"Building purpose in a creative group is not about generating a brilliant moment of breakthrough but rather about building systems that can churn through lots of ideas in order to help unearth the right choices."
"Culture is a set of living relationships working toward a shared goal. It's not something you are. It's something you do."
Written in 2018, Daniel Coyle's book is not only a vital resource for managers and leaders, but any member of any team anywhere. "Culture Code" features a litany of tools and resources for building psychological safety, engendering trust, and fostering collaboration.
"Safety is not merely emotional weather but rather the foundation on which strong culture is built."
" ... Science shows that when it comes to creating cooperation, vulnerability is not a risk but a psychological requirement."
Coyle weaves in a ton of real-life examples from all walks of life -- and all measures of legality -- to bring his principles to life. The book is a result of intense interviewing and an open-minded willingness to consider methods that have worked in team-building of all kinds.
"One misconception about highly successful cultures is that they are happy, lighthearted places. This is mostly not the case. They are energized and engaged, but at their core their members are oriented less around achieving happiness than around solving hard problems together. This task involves many moments of high-candor feedback, uncomfortable truth-telling, when they confront the gap between where the group is, and where it ought to be."
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