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#95: Level Up Your Culture w Rachel Wilson Rugelsjøen

July 16, 2025 • Sri

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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