CULTURE RULES!: The 10 Core Principles of Corporate Culture and how to use them to create greater business success

by Frankie Reefer

Overview

CULTURE RULES, AND CULTURE HAS RULES.

While everyone is talking about corporate culture and its importance for business success, the core principles and drivers that build, shape and sustain corporate culture are poorly understood. In this timely book, John R Childress shows that most of what we understand about corporate culture is wrong. Corporate culture is a business system, and like any critical business system, is composed of multiple drivers, all of which interact to influence “how things work around here” and ultimately, business results.

If you don’t understand your culture, you don’t understand your business!

With over 35 years of experience advising and supporting CEOs, Boards and senior executives on how culture impacts business results, John brings to life the 10 Core Principles of Corporate Culture and how they can be used to improve business performance, the customer experience and employee engagement. This book also explores the impact of corporate culture on important business challenges, such as Innovation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Employee Engagement, Customer Satisfaction, Value Creation, Business Growth, Leadership Development, Strategy Execution, Turnarounds, Start-Ups, Digital Transformation and Going Global.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780957517998
Publisher:	Principia Associates
Publication date:	09/29/2017
Series:	1
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

John R Childress is the former co-founder and CEO of the Senn-Delaney Leadership Consulting Group and brings over 35 years of experience advising CEOs, Boards and senior teams globally in multiple industries.
John's books bring new insights and practical approaches into a synthesis of sage advice for business leaders committed to improving culture and business performance. John is currently an independent senior advisor to global organizations on leadership, corporate culture, strategy execution and turnarounds.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Introduction

My Corporate Culture Journey

Just What is Corporate Culture?

A New Understanding: Corporate Culture as a Business System

Section One

The 10 Core Principles of Corporate Culture

Principle One: Every Organization Has a Culture

Principle Two: Culture Impacts Performance

Principle Three: Culture Can Be A Significant Business Risk

Principle Four: Culture Works on Human Logic, Not Business Logic

Principle Five: Organizations are Shadows of their Leaders

Principle Six: Cultural Drift

Principle Seven: Policies Drive Culture (More Than We Realize)

Principle Eight: You Get the Culture You Ignore

Principle Nine: There Is No Perfect Corporate Culture

Principle Ten: Leaders and Employees Change Cultures, Not Consultants

Section Two

Leveraging Corporate Culture for Business Success

The New Leader and Corporate Culture

Corporate Culture and Strategy Execution

Going for Growth

The Start Up: Getting the Culture Right from the Beginning

Culture and M&A

Delivering a Sustainable Turnaround

Corporate Culture and Leadership Development

Culture and Values

Culture and the Customer

Culture and Middle Management

Culture and Employee Engagement

A Culture for Innovation

Culture and Technology

Culture and the Board

Building a “Global” Corporate Culture

Building a Future-Proof Culture

Epilogue

Seven Corporate Culture Questions Every Business Executive Should Ask

Summary

About John R Childress

References

Editorial Reviews

"This wonderful book will transform our understanding of corporate culture. Seeing culture as a business system, and the 10 Core Principles that govern culture, can help leaders at all levels develop a high-performance organization. Finally, an approach to corporate culture that makes a compelling business case! "

~Stephen M. R. Covey, The New York Times bestselling author of The Speed of Trust, and co-author of Smart Trust

"This fast-paced book is an actionable guide to understanding and improving the culture of an organization. It explores the soft concept of culture in concrete terms and connects the dots between the culture of an organization and its business performance. Leaders and managers will find this book an invaluable guide to evolve and align their organization’s culture and business strategy for building sustainable value”.

- Frank Tempesta, President & CEO, Textron Systems Corp (retired)

“I never really paid that much attention to culture – took it for granted – until I realized how important it is to have cultural alignment with strategy”

~Eric C. Rogers, Vice President – Marketing & Strategy Execution, T.D. Williamson, Inc.

“ Of all the professionals in this field, John Childress has by far the most comprehensive and linked-up understanding of the key dimensions of, and critical levers for effecting, Corporate Culture. His latest book, Culture Rules! is truly a gift, not only to chief executives intent on achieving the extraordinary, but to the science of leadership itself. “

~ Demetrie Comnas, Senior HR Executive, Chase Bank, (retired)

“Most business leaders aspire to be the best leaders they can be. Learning the mechanics of business is necessary. But the hardest aspect of leading in business is being able to assess the Culture of a business and most importantly understanding what it truly takes to change it. John continues to journey where many fear to go, which is understanding both the hard, soft, and messy parts of corporate cultures. This is the Holy Grail of leadership; knowing how to create an environment where employees flourish and businesses succeed not because they have the right products and or services, but because they have a winning culture.”

~Ian Walsh, Chief Executive Officer and President of TRU Simulation + Training Inc.

"In working with many internationally acclaimed speakers and authors, seldom have I had the perfect storm with a speaker/author, a critically important business topic and a book converging together at just the right time. It has happened! John Childress is a global practitioner and advisor and has focused his life’s work on Culture and the significant consequences of both a good and bad cultures within an organization. John’s latest book CULTURE RULES! delves deeply into culture’s impact on organizational performance! Read and Learn! "

~Jerry Miller….Founder of Speaker Consultant Services

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