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

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