The Power of Company Culture
How any business can build a culture that improves productivity, performance and profits
by Chris Dyer
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Pub Date Feb 27 2018 | Archive Date Feb 28 2018
Kogan Page Ltd | Kogan Page
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Description
WINNER: Independent Press Award 2018 - Business General Category
Culture is the foundation for success in any organization. It's no coincidence that the companies with the strongest cultures not only consistently top the leaderboards of best places to work but also have the most engaged workforces, are the most in-demand employers and have the strongest financial performance.
The Power of Company Culture debunks the myth that a remarkable company culture is something that a business either has or hasn't and shows how any company of any size can implement and maintain a world-class culture for business success.
Structured around the seven pillars of culture success, The Power of Company Culture shows how to develop a company culture that improves productivity, performance, staff retention, company reputation and profits. Packed full of insights from leading practitioners at the forefront of developing outstanding company cultures including Michael Arena, Chief Talent Officer at General Motors, and Shari Conaway, Director of People at Southwest Airlines, this is essential reading for all HR Managers and business leaders who are responsible for building, monitoring and managing culture in their organizations.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780749481957 |
| PRICE | $29.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 224 |
Featured Reviews
Karen K, Reviewer
Chris dyer is the founder and CEO of a Company called PeopleG2 and over the years has become more and more interested in engagement and culture in the workplace. He runs a podcast called TalentTalk and has now written this book for other business owners, CEOs and HR Executives on why workplace culture matters and what you can do about it.
To begin, he takes us through why a vision, mission and values are important and what they all mean. Then the chunk of the book is then what, he thinks, are the seven pillars to culture success. These being:
1. Transparency
2. Positivity
3. Measurement
4. Acknowledgement
5. Uniqueness
6. Listening
7. Mistakes
Dyer has researched these well through this podcast, but also through his own self development reading books, case studies, attending conferences and so forth. For example, he references Carol Dweck, Simon Sinek and Stephen Covey (amongst others) who are all well known and respected in their fields.
This is not a big book, but it covers a lot of ground and I really enjoyed reading it. As a HR consultant, there were many things that were not new to me, but it was nice to have them validated ;), and then there were other examples that I made notes of as I can see how that could work with some of my clients.
I particularly loved the last line in which he reminds us to "persist". It is a reminder that culture change is very difficult and does take planned strategy and ongoing effort.
I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to learn more about company culture, and particularly those who can have great influence over it.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Readers who liked this book also liked:
John Kotter; Holger Rathgeber
Business, Leadership, Finance, Nonfiction (Adult)
