to Build a High-Performance Workplace Culture

Patsy Doerr is the Chief People and Culture Officer at LRN, bringing nearly 30 years of global leadership experience across organizations including JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Thomson Reuters, and UDR. Her career has centered on human capital, inclusion, culture, and helping organizations navigate transformational change.
In this episode, Patsy explores why culture must be treated as a core business system rather than an HR initiative. She shares practical approaches to leadership accountability, psychological safety, employee engagement, measuring culture, managing global and hybrid teams, and preserving human connection and critical thinking as AI reshapes the workplace.
Key Takeaways:
● Culture Drives Business Performance: Strong cultures directly support employee engagement, productivity, retention, and long-term organizational performance.
● Leadership Sets the Standard: Building culture starts with leaders who understand its business value and consistently model the behaviors they expect from others.
● Psychological Safety Strengthens Teams: Employees are more engaged when they feel comfortable speaking up, challenging ideas, taking risks, and contributing different perspectives.
● Culture Must Be Measured: Engagement data, retention metrics, exit interviews, employee feedback, and behavioral outcomes help leaders understand whether culture initiatives are actually working.
● Human Skills Matter More in the AI Era: As AI expands access to information and data, critical thinking, relationship skills, inclusive leadership, and sound decision-making become even more valuable.
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