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The Power of Company Culture: How any business can build a culture that improves productivity, performance and profits
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 will show 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 Sheri 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.
Structured around the seven pillars of culture success, The Power of Company Culture will show 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 Sheri 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.
- GenresBusiness
192 pages, Paperback
Published February 3, 2018
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About the author
Chris Dyer
3 books13 followersChris Dyer is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of PeopleG2, which has appeared on the Inc. 5000 list of the Fastest Growing Companies in the United States. He is also the author of the book, “The Power of Company Culture.” Through his continued work, both within his company and outside it, he has won many awards for business excellence and innovation. He has been identified as a rule breaker and because of all these things, his company is named annually as one of the top places to work.
Chris’s passion for engagement and the success that comes about by having engaged employees is something that not only drives him but overflows to those around him. He provides real examples that help all organizations exude award winning cultures. He does this through speeches, learning events, and his globally popular live radio show and podcast, TalentTalk.
Through his work at PeopleG2, he is a recognized authority on the human capital intelligence process and best practices for background checks. He understands the complex challenges inherent to talent management decisions and shares these in his keynote speeches on culture, employee engagement, and virtual workforces. Chris also consults for companies in order to improve their cultures, so that he can continue to grow and learn. When he is not working on company culture, you can find him recording and releasing albums with his band, going on adventures with friends, or traveling with his wife, Jody.
Finally, you can always count on Chris having a few side projects in order to stay sharp and fresh. He is a certified SCRUM master, runs two book clubs for Senior Level and HR Pofessionals in Southern California, and often is asked to judge entrepreneurial showcases and contests, like Miller Lite Tap the Future. He is a regular keynote speaker at conferences around the country.
Chris’s passion for engagement and the success that comes about by having engaged employees is something that not only drives him but overflows to those around him. He provides real examples that help all organizations exude award winning cultures. He does this through speeches, learning events, and his globally popular live radio show and podcast, TalentTalk.
Through his work at PeopleG2, he is a recognized authority on the human capital intelligence process and best practices for background checks. He understands the complex challenges inherent to talent management decisions and shares these in his keynote speeches on culture, employee engagement, and virtual workforces. Chris also consults for companies in order to improve their cultures, so that he can continue to grow and learn. When he is not working on company culture, you can find him recording and releasing albums with his band, going on adventures with friends, or traveling with his wife, Jody.
Finally, you can always count on Chris having a few side projects in order to stay sharp and fresh. He is a certified SCRUM master, runs two book clubs for Senior Level and HR Pofessionals in Southern California, and often is asked to judge entrepreneurial showcases and contests, like Miller Lite Tap the Future. He is a regular keynote speaker at conferences around the country.
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February 5, 2018
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 his 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.
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 his 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.
May 31, 2018
A lot is written about a company’s culture and the importance of trying to get it ‘right’, although maybe there is a perception that it can be artificially designed and implemented just as you can change internal decoration!
The culture of a company is essential, as the author of this book notes, with it affecting both its internal and external operations. It is pervasive and even addictive. Sometimes the smallest things can set a ‘spark’ that ignites a larger fire or a chain reaction. This book is different though, because it does not just sing the importance of getting the culture right within a company, but it debunks myths about so-called remarkable companies and their apparent exclusive status.
Through seven pillars of ‘culture success’, it is possible for any company to develop a culture that is a win-win for all, claims the author, backing up theoretical and practical insight with case studies and professional commentary from many executives who have been involved in developing company culture in major companies. These seven pillars are the author’s construction, being transparency, positivity, measurement, acknowledgement, uniqueness, listening and mistakes. The concept may sound on the face of it to be a little simplistic, but after reading through the book you can get a sense of the idea emerging, and its advice is not so revolutionary as to risk endangering your operations through a trial attempt. A lot of it may be just common sense, but then again common sense is often overlooked by many for some reason!
It is written for multiple audiences, so for some such as human resources personnel who may need to lead much of the change it can appear slightly simplified, but fortunately, it manages to keep the reader engaged even if they sometimes skip over ‘known ground’. It seems to achieve its objectives quite well, and its price means that it is hardly going to break the bank by checking it out and seeing if you gel with it or, at the very least, get even one modification out of it rather than the desired full draw.
Occasionally it was felt that some of the language and styling started to grate like a caricatured evangelist preacher or uncontrolled-enthusiast, but then it checked itself for a while and got back onto the script. This could, of course, just be a reflection of this reviewer’s own culture and response reaction. It was not a bad book, it raised some interesting points, and has the potential to lead to some change or development within your company: the size and scope of any adjustment may be based on your interpretation of the book and the capacity of the company to change!
The culture of a company is essential, as the author of this book notes, with it affecting both its internal and external operations. It is pervasive and even addictive. Sometimes the smallest things can set a ‘spark’ that ignites a larger fire or a chain reaction. This book is different though, because it does not just sing the importance of getting the culture right within a company, but it debunks myths about so-called remarkable companies and their apparent exclusive status.
Through seven pillars of ‘culture success’, it is possible for any company to develop a culture that is a win-win for all, claims the author, backing up theoretical and practical insight with case studies and professional commentary from many executives who have been involved in developing company culture in major companies. These seven pillars are the author’s construction, being transparency, positivity, measurement, acknowledgement, uniqueness, listening and mistakes. The concept may sound on the face of it to be a little simplistic, but after reading through the book you can get a sense of the idea emerging, and its advice is not so revolutionary as to risk endangering your operations through a trial attempt. A lot of it may be just common sense, but then again common sense is often overlooked by many for some reason!
It is written for multiple audiences, so for some such as human resources personnel who may need to lead much of the change it can appear slightly simplified, but fortunately, it manages to keep the reader engaged even if they sometimes skip over ‘known ground’. It seems to achieve its objectives quite well, and its price means that it is hardly going to break the bank by checking it out and seeing if you gel with it or, at the very least, get even one modification out of it rather than the desired full draw.
Occasionally it was felt that some of the language and styling started to grate like a caricatured evangelist preacher or uncontrolled-enthusiast, but then it checked itself for a while and got back onto the script. This could, of course, just be a reflection of this reviewer’s own culture and response reaction. It was not a bad book, it raised some interesting points, and has the potential to lead to some change or development within your company: the size and scope of any adjustment may be based on your interpretation of the book and the capacity of the company to change!
April 13, 2018
This is a great book for identifying what matters most to employees. (Listening, handling mistakes, etc.) It's easy to do a quick audit of what you're doing well as a leader and learn how you can improve. The content is well organized and it was a quick and easy read.
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