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title: Leveraging Organizational Culture During COVID-19 [Podcast]
description: Learn how organizational culture can help navigate the complexities of COVID-19, featuring insights from top HR leaders on effective strategies and wellness programs.
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# [Leveraging Organizational Culture During COVID-19 [Podcast]](https://vitacompanies.com/blog/org-culture-during-covid19-podcast)

 Written by [Vita](https://vitacompanies.com/blog/author/vita) | March 1, 2020

A candid and agile culture is essential for organizations to effectively lead and engage their people during the COVID-19 pandemic. It's more critical than ever to adapt to the changing environment of new compliance concerns, managing updated leave and remote work policies, considerations for working parents, general mental health and wellbeing, and much more.

Listen to this podcast featuring [**Jyoti Khadgawat**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyoti-khadgawat-ab258611/) (Head of HR @ Smule), [**Charles Reader**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlesreader/) (Chief Talent Officer @ California Health Care Foundation), [**Erik Hansen**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikhhansen/) (President @ Vita), and moderator [**E.J. Nham**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejnham/) (Sr. Global Benefits Manager @ Rubrik) on how they are tackling these issues, strategies they've implemented, and what they've learned in the process.

### Referenced apps and programs:

- [**Slack**](https://slack.com/) - #watercooler channel
- [**Donut**](https://www.donut.com/) - virtual coffee with leaders; randomized groups 
- [**Smule**](https://www.smule.com/) - virtual sing together's
- [**Zoom** ](https://zoom.us/)- break-out rooms
- **[Headspace](https://www.headspace.com/)**, **[Calm](https://www.calm.com/)**, **[Happify](https://www.happify.com/)**, **[Woebot](https://woebot.io/)** - wellness programs
- [**Task Human**](https://taskhuman.com/) - free wellness sessions

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