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