The Culture Code

Anyone in a leadership position should read this

What did you love best about The Culture Code?

Yes, much of it seems like common sense but the books gives some good real life examples of what to do and how it works. It’s not about being the smartest or most intelligent. I worked for a company for 16 years that talked a lot about belonging and teaming (and tried hard) but the hierarchy at times prevented this culture to really be embraced at all levels. After reading this book I will take away a few things to actively push myself in business and personal interactions: 1) being vulnerable to breakdown insecurities in groups thus creating a vulnerability loop, 2) being mentally and physically present remembering the Allen Curve communication theory giving way to the belief the farther apart you are physically the more distance you create in effective communication, 3) using constant individualized belonging cues/signals 4) practice more active listening. Reading this book gave me some food for thought and things to practice (...and practice again) as to how I want to connect/interconnect as a leader, team member and not immediately want to take an authoritative approach. I will probably revisit this book in the future.

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Most important book I have listened to.

This book is changing the way I see the world and how I am interacting with my team. Profound insights on how to build a high performance team. Listen to it and you will see.

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Best book you’ll read as leader and follower

Incredible book that will open your eyes to the millions of potential collisions that ignite innovation, belonging, and a culture of safety we all long to lead and be a member of. Pairs well with Simon Sinek’s Leaders Eat Last and Warren Bennis’ Organizing Genius.

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Excellent book

I loved how the author weaves together stories from many different teams and leaders. This was an adventure that never got boring. This is on my list to re-read again.

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Best Book Read in 5 Years

This book is absolutely incredible. It's easily the best book I've read in 5 years.

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Shockingly simple; Coyle delivers excellence

What did you love best about The Culture Code?

Like Joseph Campbell defined the mono-myth, Daniel Coyle delivers with a cyclorama of examples outlining the same concepts in different costumes. The examples are diverse, the stories are compelling and the emotional pitch is spot on. Will Damron also nailed the delivery and the performance was great.

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A; a toss-up between the Navy Seal interviewee and Coach Popovich.

What about Will Damron’s performance did you like?

His diverse delivery of various interviewees and the hesitant, the brash and downright bullhorn delivery of some of the examples. "Futty's backcheck".

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The Spurs crusher and the J&J crisis.

Any additional comments?

You must listen if you want to understand what a great culture is and what you can do to make a great culture. The challenge will be convincing people that the simple changes are enough.

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Good book but not a breakthrough

What I particularly like about this book, are the rich stories and that many case studies, describing how highly successful Groups managed to become successful.

However, the principles, so called “the secrets” are highly influenced by Patrick Lencioni’s books, namely the five dysfunctions of a team, rendering its contents far from groundbreaking!

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Better than Malcolm Gladwell

A fan of Malcolm Gladwell's Blink, Tipping Point, and Outliers. His audio books are all in my top ten. Fun, simple and very well presented. However, for me, his interesting statistics and intriguing explanations, were rarely practical.

This book had a similar feel to Gladwell, but nearly every story and lesson was immediately applicable to me in my role as a manager and a leader.

The Culture Code is a must read for everyone... especially those who who are, and those who want to be responsible for successful culture within a small group or an organization.

Excellent book and highly recommended. On my list to re-listen again.

Inspiring

I can understand why this book is so highly regarded amongst all Business books in 2018! Regardless of industry or tenure at your company, this book will either teach you something new or challenge your previous thinking on how to build strong an effective cultures and teams. Great read!

Great read! I can’t wait to incorporate some of the things I admire into my every day team build a strategy.

This book had some really great takeaways for rebuilding teams. I’m looking forward to incorporating the information shared into our strategic planning strategy. We just recently completed an employee engagement survey and I believe a lot of the points that I can be ready and how we respond to what we learn from our employees.