The Culture Code - Daniel Coyle

CoLab Book Club - November 2023

"The Culture Code" by Daniel Coyle was our November #CoLabBookClub choice generating great beyond-the-book conversations as well about the importance and trickiness of building a positive, lasting culture.

Overview

This book explores the essential dynamics that contribute to the success of groups and organisations. Daniel draws on real-world, interesting examples from a variety of fields to illustrate the key principles for creating a positive and effective team culture.

Our Key Takeaways

✔️ We appreciated the variety of examples explored in the book - it made it an interesting and easy read.
✔️ We loved the 3 Key Skills of Build Safety, Share Vulnerability and Establish Purpose, and are looking at ways to develop them ourselves.
✔️ We strongly agree with treating everyone as unique and valued.
✔️ We felt that being more vulnerable ourselves would encourage others.
✔️ We are big fans of creating repeatable soundbites for building connections and creating a common purpose.
✔️ We agreed that the book was a valuable reminder of principles we know but sometimes forget to put into practice!

Who is it For?

The book will have a broad appeal to anyone and everyone interested in creating a positive and effective culture. It will be useful for people involved in leadership, management and team building roles across various settings, offering applicable ideas for all aspects of life.

Thank you!

Thank you Daniel Coyle for the reminder that culture is not accidental but needs to be consciously designed and worked at.🎉 This month we were really pleased to welcome Daniel Gauld as our newest book clubber.

Thank you Allan Atkinson, Ashley Power, Daniel Gauld, Kyla MacDonald, Matt Nichols, Pete Tansey, Peter Bink and Toni Wilson for the great conversation!

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