The Culture Code | Book Series

Overview:

The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups

In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations—including the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team Six, IDEO, and the San Antonio Spurs—and reveals what makes them tick. He demystifies the culture-building process by identifying three key skills that generate cohesion and cooperation, and explains how diverse groups learn to function with a single mind. Drawing on examples that range from Internet retailer Zappos to the comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade to a daring gang of jewel thieves, Coyle offers specific strategies that trigger learning, spark collaboration, build trust, and drive positive change. Coyle unearths helpful stories of failure that illustrate what not to do, troubleshoots common pitfalls, and shares advice about reforming a toxic culture. Combining leading-edge science, on-the-ground insights from world-class leaders, and practical ideas for action, The Culture Code offers a roadmap for creating an environment where innovation flourishes, problems get solved, and expectations are exceeded.

Culture is not something you are—it’s something you do. The Culture Code puts the power in your hands. No matter the size of your group or your goal, this book can teach you the principles of cultural chemistry that transform individuals into teams that can accomplish amazing things together.

Author:   

Daniel Coyle

Published In:

30 Jan 2018

Adaptive Organisations | Glossary

Definition:

The organisation built to adjust its process and performance to current conditions is called an Adaptive Organisation.

Adaptive Organisations are able to keep up with the rapid changes in its environment. One of the strategies these organisations employ (to stay fast and flexible) is entrusting of more decision making powers and associated resources to the employees. Organisations invest in  training program for employees where engineers would be assigned a mentor, who would help the employee work through a curriculum of systems, concepts and techniques so that he or she should be productive. This is where process of orientation is subjected to constant experimentation and revision so that it grew more effective and less burdensome over time.

Further Reading:

BOOK: The Lean Startup – Eric Ries