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The Culture Code Book Summary

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By Daniel Coyle




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A good group dynamic that welcomes vulnerability within a safe environment leads teams to success. Without a functioning cooperative team, groups will focus on themselves individually and result in failing to achieve the common goal.

About the Author

Daniel Coyle is a New York Times bestselling author of The Culture Code, The Secret Race, The Little Book of Talent, etc. He is the winner of the 2012 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Prize and a contributing writer for Outside Magazine. He is a special advisor for the Cleveland Indians. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio and in Alaska. He has a wife and four children.

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It’s no secret that great teamwork can lead a group to victory!

And, likewise, a bad group dynamic can kill a team and squander all its hope for success.

But, what exactly makes a team work well together?

In, “The Culture Code” Daniel Coyle shares his insights on working together, sharing a common goal, and safety and security in a team environment. 

“The goal needs to be to get the team right, get them moving in the right direction, and get them to see where they are making mistakes and where they are succeeding.”- Daniel Coyle

Coyle helps YOU to lead your team to victory and helps you to understand the dynamic you must have with your group in order to achieve your common goal.

Group Culture

Group culture is the relationship dynamic of working with a group of people, whether it be family, friends, or co-workers, in the pursuit of a common goal.

Naturally, some groups have wonderful group culture and work well together, while others don’t. This is usually the result of people in the group worrying about themselves individually rather than spending time worrying about the team as a whole. This takes the attention off of the common goal, which leads to failure.

You Must Feel Safe

For group culture to be successful, it must feel safe for all individuals involved. Safety is important because it feels familiar, which makes it easier to open up and connect.

We are the best teammates we can be when we are given external cues to prompt good behavior. For example, having a leader that showers you with compliments and encouragement will help you to feel safe, invite you to take risks, and ultimately let you perform to the best of your ability.

Belonging cues are cues that help people to feel safe in their group. It helps them to feel like they belong. 

“Belonging cues are behaviors that create a safe connection in groups. They include, among others, proximity, eye contact, energy, mimicry, turn-taking, attention, body language, vocal pitch, consistency of emphasis, and whether everyone talks to everyone else in the group.”- Daniel Coyle

You Aren’t Perfect

Creating a safe work environment is not always a piece of cake. There is some work that goes along with it.

The most important thing is to let people know that you are listening to them and care about what they have to say. Physical cues that inform people you are listening include tilting your head, raising your eyebrows, and not blinking often. You can choose to say “uh-huh”, “yes”, or any other small utterance that will help them to know you understand what they’re saying.

Another important tip to ensure a safe environment is to let people know that you are not perfect. People don’t want to feel that they are working with someone robotic without weakness. It’s nice to feel a human connection with your team and it definitely helps everyone to work effectively toward their common goal.

Be Vulnerable

As we said, you want your team to know that you are human just like them. So, showing your...

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