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  • The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
  • Written by: Daniel Coyle
  • Narrated by: Will Damron
  • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (580 ratings)

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The Culture Code

Written by: Daniel Coyle
Narrated by: Will Damron
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Publisher's Summary

New York Times best seller

The author of The Talent Code unlocks the secrets of highly successful groups and provides tomorrow’s leaders with the tools to build a cohesive, motivated culture.

Named one of the best books of the year by Bloomberg and Library Journal

Where does great culture come from? How do you build and sustain it in your group, or strengthen a culture that needs fixing? In The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle goes inside some of the world’s most successful organizations - including the US 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.

©2018 Daniel Coyle (P)2018 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"If you want to understand how successful groups work - the signals they transmit, the language they speak, the cues that foster creativity - you won't find a more essential guide than The Culture Code. This is a marvel of insight and practicality." (Charles Duhigg, New York Times best-selling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better)
"I've been waiting years for someone to write this book - I've built it up in my mind into something extraordinary. But it is even better than I imagined. Daniel Coyle has produced a truly brilliant, mesmerizing read that demystifies the magic of great groups. It blows all other books on culture right out of the water. Read it immediately." (Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author of Option B, Originals, and Give and Take)

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Interesting insights

Interesting insights into some highly successful groups. What works, and what doesn’t. Good stuff!
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Good narration, but the content is not original

The narration was good and appreciable.
But the content was like another sucess book on how to do good teams with examples. The content repeat a lot what other say : listen to others, learn from failure, work on team relation and optimize work place with specific goals... Not original but still relevant. They give tips on how to apply it, more or less explicit. The beginning make us think it would be social research, but its seem more personal improvment in team management advice, and i feel a bit deceived by that.

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Awesome book

Highly recommend this book. Great for business, the public sector, and family too.

Narrator was excellent.

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Show me my attributes with my own mind while humbling me. I sound self centered.

This was a relieving chunk of time. I have always thought about how I open up to people I barely know more than long times friends. It takes just one conversation to understand someone needs to be heard. I am glad to understand that concept now because I've got that skill in the bag. It made it easier to understand so many more which were talked about in this book which I have not a clue.

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Inspiring listen!

It doesn’t matter what community you are in this book will give you tools to light up and connect your team!

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A must read for young people

TL:DR - a great, informative, and inspiring read every young person about to start their career should read.

As part of my college business class, we had to read this book and give book reports on a couple of chapters each week. In high school, I hated doing that sort of thing. The books were usually boring, and I never found anything useful in them.

That was not the case here. Every chapter held something new that I’ve now started applying in my work. I’ve started noticing how our teacher has been using things from the book all year.

The narration is great. Very clearly spoken, letting me play it at double speed without losing clarity, and has very clear tone so you never misunderstand the meaning behind a phrase.

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No bad, but not memorable.

Worth a listen if you're new to organizational leadership, or aspire to it. If you're a long-time student of leadership you may not find much that's new.

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I really liked this book

I bought this book as part of the business book club I had joined. I didn’t think it would apply to me as I run a solo business, but I found the book so interesting and really enjoyed the listen. There is a wide variety of well presented stories and examples to illustrate different cultures of organizations, why they work the way the do, why they may not work. It was clearly narrated and easy to listen to. I highly recommend this book, either for gaining insight into dealing with groups of people, or just for an entertaining and educational book to listen to.

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Fantastic

I love this book. its super interesting and a great way to understand how great teams navigate. I would highly recommend it.

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Lecture obligatoire pour tous

Comprendre enfin les deux grands systèmes de communication et d’interactions tant dans les milieux de travail que familiaux . Le système de coopération (esprit de corps) et le système autoritaire protectionniste. Confiance mutuelle dans le leadership souple (le leader disparaît et tous savent quoi faire) interdépendance; relations sans coût
méfiance des uns des autres sous l’autorité du sauveur protecteur (la tête disparaît et les pieds ne savent plus bouger et vice versa) dépendance ou indépendance ; relations energivores

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