{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"People First! with Morag Barrett","title":"Why Strong Workplace Relationships Create Contagious Culture with Kyle S. King and Daniel Freeman","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1424,"description":"\nCulture doesn’t grow from strategy decks or value statements. It spreads.\nIn this episode of People First!, I sat down with Kyle S. King and Daniel Freeman, the organizers behind the Contagious Culture Conference—where I’ll also be speaking this year.\nOur conversation explored something many leaders overlook:\nCulture is built through relationships.\nNot policies.\nNot posters.\nNot slogans.\nThrough how people treat each other every day.\nKyle and Daniel describe three pillars they see in organizations that create lasting impact:Kindness — how we show up for one anotherCommunity — the relationships that hold teams togetherCapital — the resources that allow good ideas to scaleRemove any one of those, and the culture weakens. But the idea that stayed with me most from our conversation is this:\nPeople are hungry for connection again.\nAfter years of disruption, remote work, and organizational change, many teams are operating with functional relationships—but very little real connection. And without connection, culture becomes fragile. If leaders want stronger cultures, the work isn’t abstract. It starts with the everyday interactions between people.\n🎧 The new People First! episode is live.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kDkFpX_U8xN4mpkRzl30lMyUBAsOu-vRJmAwdgX4Wig/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iOGM3/ZjRhMTljYjY5OGJi/YmRmZTFkMTBjMzI2/YTBjNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}